Snapdeal pumps $20m in payments arm FreeCharge
The Mumbai-based payments service was acquired by the e-commerce giant in April 2015 for $400m and competes with in the region with Alibaba-backed Paytm.
Bill payments processor Noventis seals $4m debt deal
Bill payments firm Noventis has secured $4m in debt financing from Silicon Valley Bank to fuel growth of its processing platform. The Houston-based company serves more than 5,000 originators
Euronet makes $1bn bid to take MoneyGram from Ant Financial
A bidding war seems on the cards over remittances service MoneyGram as Kansas-based electronic payments firm Euronet Worldwide attempts to swoop in on Ant Financial $880m acquisition.
Sift swipes $1.5m to unlock hidden credit card benefits
Credit card benefits and reimbursement startup Sift has raised $1.5m in a seed round from Liquid 2 Ventures and Plug and Play.
JP Morgan Chase buys tech behind failed CurrentC
JP Morgan Chase is ramping up its mobile payments offering through the acquisition of MCX payments technology.
PayPal backs South Korean P2P app maker Viva Republic
Viva Republic has picked up $48m in Series C round that saw participation from PayPal. Viva Republic is the parent company of South Korean peer-to-peer payments app Toss.
Curve to automate expenses with Xero partnership
London-based Curve is looking to simplify the process of expenses by partnering with Xero. The start-up said it will join with Xero, a New...
Payments-as-a-service provider Dream Payments nabs $10m
Cloud payments service Dream Payments has raised $10m in a Series A round led by FairVentures - the innovation investing arm of Fairfax Financial Holdings.
GV backs cross-border payments service Currencycloud
Cross-border payments technology platform Currencycloud has picked up £20m from Alphabet’s venture arm GV (formerly Google Ventures).
Align Commerce rebrands to Veem, closes $24m
Blockchain-based cross-border payments service provider Align Commerce has picked up $24m and rebranded to Veem. National Australia Bank (NAB) Ventures led the Series B round.