Visa Expands QR Code Payments Across Asia Pacific
Visa is collaborating with several QR payment providers across Asia Pacific to enable cross-border QR payments. The partnerships include Lakala in Mainland China, Touch ‘n Go Digital in Malaysia, FOMO Pay in Singapore, LINE Pay in ... Read More
BNZ Acquires Māori-Led Open Banking Fintech BlinkPay
The Bank of New Zealand (BNZ) has acquired BlinkPay, a Māori-led open banking fintech founded in 2015. BlinkPay connects with local banks to offer a range of services that facilitate open banking payments. As part of the acquisition, ... Read More
Standard Chartered Partners with Wise for Faster Global Remittances
Standard Chartered has teamed up with Wise to enhance cross-border remittance services across Asia and the Middle East. Through this partnership, Standard Chartered’s SC Remit customers will now be able to send money in 21 currencies, ... Read More
NatWest Launches Approval2Buy Virtual Corporate Cards for Business Expenses
NatWest has introduced Approval2Buy, a mobile virtual card payment tool designed to streamline business expenses. Powered by Mastercard’s virtual card and tokenisation technology, Approval2Buy allows companies to instantly generate ... Read More
Fiserv Leads $150 Million Funding Round for Melio, Valuing the SMB Payments Platform at $2 Billion
Melio, a payments platform tailored for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has secured $150 million in a Series E funding round led by Fiserv. This new funding brings Melio‘s valuation to $2 billion. Other participants in the ... Read More
Affirm Launches Buy Now, Pay Later Services in the UK
Affirm, a major North American Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) platform, has officially entered the UK market. Founded in 2012 and listed publicly since 2021, Affirm has processed over $75 billion in transactions across the US and Canada in the ... Read More
Tappy Technologies Launches Payments and Fitness Ring
Tappy Technologies has introduced an innovative ring that combines fitness tracking with contactless payments. The ring can be tokenized with users’ debit, credit, or prepaid cards, allowing for secure, card-free payments. Developed ... Read More
Standard Bank Chooses Volante for Pan-African Payments Modernization
Standard Bank partners with Volante to modernize payments across Africa, integrating Payments-as-a-Service to enhance efficiency, unify payment formats, and adopt ISO 20022 ... Read More
Postbank Launches Barcode Cash Withdrawal Service Across 12,500 Locations
Postbank introduces a barcode-based cash withdrawal service, enabling customers to access up to €1,000 per day at 12,500 retail outlets across Germany, enhancing banking convenience and ... Read More
Moniepoint Raises $110 Million to Accelerate African Expansion
Nigerian fintech Moniepoint secures $110 million in Series C funding to expand its integrated business banking platform across Africa, crossing the $1 billion unicorn valuation ... Read More