PayTech

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.

News Stories

How CRM is revolutionising wealth management: Enhancing personalisation and efficiency

How CRM is revolutionising wealth management: Enhancing personalisation and efficiency

Client relationship management (CRM) has always been the cornerstone of success in wealth management, driving personalised support and client retention.

Orb secures $25m Series B funding to revolutionise software billing

Orb, the trailblazing billing platform, announced today it has secured $25m in Series B funding, orchestrated by Mayfield and supported by previous investors Menlo Ventures, Greylock Partners, South Park Commons, Basecase, and Scribble Ventures, along with new contributor Uncorrelated Ventures.
Amsterdam-based CarePay International, a health insurance platform dedicated to making healthcare more affordable and accessible, has announced it has raised €10m in funding.

Dutch health insurer CarePay lands €10m in funding

Amsterdam-based CarePay International, a health insurance platform dedicated to making healthcare more affordable and accessible, has announced it has raised €10m in funding.
Upfront secures $2.5m to revolutionize real estate agent payments

Upfront secures $2.5m to revolutionize real estate agent payments

Upfront, a new real estate finance platform, today announced it has raised $2.5m in a funding round combining $1.5m in equity and $1m in debt.
Roots Automation, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for the insurance industry, has announced the successful close of a $22.2m Series B funding round.

Roots Automation bags $22.2m in Series B to drive AI innovation in insurance

Roots Automation, a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for the insurance industry, has announced the successful close of a $22.2m Series B funding round.

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