Klasha names former PayPal exec Ayman Jawhar as new CPO
Jawhar’s appointment follows the recent hiring of Nile Younis as Klasha’s new chief commercial officer.
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US paytech Finix lands $30m funding at increased valuation
Finix raised the capital at an increased valuation “despite the more challenging economic environment this year”.
PayTech Awards 2022 Winner: Crezco – Best Real-Time Payments Solution for Business
Get paid faster and reconcile invoices automatically with instant open banking payments.
CIBC Innovation Banking invests €35m in SME-focused fintech Ageras
The funding will support Ageras’ future strategic acquisitions and the expansion of its software suite.
Yes Bank taps IBSFintech to digitise services for corporate clients
The partnership aims to enable paperless communication across treasury and trade finance processes.
KeyBank taps BlueSnap to facilitate cross-border e-commerce payments
KeyBank says BlueSnap’s operating model will give clients the flexibility to process global payments.
German fintech Serrala hires Hartmut Wagner as CEO
Wagner will take over from current CEO Sven Lindemann on 15 August 2022.
CIBC partners MX for fintech customer data access agreement
CIBC customers will be able to securely share their financial data with third-party fintechs via an API.
Payments veteran Steve Ledford retires, leaves The Clearing House
The self-described “payments nerd” says he is leaving the payments industry after 41 years.
UK challenger Dozens set to close by end of the month
The Dozens app is set to close by the end of August.
Embedded finance start-up Parafin raises $60m Series B
The funding round was led by GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund.
Mexican start-up Clara lands $150m debt financing from Goldman Sachs
The debt financing will boost its lending operations and accelerate its expansion throughout Latin America.
South Africa’s TymeBank to acquire SME funding fintech Retail Capital
Retail Capital will form the foundation of an expanded business banking offering within TymeBank.
B2B paytech Plastiq to list publicly following SPAC merger
The new entity, set to be worth $480 million, will continue to be headed up by CEO Eliot Buchanan.
Deutsche Bank to automate trade document checking with Traydstream partnership
The partnership will boost the bank’s efforts to digitise and automate its documentary trade business.
Umba acquires 66.6% stake in Kenyan microfinance lender Daraja
The Central Bank of Kenya says the deal will “support the stability of Kenya’s microfinance banking sector”.
Paystand buys Yaydoo to expand B2B payments network across Americas
Paystand says the combined company “will redefine the boundaries of B2B fintech” across the Americas.
Growth capital firm Clearco cuts 125 jobs citing “significant” economic headwinds
Clearco founders cite rising interest rates, high inflation and e-commerce growth slowdown as factors.
American Express launches cross-border payments solution for US SMBs
The Global Pay platform is currently available to US American Express small business card members.
Global Payments snaps up EVO Payments for $4bn
Global Payments will acquire EVO in an all-cash transaction for $34 per share, or $4 billion in enterprise value.
TAS hires Andrew Quartermaine as COO as it looks to boost international growth
Quartermaine joins from ACI, where he was director of merchant retail for Europe.
Italian paytech Nexi partners Microsoft to develop digital payments solutions
The strategic partnership will see the pair work together to “digitise the European payments space”.
Veritas Capital in talks with NCR Corporation over potential acquisition
According to The Wall Street Journal, a deal is far from certain and could be weeks in the making.
B2B e-commerce paytech Balance raises $56m in Series B round
The fresh capital takes the company’s total funding to $87 million.
Credit union tech provider Mahalo Banking raises $20m
Mahalo Banking provides online and mobile banking solutions for credit unions.
SunTec hires ex-IBM exec as new chief strategy and transformation officer
Pramod Perumparambil will drive the company’s strategy to accelerate business growth.
Aussie paytech mx51 raises $22m Series B
The Series B round was led by an undisclosed “global fintech investor”.
New cross-border payments and digital banking platform KwikPaisa launches in India
The platform will allow users to make payments anywhere in the world.
Funding Circle hires Bruno Tavares as new VP of engineering
Tavares has more than 20 years worth of experience across technology and engineering.
Finastra and HSBC partner up to deliver BaaS FX offering
The firms say the move will enable banks to embed FX services “directly” into corporate and branch channels.
A2A paytech Volt hires Stuart Barclay as new VP of strategy
Barclay joins from Swedish open banking unicorn Trustly.
Recurring-revenue business lender Capchase secures $400m debt financing
The funds will be used to support SaaS start-ups across the US and Europe.
Mojaloop: the open source software powering payments for the unbanked
FinTech Futures chats with Kim Walters, who led the building of Mojaloop’s software from the ground up.
Morocco’s Attijariwafa Bank partners Thunes for cross-border payments
The partnership will enable “nearly 30 million” Moroccan bank account owners to receive remittances.
Recognise Bank taps TruNarrative for digital customer onboarding solution
The RiskNarrative platform will digitise a number of AML and KYC processes via a single API.
Digital insurer wefox raises $400m Series D funding
Funds will be used for product development and expanding across Europe, Asia and the US.
UK fintech Sonovate secures £165m securitisation deal
Sonovate says the deal will enable it to lend over £1.3 billion in invoices “this year alone”.
AML software firm Lucinity raises $17m Series B funding
Lucinity says the funding will help expand its customer base, partner network and product offering.
Accounts receivables platform Tesorio bags $17m in Series B round
The new capital takes Tesorio’s total funding raised to date to $37.6 million.
Nigerian fintech Moove lands $20m from British International Investment
BII is the new name of CDC Group, the UK government’s development finance institution.
