Lightyear scores $8.5m seed funding as it begins investment app roll-out
UK commission-free stock trading app Lightyear has pulled in $8.5m from a seed funding round led by Mosaic Ventures.
Xendit enters unicorn club following Tiger Global-led Series C
Indonesia payments firm Xendit has reeled in $150m from a Series C funding round and has pushed its valuation over the $1bn mark.
Almost half of UK consumers would use open banking for quicker loans, better rates
Zopa has found 4 in 10 UK consumers would use open banking to apply for credit if it boosted the chance of getting an offer or gave them access to better rates than banks.
Papaya Global snares $250m in Insight Partners-led Series D
Workforce management platform Papaya Global has raised $250m from a Series D funding round led by Insight Partners and Tiger Global.
B2B payments firm Springque rakes in $1.7m
PayTech firm Springque has raised $1.7m from a funding round as it aims towards processing $100m in payment transactions next year.
pingNpay eyes 2022 launch for global retail micropayments network
pingNpay, a global micropayment network supported by blockchain technology, has revealed it intends to make its network operational by 2022.
Interswitch Group teams with Codebase Technologies to improve banking in Africa
Interswitch Group, which supports the digitalisation of payments in Africa, has established a strategic partnership with open API banking developer Codebase Technologies.
BNPL platform Scalapay snags $155m in Tiger Global-led round
Italy-based payment solution that enables customers to buy now and pay later (BNPL) without interest Scalapay raised $155m in equity funding as part of their Series A round.
Global Payments acquires accounts payable solution in $150m deal
PayTech company Global Payments has acquired MineralTree, an accounts payable automation and B2B payments platform, in a deal worth $500m.
Addi hauls in $75m to boost BNPL in LatAm, more than doubles valuation in...
Latin American buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Addi has raised new equity funding of $75m, bringing the firm’s total 90-day funding to $140m.