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News/startups
VitraCash, a UK fintech startup that uses AI to select the best card in consumer wallets for each transaction, has closed a pre-seed crowdfunding round of £330,000.
12 May 2021
News/inclusion
Visa has made a "sizeable" equity investment in Remitly to help the digital remittance outfit expand its network in emerging markets.
11 May 2021
News/payments
Curve, the London-based fintech that combines multiple cards and accounts into one smart card and app, is to return to the crowd for fresh funding five months after sealing a $95 million equity round.
Sellers of the Big Issue, a magazine sold by the homeless across the UK, are now able to accept PayPal QR Code payments, following an accelerated roll out of iZettle card readers to over a third of its vendor network.
10 May 2021
News/crypto
Canadian payments firm Nuvei has agreed a $250 million cash deal to acquire Simplex, a fintech startup providing fiat infrastructure to the cryptocurrency industry.
Visa is working with personal finance app Tala to help underbanked populations participate in the crypto economy.
05 May 2021
B2B payments player Boost Payment Solutions has raised $22 million in a Series C funding round led by Invictus Growth Partners.
All-in-one card fintech Curve has enlisted Cardlytics for the launch of an in-app rewards programme.
Barclays has identified payments as a key growth opportunity worth £900 million over three years thank to areas such as merchant acquiring and the BNPL market.
30 April 2021
Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has teamed up with Mastercard and WebBank for its upcoming credit card that lets users earn crypto rewards.
28 April 2021
Step, a teenager-focused US mobile banking startup, has raised $100 million in a Series C funding round led by General Catalyst and joined by Stripe and a host of celebrities including Will Smith and Jared Leto.
27 April 2021
Greenlight Financial Technology, the startup behind an app and debit card for kids, has hit a $2.3 billion valuation thanks to a $260 million Series D funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz.
Having closed a $425 million Series D funding round at a $7.4 billion valuation, Brex is making an aggressive play to expand beyond its core corporate credit card product with the launch of a new all-in-one finance platform.
26 April 2021
With more than $5 million in funding in place, Till Financial has launched its collaborative family banking platform designed to help kids manage their money.
News/regulation
The Reserve Bank of India has banned American Express and Diners Club from onboarding new customers in the country, accusing the firms of violating data storage rules.
23 April 2021
News/sustainable
As climate change activists smash the windows at its Canary Wharf HQ, HSBC is attempting to burnish its green credentials with a new programme to eliminate single-use PVC plastic payment cards in favour of recycled PVC plastic (rPVC) across all its global locations by the end of 2026.
22 April 2021
Citi is tapping Mastercard Send to enable its corporate and public sector clients in the US to send funds directly to a consumer debit or prepaid card account.
News/security
A Ukrainian national has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his high-level role in the criminal work of the notorious hacking group FIN7.
21 April 2021
American couples will soon be able to share an Apple Card, merging their credit lines and building credit together.
20 April 2021
Capitalsing on consumer concern about climate change, fintech startup ekko has set up a waitlist for a new debit card that beds sustainability into every transaction,
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