BNPL firm equipifi bags $3m seed to extend market footprint
Arizona-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) company equipifi has raised $3m from a seed funding round led by New Stack Ventures.
Paymynt Financial unveils new blockchain-based multicurrency smart card
Boston-based FinTech company Paymynt Financial said to launch MYNT PayCard, a multicurrency hardware wallet.
Lending platform Validus inks deal to buy PayTech KlearCard
Singaporean peer-to-peer (P2P) lending platform Validus has acquired business payments and expense management technology platform Klearcard in an undisclosed deal.
FinTech start-up Leslie secures Zip backing in seed financing round
UK FinTech firm Leslie has secured an undisclosed amount of seed funding in a recent financing round.
Philippines’ only unicorn cements its title with round close
Philippines-based Mynt, which develops financial solutions and payment services, has collected $300m in a funding round that brings its valuation to $2bn.
Standard Bank, Flutterwave team to bolster African payments market
Africa-located Standard Bank has partnered with PayTech firm Flutterwave to improve the digital payment market in select African markets.
Klarna snaps up price comparison site PriceRunner
Klarna has acquired Swedish price comparison solution PriceRunner for an undisclosed amount.
Solving a 100-year-old problem – Checkbook raises Series A
Checkbook, which claims to be solving the 100-year-old problem with using paper checks, has scored $10m in its Series A.
Open banking-facilitated payments to grow by 2800% in five years
Global payment transactions facilitated by open banking are expected to exceed $116bn by 2026, rising from $4bn in 2021.
Visa deepens Deserve partnership with new strategic investment
Credit card business Deserve has secured an undisclosed strategic investment from Visa as the former seeks to expand access to its credit-card-as-a-service solution.