Payment splitting app goDutch scores $1.7m in its seed round
India-based goDutch, a FinTech app helping to split payments, has scored $1.7m in its seed round.
PayEm continues strong 2021 with $27m funding raise
Global spend and procurement platform PayEm has pulled in $27m in funding over two rounds following a strong fiscal 2021.
Standard Banks takes over mobile payments player Firepay
South African financial services giant Standard Bank has taken a majority stake in regional mobile payments player Firepay.
Alt Thirty Six raises $10m in Series A from unnamed private equity firm
Alt Thirty Six, a digital payments and compliance platform for the cannabis industry, has netted $10m in its Series A.
Why is Pablo Escobar’s brother suing Klarna?
A Columbian drug lord's brother and the biggest privately-owned FinTech in Europe could be heading towards a legal battle threatening to delay Klarna's public listing.
Buckzy Payments lands $14.5m Series A
Buckzy Payments, a Canada-based payments firm, has netted $14.5m in a Series A funding round.
MUUME Group bags $6.2m Series B
Switzerland-based MUUME Group has raised around $6.2m in its Series B funding round.
Could the coronavirus be the push the UK needs to become cashless?
Britain has fallen behind other countries like Sweden when it comes to removing physical money from its economy. However, the COVID-19 outbreak might change that.
Vivid Money bags $60m Series B to expand across Europe
Berlin-based challenger bank Vivid Money has raised $60m from a Series B funding round led by Greenoaks.
Singapore-based SpherePay nets over $10m
Singapore-based mobile payments app SpherePay has netted more than $10m in funding from a group of unnamed investors.