Currencycloud becomes a Visa company
Visa has officially acquired cross-border payments firm Currencycloud in a deal valued at £700m.
Thoma Bravo to acquire PayTech Bottomline in $2.6bn deal
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has entered a deal to acquire business payments company Bottomline Technologies in an all-cash transaction worth $2.6bn.
Amazon taps Barclays to provide flexible payment offering to customers
Amazon has partnered with Barclays to secure access to Instalments, a flexible payment service that will enable Amazon customers in the UK to pay for products in instalments.
Sokin steps into Brazil with digital wallet solution
Global payments provider Sokin has expanded into Brazil with the launch of its inclusive Global Currency Account and pre-paid debit card.
Sokin enters Canadian market to aid global payment transfers for migrants
Payments provider Sokin has entered the Canadian remittances sector to help support the country’s growing migrant population with cheaper money transfers globally.
PayTech Papaya squeezes $50m from Series B to continue expansion
Mobile bill payment application Papaya has raised $50m from a Series B funding round headed by Bessemer Venture Partners.
Poor payment processes prove perilous, Vyne reveals
Hidden charges, slow speeds, website failures and lack of security are causing 40% of shoppers to abandon their baskets when online shopping, according to...
Indonesian FinTech Flip bags $48m from Series B haul
Jakarta-based payments company Flip has raised $48m from a Series B funding round.
Card issuing powerhouse Marqeta backs Connexpay in Series B raise
Payments gateway ConnexPay has snared $20m from a Series B funding round headed by card issuing giant Marqeta.
Nearside snaps up $58m Series B following recent rebranding
Small business financial services platform Nearside has raked in $58m from a Series B funding round headed by Valar Ventures.