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Fintech firm Tyro raises A$100m to take on Australia's banks

Australian Eftpos outfit Tyro Payments has scored a A$100 million funding round to help it move into banking, taking on the country's traditional lenders in the battle for small business customers.

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Funding Circle raises £150 million for SME Income Fund

Today we have announced that the Funding Circle SME Income Fund has successfully raised its first round of money to lend through the Funding Circle marketplaces, and will shortly list on the London Stock Exchange.

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Peppermint Innovation to build m-Pesa for the Philippines, list on ASX

Peppermint Innovation Ltd, an Australian mobile banking technology platform, is in the business of providing vital access to banking services for millions of people not currently linked to traditional banks.

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SalaryFinance raises $6.1 million from fintech venture builder Brightbridge

SalaryFinance, the financial employee benefit service, has raised $6.1 million from FinTech venture builder Brightbridge Ventures to increase its customer acquisition and expand its operations team.

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Square price sets hearts fluttering in over-heated tech sector

Is Square the canary in the coalmine for over-hyped tech startups? That's the question investors are asking after the hip poster child for the fintech revolution priced its IPO at $9 per share, giving the company a price tag of $2.66 billion, some way south of the $6 billion valuation at its last private fund raising round.

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Ebury raises $83 million to bring large corporate banking services to SMEs

London-based business finance outfit Ebury has snagged a massive $83 million funding round led by Vitruvian partners.

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Online lender Earnest raises $275m to build 'modern bank for the next generation'

Earnest has raised $75 million in a Series B funding round and secured another $200 million in debt financing as it prepares to take on traditional banks with its data-centric approach to online lending.

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Align Commerce raises $12.5 million to disrupt cross-border payments industry

Blockchain payments startup Align Commerce has closed a $12.5 million funfing round led by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers (KPCB).

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ICE agrees $650m Trayport acquisition

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is buying Trayport, a trading technology firm focused on the European energy markets, from BGC Partners for $650 million in stock.

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Overstock explores spin off of cryptotrading unit

Online retailer Overstock is preparing to split off its blockchain trading subsidiary Medici, after revealing that it spent $8 million on the business this year, pushing the company into the red for the first time in nine successive quarters.

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NCR gets $820m Blackstone investment

Private equity giant Blackstone is paying $820 million for a 17% stake in ATM manufacturer NCR, which intends to use the money to accelerate its transformation into a software and services firm and embark on a share buyback programme.

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PayPal closes Xoom acquisition

PayPal, Inc. (PYPL) and Xoom Corporation (XOOM) today announced that PayPal has completed its previously announced acquisition of Xoom.

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Broadridge buys QED Financial Systems

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR) has acquired privately-held investment accounting solutions provider QED Financial Systems, Inc. QED provides software-based investment accounting solutions, data management and outsourced investment accounting services to more than 40 institutional investors and asset managers who together have more than $1.5 trillion in assets under management. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Bango secures £11m funding

Bango plc (AIM: BGO), the mobile payments company, announces today a £11m funding round, subject to shareholder approval at a General Meeting.

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Verifone buys Germany's InterCard

Verifone (PAY) announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire InterCard AG, a leading Payment as a Service provider in Germany.

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Wincor Nixdorf says restructuring plan having impact

Wincor Nixdorf AG ended fiscal 2014/2015 slightly better than anticipated in the revised outlook issued at the end of the first half.

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Broadridge Q1 net income rises

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: BR) today reported financial results for the first quarter of its fiscal year 2016. Results for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared with the same period last year were as follows:

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SEC sanctions take toll on ITG third quarter

ITG (ITG), an independent execution broker and research provider, today reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2015.

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SunGard posts Q3 results

SunGard Data Systems Inc. (“SunGard” or the “Company”), one of the world’s leading financial software companies, today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2015.

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TawiPay closes seed round with former Western Union CEO

TawiPay, a money transfer search engine providing transparent information to migrants and expatriates around the world on the best services for their needs, announced today the closing of its first external funding round.