PayTech

The FinTech trends to watch out for in 2022

A recent blogpost by cross-border payments firm Currencycloud has outlined its predictions for the FinTech trends to look out for in 2022.

Payment Systems Regulator fines five companies in prepaid card cartel

The UK’s Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) has issued fines to Mastercard, allpay, Advanced Payment Solutions, Prepaid Financial Services and Sulion.

Is Request to Pay a new challenger to established payment methods?

A survey by Icon Solutions has found the Request to Pay payment method is expected to challenge current payment methods such as direct debit and payment cards in the near future.

Amazon backtracks Visa ban

Amazon has shelved its plans to stop accepting Visa credit cards and is instead working on a “potential solution” to allow customers to continue using them.

Global e-commerce payment transactions to be with $7.5trn in 5 years

The value of global e-commerce payment transactions is expected to exceed $7.5trn by 2026, a study from Juniper Research claims.

BlackRock backs Bolt in $355m Series E raise

Checkout and shopper network platform Bolt has secured $355m in funding in the first part of its Series E financing round.

March Capital pours $15m funding into payments firm Gr4vy

Cloud-native payments orchestration firm Gr4vy has secured $15m in Series A extension funding.

FinTech giant Checkout.com closes colossal $1bn Series D

European payments solution provider Checkout.com has reached a $40bn valuation, after it closed a colossal $1bn in its Series D.The valuation has more than...

Thunes advances global footprint with Greater China expansion

Cross-border payments firm Thunes has revealed plans to substantially speed-up its expansion in Greater China as it deepens its global operational footprint.

Global Processing Services extends recent fundraise by over $100m

Global Processing Services (GPS) has extended its recent $300m investment round, which now sits at more than $400m.

News Stories

How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

How Theta Lake is revolutionising compliance search with unified search, discovery, and replay

Responding to governance events such as audits, investigations, and e-discovery has become increasingly complex with the adoption of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) technologies.
Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance unleashes multilingual AI tool

Pouch Insurance, leveraging the capabilities of the INSTANDA no-code insurance platform, has introduced a pioneering AI assistant named 'Goodie'.
Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena Secures AU$25m Series B to transform home ownership in Australia

Athena, a fintech company, has successfully secured AU$25m in a Series B funding round.
Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

Lendistry secures $5m from City National Bank to empower underserved California entrepreneurs

City National Bank, a major financial institution, has announced a strategic $5m impact investment in Lendistry, a minority-led fintech firm.
Pagaya upsizes exchangeable senior notes offering to $140m

Pagaya upsizes exchangeable senior notes offering to $140m

Pagaya Technologies, a global FinTech firm known for its AI-driven product solutions, announced today that it has successfully priced an offering of $140m in exchangeable senior notes due 2029.

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