Emergent Payments scores $5m to reach more merchants
Emergent Payments has raised $5m in an equity funding round from Responsible Gold Holding as well as existing backers.
Airwallex scoops up $13m to take B2B remittances global
Australian cross-border payments service Airwallex has landed $13m in a round led by Chinese web giant Tencent. Sequoia Capital China, MasterCard and existing backer Gobi Ventures also participated.
Vantiv buys B2B payments firm Paymetric
Payments processor Vantiv is acquiring B2B payments company Paymetric from private equity firm Francisco Partners. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.
AccessPay nabs ?2m to take cloud payments platform to the US
Manchester, UK-based cloud payments service AccessPay has picked up ?2m in debt financing to drive its state-side expansion plans.
Square picks up struggling Yik Yak’s tech team for $3m
Payments company Square is taking struggling social app Yik Yak’s development team off its hands for $3m.
Ant Financial boosts global reach with HelloPay acquisition
Ant Financial is continuing to make its presence felt outside of the Chinese market with the acquisition of Lazada’s payments arm HelloPay. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed.
Mastercard gets the thumbs up for $920m VocaLink takeover
Mastercard has been given the green light by regulators for its $920m acquisition of VocaLink.
Mazkara Internet buys Indian app startup BazingaLabs
Mazkara Internet has acquired mobile technology startup BazingaLabs, which has developed an app for users to find and book experiences, in a part equity, part...
Thai event startup Event Pop raises Series A from corporate venture duo
Event ticketing and payments company Event Pop Holdings has raised an undisclosed Series A round from the venture capital arms of Intouch Holdings and...
Go-Jek, Grab, Traveloka, EMTEK set sights on Fusion Payments
A triumvirate of Southeast Asian startups, together with Indonesian media and tech mogul EMTEK Group, are reportedly bidding for digital payments company Fusion.According to...