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News/startups
Cred a fast-growing Indian startup that allows users to pay their credit card bills and gives rewards in return, has raised $81 million in a Series C financing round, which puts the company at $806 million valuation
04 January 2021
News/payments
In the wake of Brexit, banks are pushing the UK government to increase the contactless payments limit to £100, breaking with an EU cap of £45.
GoCardless, a processor of recurring debit payments for more than 55,000 businesses worldwide, has raised $95 million in a Series F funding round.
17 December 2020
Fiserv has acquired digital card services platform Ondot.
16 December 2020
News/crypto
Digital banking outfit Quontic has become the first FDIC-insured financial institution in the US to launch a Bitcoin rewards debit card.
15 December 2020
Self Financial, a fintech startup promising to help Americans build their credit while also saving money, has raised $40 million in a Series D funding round led by Meritech Capital.
Barclaycard has launched a new online platform for companies to issue virtual corporate cards and manage spending through a mobile app.
European payments firm Worldline is paying A$485 million for a 51% stake in ANZ's commercial acquiring business, creating a joint venture with the Australian bank.
News/regulation
The UK's Supreme Court has cleared the way for a £14 billion class action lawsuit brought against Mastercard over interchange fee charges.
11 December 2020
News/security
Swedish digital banking challenger Rocker is set to pilot the country's first contactless fingerprint biometric debit card.
09 December 2020
News/retail
UK-based kids' money management app gohenry has raised $40 million in a funding round led by Edison Partners and joined by Citi Ventures.
08 December 2020
Updraft, a London-based startup promising to help users ditch their credit cards, has raised £16 million in equity and debt.
04 December 2020
Step, a teenager-focused US mobile banking startup, has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round led by Coatue and joined by Stripe and a host of celebrities.
02 December 2020
Euro area consumers are gradually shifting towards cards for in-person retail payments, although cash remained the most used instrument at the end of 2019, according to data published by the European Central Bank.
Cryptocurrency startup BlockFi is to release a credit card that rewards users for shopping by paying a bitcoin cashback bonus.
Authorities have prevented around €40 million in fraud losses thanks to a three-month long operation targeting dark web carding forums, claims crime agency Europol.
01 December 2020
A review of contact tracing in Australia has suggested using consumer credit card data to track the trail of people hosting the Covid-19 virus.
25 November 2020
The rush to abandon cash during the pandemic may be unnecessary, according to a scientific study from the Bank of England, which finds that the risk of Covid-19 transmission by banknotes is low.
24 November 2020
HMBradley, a US digital banking platform promising to help reward people for saving and positive financial behaviour, has raised $18.25 million in a series A funding round led by Acrew Capital.
News/sustainable
Swiss bank UBS has replaced plastic with corn for a new environmentally-friendly credit card and also introduced a purely virtual card.
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