Government review finds key regulatory shortfalls in Australian payments system
A payments system review by the Australian government has detailed key regulatory issues in the country’s payment ecosystem.
Amazon to offer BNPL services to its US market through Affirm alliance
Global retail giant Amazon has partnered with buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm to provide its US customers with a BNPL option at the checkout.
Origin hits $400m valuation after Series B close
Financial wellness platform Origin has closed its Series B funding round on $56m, which has brought its valuation up to $400m.
Close to half of all transactions expected to contactless by end of 2022
A report by VoucherCodes has found 47% of all transactions are expected to be contactless by the end of 2022.
UK contactless payment limit set to climb to £100 by October 2021
People in the UK will be able to make contactless payments up to a new limit of £100 from the 15th of October 2021.
How financial institutions can succeed in mobile banking post-pandemic
A OneSpan blogpost has underlined how financial institutions (FIs) can compete in the mobile banking sector following the shifts brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
PayTech PawaPay scores $9m in seed capital to scale presence
African payments firm PawaPay has raised $9m from a seed funding round led by MSA and UK investment fund 88mph.
Requr secures $5m in funding to grow SaaS financing platform
FinTech Requr has raised $5m in growth capital from a group of undisclosed investors to expand its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform.
BNPL market projected to generate almost $4trn annually by 2030
A report by Allied Market Research has projected that the buy now, pay later (BNPL) will generate $3.98trn by 2030 and record a CAGR of 45.7% from 2021 to 2030.
Fiserv, Selecta partner to bolster cashless payments footprint in EU
FinTech firm Fiserv has collaborated with self-service retailer Selecta to enhance and streamline digital payments across Selecta’s points-of-sale.