KBC is the lastest bank to accept payments through wearable technology
Belgian bank KBC is from now on enabling its customers to use wearable technology to conduct contactless payments.
Wirecard’s CEO leaves company after search for missing €1.9bn hits a dead end
The Wirecard scandal sweeping across the European FinTech space intensified over the weekend with CEO Markus Braun leaving the company as the board says the missing €1.9bn ($2.1bn) "do not exist."
Could Checkout.com just have become Europe’s most valuable FinTech startup after tripling its valuation...
London-headquartered Checkout.com has just raised a $150m Series B funding round that saw it triple its valuation to $5.5bn, making it one of Europe's...
Demand for secure payments drive the global smart card market to be worth $75bn...
New research suggests that the value of the global smart card market could grow to reach $75bn by 2026.
The digital payments market could balloon to be worth $12.4trn by 2025
Smartphones, digital payment cards and point-of-sale terminals are expected to drive the growth of the value of the global mobile payments market from $3.71trn in 2019 to $12.4trn by 2025.
Klarna has reached a record 7.85 million customers in the US partly because of...
On the back of signing multiple retail partnerships and partly due to the coronavirus, PayTech giant Klarna has announced that it has reached a record 7.85 million US customers.
The 35 FinTech deals from the last week that you can’t afford to miss
Keeping up with all the comings and goings of the FinTech space is far from easy, but don't worry. We've got you covered with the deals that sent shock waves across the sector in the last week.
Zapaygo doubles crowdfunding target, with two-weeks still left on the campaign
Zapaygo, which lets consumers pre-order and pre-pay at food and beverage vendors, has stormed past its crowdfunding target, to raise up to £557,150 in funding.
Payments API Modulr closes ?18.9m growth funding
Payment as a service API platform Modulr has closed a ?18.9m in growth capital, just months after closing its former round.
The coronavirus represents a “return to chaos” that could benefit FinTech companies
COVID-19 has plunged financial markets into chaos, but the pandemic also represents both challenges and opportunities for FinTech companies as they adjust to a whole new reality.