MasterCard launches payments service for Chinese students
MasterCard is making it easier for Chinese users to pay for tuition and other costs in the US through a new partnership with online payments service Plastiq.
Alipay preparing to enter Europe
Alipay, the online and mobile payments service operated by Alibaba subsidiary Ant Financial, is expanding into Europe.
Remitr scoops up $1m to expand remittances into new regions
Remitware Payments has raised $1m in funding from a lengthy list of angel investors across the US, UK and India.
French peer-to-peer payments app Lydia picks up $7.8m
The capital comes from NewAlpha Asset Management and Oddo & Cie and takes the total raised by the Paris-based company to more than $13m.
Remitly grabs $38m to expand US remittance service
US remittances service Remitly has secured $38m in a new round of funding. The Seattle-based company offers mobile P2P remittances from the US and Canada.
Viva Republica captures $23.7m to expand its services
South Korean mobile payments firm Viva Republica has landed $23.7m for its Series B funding round. The company is the developer behind peer-to-peer mobile transfer app Toss.
Meituan-Dianping buys payments startup Qiandai
Chinese group deals and online-to-offline (O2O) platform Meituan-Dianping has acquired payments startup Qiandai.
PE fund backs Kenyan payments firm DPO Group
East African payments processor Direct Pay Online Group (DPO Group) has received an investment from Apis Partners.
Plasso lands $1.2m for code-free online payments
Aiming to let anyone make or accept online payments, Plasso has raised $1.2m in a seed round from AngelList.
PayPal buddies with UnionPay for European payments
PayPay is making it easier for European e-commerce companies to attract Chinese customers through a partnership with UnionPay.
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