Payments unicorn PPRO extends recent funding round by $90m
Payments infrastructure company PPRO has extended its recent funding round by an additional $90m.
Apple reveals Apple Card Family which lets families share its credit card services
The Apple credit card got an update and now it can be shared and merged with family members, CEO Tim Cook revealed.
Sequoia leads $5m round for Egyptian digital bank Telda
Egyptian digital banking startup Telda raised $5m in a pre-seed funding round led by VC giant Sequoia Capital, marking the region's largest pre-seed funding round.
Enfuce teams with Visa to accelerate FinTech payment card issuing
Finnish FinTech Enfuce has entered a collaboration with Visa aimed at supporting European FinTechs in launching their own payment card within eight weeks.
Lydia teams with Cashbee to establish savings accounts offering
French mobile payments company Lydia has partnered with compatriot FinTech Cashbee to add saving accounts to its platform.
Jared Leto and TikTok star Josh Richards back FinTech for social media influencers Karat...
Karat Financial, startup that offers credit cards specifically tailored to digital creators, raised $26m in a Series A round.
Mastercard, Verizon team to introduce 5G to payments market
Mastercard and Verizon Business have entered a strategic partnership aimed at bringing ‘transformational solutions’ to the global payments and commerce industry.
Yoco secures South Africa’s largest single investment raised by a payments company
South African payments company Yoco has secured $83m in its Series C, which it claims to be the largest single investment raised by a small business-focused payments platform in the Middle East and Africa.
Business payment acceleration firm Branch nets $540m in Lee Fixel’s Addition-led round
Branch, which has built a flexible workforce payments platform, raised $48m in Series B funding and closed on a $500m credit facility.
UK contactless payment limit set to climb to £100 by October 2021
People in the UK will be able to make contactless payments up to a new limit of £100 from the 15th of October 2021.