Ding enters French mobile top-up market with Transfert Crédit buy
Global mobile top-up group Ding has gobbled up smaller sector player Transfert Crédit getting access to the French market.
Tilt takes on Venmo with peer-to-peer payments
Tilt, a group crowdfunding app, is expanding into peer-to-peer payments to meet user demand.
Holvi teams up with SumUp to serve German SMEs
Finish banking service Holvi is partnering with mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solution SumUp to serve small businesses in Germany.
Finexio nabs $1m to rethink B2B payments
B2B payments network Finexio has raised $1m in seed funding. The round was led by James R. Heistand with participation form New York-based startup lab Loeb.nyc.
Oracle’s MICROS point-of-sale system hacked
Software giant Oracle’s point-of-sale (POS) credit card payment systems MICROS has reportedly been hacked by a Russian organised cybercrime group.
Bitspark brings blockchain-based remittances to Malaysia
Bitspark, a Hong Kong-based remittance service that leverages bitcoin and blockchain technology is partnering with direct marketing and e-commerce firm Vitaxel
PayU set to acquire Citrus Pay for $180m
PayU, a payments provider owned by South African multinational Naspers, is acquiring Indian payments and mobile banking service Citrus Pay.
Blackhawk Networks picks up Grass Roots for $118m
Blackhawk Networks, a prepaid payments company, has acquired employee and customer engagement platform Grass Roots for $118m.
iZettle buys Scottish POS startup to beef up SME offering
Swedish mobile payments player iZettle is acquiring Scottish point of sale startup (POS) intelligentpos in a move that will expand its software offering to SMEs.
Payoneer lands $180m for cross-border business payments
Cross boarder payments service for businesses Payoneer has raised $180m in a round led by late-stage investor Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).