Cross-border payments platform Taptap Send raises $65m in Series B round
Taptap Send reports more than 8x growth since the onset of the pandemic.
Remittances
Private equity firm Thoma Bravo snaps up US fintech Bottomline in $2.6bn deal
The agreement will see Bottomline’s shareholders receive around $57 per share in cash.
Airwallex adds $100m funding with Series E extension
The new capital injection adds to the firm’s $200m Series E funding.
Chipper Cash lands unicorn status with $150m Series C extension
The extension brings Chipper Cash’s total funding to date to over $305 million.
PayTech Awards 2022 now open for nominations
Nominations close 11 March 2022, with winners revealed at a ceremony on 1 July 2022.
Digital wallet OneFor partners Moorwand to launch European remittance service
The partnership will boost financial inclusion for the bloc’s diaspora communities.
What the Fintech? | S.2 Episode 14 | The hidden value of remittances
Vroon Modgill, CEO and founder of Sokin, joins us on this latest episode of the What the Fintech? podcast.
Fintech funding deals globally 31 May – 6 June 2021
Featuring Wefox, Bought by Many, Chipper Cash, YieldStreet, and Kushki.
2021 PayTech Awards hosted by Darren Harriott
Register for the free digital ceremony and networking on 8 July 2021.
Fintech funding deals globally 24-30 May 2021
Featuring Circle, Forter, Zeta, PaySend, and Agicap.
Shortlist announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Register for the digital gala and networking on 8 July 2021 – it’s free to attend and open to everyone.
Google Pay dips toe in cross-border market with Western Union, Wise
India, Singapore, and the US to be first countries trialled for remittances switch.
Cuba’s only telco ETECSA granted payment provider licence
The firm can now convert customers’ balances into electronic money.
Extended deadline announced for PayTech Awards 2021
Recognising excellence and innovation in the use of IT in the finance and payment industry worldwide!
PayTech Awards 2021 now open for entries!
Open to financial and payment institutions worldwide, technology and service providers, individuals and teams.
London fintech WorldRemit mulls taking $1.5bn Spac listing to US
Refinitiv data shows Spac mergers have surged to a record $170 billion this year.
Fintech funding deals globally 1-7 March 2021
Featuring Klarna, Papaya Global, TaxBit, Beam Technologies, and Xendit.
UK Black-owned challenger Atmen to launch in March
The start-up is now looking to raise £5 million from institutional investors.
2020 PayTech Awards hosted online by Zoe Lyons
Join our celebrity host Zoe Lyons for PayTech Awards 2020! Free broadcast on 10 September – everyone is welcome.
TransferWise goes global with Mastercard partnership
The two firms extend a deal signed in 2018.
US remittance start-up Remitly lands $85m
The remittance market is set to suffer from the pandemic.
Newly licensed RevoluPAY taps global remittance market
The fintech landed its PSD2 licence in Spain at the end of May.
Western Union reportedly makes acquisition bid for MoneyGram
Two of America’s largest money transfer and remittance services could be joining forces.
Locked out of Europe: fintechs holding the key to financial inclusion of refugees
Fintechs could, in principle, fill the void left by the large incumbents.
Streamlining remittance, empowering migrant workers & driving inclusion worldwide
The ability to send money home is critical, but not always easy for migrant workers.
Webinar: Swift gpi is a chance for payments modernisation
Opportunities beyond meeting the minimum exist for banks embracing gpi.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 30 April
We have received more requests for extensions than ever before, so we are extending the entry deadline again until the end of April.
Banking Technology April 2020 issue out now
All things equal: Closing the gender gap in fintech.
PayTech Awards deadline extended! Submit your entry by 10 April
Premier awards for banks, financial, payment & e-commerce institutions, paytech vendors, individuals & teams!
DeeMoney offers blockchain cross-border payments with RippleNet
The fintech becomes Thailand’s first non-bank institution to use the solution.
WorldRemit teams up with Paykii
It will launch international bill payments through its own app/website using Paykii’s tech.
WorldRemit partners with Varo Money
The partnership will enable direct access in the Varo app to the WorldRemit service.
UK remittance fintech Paysend secures Canadian MSB licence
The paytech says its card-to-card service is now used by more than 1.2 million customers.
Banking Technology October 2019 issue out now
Lessons from Africa.
Sibos 2019: Final wrap-up of talks, interviews and daily news
See our final wrap-up of the London-hosted four day event!
Mastercard and R3 deliver blockchain cross-border payments solution
The partnership will focus on connecting global faster payments infrastructures.
PNC becomes first US bank on RippleNet
The bank joined the blockchain payments platform in September 2018.
Banking Technology July/August 2019 issue out now
Drawing the curtains on a bright tomorrow.
Fintech: changing lives and promoting inclusion across the globe
164 million migrant workers and 800 million people around the world today are directly supported by remittances.
Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 14 January 2019
Featuring N26, RBS and Loot, Google in Ireland, and Alipay in Pakistan.
