Dear Luc: I want to offer Apple Pay, how easy is mobile wallet integration?
This week Luc tackles Apple Pay integration for fintechs looking to level up their payments.
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HSBC CEO Colin Bell joins board of AML fintech Quantexa
HSBC has used Quantexa to develop an AI solution to better identify financial crime.
Greenlight, Step and Current land “kids banking” industry collective $580m
Greenlight, Current, and Step all began with basic card-based offerings.
Caixa Econômica Federal signs 20-year payments deal with Fiserv
New merchants acquiring deal covers transactions online and in-person.
Blackstone to acquire additional stake worth $2.8bn in IT firm Mphasis
Blackstone intends to build Mphasis into a $10 billion-valued company.
The edge: the bridge between banks and their customers
Banking is predicted to see the biggest impact of edge computing.
Brex closes $424m Tiger Global-led round at $7.4bn valuation
“We have all types of businesses now signing up for Brex,” says co-CEO.
New fintech Wisely Money aims to connect lenders and borrowers
New start-up offers an “all-in-one” app for short term lending.
Nedbank and Mastercard launch WhatsApp payments with Money Message
South African bank aims to provide easy payments to small businesses.
Mizrahi-Tehafot Bank picks up Finastra payments solution
Israel-based bank extends partnership with Finastra.
Atlanta is increasingly being recognized as a global fintech center
A considerable IT talent pool, business-friendly taxation, an international airport, and lower living costs.
Fintech funding deals globally 19-25 April 2021
Featuring Alan, Deel, Chargebee, Classy, and Tamara.
New Swiss fintech Klarpay targets digital entrepreneurs
The start-up aims to bridge the gap between business banking and e-commerce.
11Onze launches Facebook-style private social network
Customers can also access over 200 informational videos via 11Onze TV.
Payhawk closes $20m Series A investment round
The platform has seen rapid growth since its $3.6 million seed round a year ago.
Fi partners with Federal Bank to launch neobank for millennials
Features include a flexible deposit product and rewards for saving money.
M&A is driving digital transformation across financial services
There’s one clear winner when it comes to the collaboration of banks and fintechs – the consumer.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 9 | Keeping up with the Coredashians
EngKok Chong, chief digital officer at Infopro, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
ICYMI funding round-up: Percent, Till Financial, Plooto, Nelo & more
More weekly funding deals which may have flown under your radar.
Bux raises $80m to boost European zero commission investing app
The neo-broker targets younger generations with further roll-out of BUX Zero.
Revolut hires Paroma Chatterjee as CEO India
The UK fintech aims to create 300 new Indian jobs.
Banca Sella and Workinvoice form Italy’s first open banking partnership
The partners will provide end-to-end digital financial services to corporates.
Deel hits unicorn status with $156m Series C funding round
The global payroll solution is now valued at $1.25 billion.
FIS expands payment processing in Malaysia, South Africa and Nigeria
“Emerging markets across Southeast Asia and Africa present fresh opportunities”.
Currencycloud moves into Asia-Pacific with new Singapore office
Currencycloud’s Asia-Pacific transactions trebled last year.
Meet Leo: Gen Alpha
Leo is ahead of many banks when it comes to cloud technology.
Banking-as-a-Service: who is it for?
BaaS goes well beyond classic outsourcing models like ITO and BPO.
Webinar: Digital identity verification – reducing friction in online account opening
Hear industry experts discuss digital identity verification and the secret to digital account opening success.
Video: fintech news pick of the week – Santander, Starling & more
A top pick of stories from the world of finance and tech in video format, weekly.
Penta co-founder Jessica Holzbach exits fintech after four years
She exits “at her own request to seek a new professional challenge”.
Saudi Arabia launches new real-time payments system with IBM and Mastercard
The kingdom enlisted the help of IBM and Mastercard for the roll-out.
PayPal to avoid Chinese competition with new cross-border wallet
US giant aims to create a bridge into China with its new service.
Square goes on hiring spree ahead of new banking product launches
Square is “building a suite of new financial products”.
Danish neobank Lunar acquires Swedish lender Lendify
The deal, which is pending regulatory approval, is expected to close by mid-May.
MVB Bank snaps up majority stake in Indianapolis fintech Trabian
The value of the stake remains undisclosed.
Welcome Tech raises $35m in Series B funding round
The money will go towards expanding Welcome Tech’s portfolio of financial services.
Digital Asset lands $120 million in Series D funding round
Digital Asset will use the money to grow its team by 50% this year and enhance its product portfolio.
Nymbus lands $15m fresh investment from Financial Services Capital
Core banking vendor has now landed $31 million from the investor.
Identity verification firm Veriff raises $69m in Series B funding round
Estonian identity firm plans to use cash to expand in the US.
Hospitality payment app Sunday raises record €20m seed round for Europe
The start-up claims to cut the costs for operators to 0.5% per transaction.
