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News/startups
UK startup Amaiz has launched an app-based specialist banking service for freelancers, gig workers, entrepreneurs and contractors.
07 June 2019
Barclays has led a $5.5 million Series A funding round for Crowdz, the Silicon-Valley startup behind a global, blockchain-based invoice exchange vowing to revolutionise the $9 trillion receivables market
29 May 2019
News/payments
JPMorgan Chase is buying US healthcare payments specialist InstaMed in a deal reported to be worth more than $500 million.
17 May 2019
Mastercard has agreed to buy Transactis, a platform that helps businesses deliver bills and receive payments. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
03 May 2019
Saudi Arabia has taken a major step in its ambitions to create a digital economy by launching a real-time payments system built by Mastercard-owned Vocalink.
26 April 2019
Business payments specialist Bill.com has hit the $1 billion valuation mark thanks to an $88 million funding round led by Franklin Templeton with participation from Mastercard and Fidelity Investments Canada.
02 April 2019
News/Electronic bill presentment and payment
Money20/20 Asia 2019 kicked off proceedings in Singapore with Token Day, tackling the hype around blockchain and discussing how the technology is now being driven by real and sustainable value creation.
19 March 2019
Wave, a Toronto-based startup offering products and services to small businesses, has acquired Every, which provides business accounts and debit cards to SMEs. Financial terms were not disclosed.
06 March 2019
Commercial payments outfit Fleetcor Technologies has struck a deal to buy accounts payable automation specialist Nvoicepay. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Barclaycard Commercial Payments is integrating its business-to-business product, Precisionpay, into SAP Ariba, a B2B marketplace.
15 February 2019
News/retail
The board of Top Image Systems is recommending a cash takeover offer from Kofax that will see shareholders receive a hefty premium over the content processing firm’s share price.
04 February 2019
Mastercard has taken the bold step of removing its name from its logo in a move it says is inspired by the rise of digital banking and a future where there will be less reliance on card payments.
10 January 2019
Visa has moved to strengthen its position in the fast-growing Indian market, making a minority investment in digital payments platform BillDesk. Terms were not disclosed.
19 November 2018
Switzerland has set out alterations to its upcoming QR-bill, which will replace seven different payment slips when it rolls out in June 2020.
16 November 2018
Barclays has become the UK's first high street bank to launch free mobile invoicing for small businesses within its app.
08 November 2018
The payments industry remains one of the brightest spots on the financial services landscape, according to a report from the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Swift, which predicts global revenue to grow by more than $1 trillion by 2027.
18 October 2018
Mastercard is working on a new technology platform to support bill payments via mobile banking apps, created to help banks recover ground lost to multiple direct billing sites.
11 October 2018
Mastercard and American Express are among the big names to join a $15 million Series A funding round for Divido, a consumer finance platform for retailers, lenders and payment partners.
18 September 2018
The world's largest payment card issuer, China UnionPay, is reportedly planning to enter the European market in a move that could cause serious competition for Visa and Mastercard.
17 September 2018
Mastercard has launched a global trade platform, powered by Microsoft Azure, that is designed to streamline and automate the procure-to-pay process for companies around the world.
12 September 2018
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