Alipay+, a global wallet gateway under Ant International, supports Kakao Pay, a leading South Korean mobile wallet, in launching NFC (Near-Field Communication) payment for overseas transactions, through its partnership with Mastercard. Kakao Pay becomes one of the first Alipay+ mobile payment partners to introduce the convenient and secure “tap-to-pay” experiences when its users travel abroad.
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ARK Invest Europe announced today it has surpassed $1 billion in assets under management (AUM) across its European fund ranges, having started 2025 at $446m. The milestone comes exactly two years after ARK Investment Management LLC acquired Rize ETF in September 2023 and subsequently launched 3 ARK ETFs in April 2024. Surpassing this milestone underscores the growing demand from European allocators for active, high-conviction exposure to disruptive innovation.
Mastercard Start Path today announced the newest cohort of companies joining its award-winning startup engagement program: AraxaTech, Hyperlayer, Kamina, firmly, amnis, Qawn, Save Your Wardrobe, MoovnPay, Pentatonic, Circulae and Circulayo.
Paga Group, a UK-headquartered financial technology company and one of Africa’s fastest-growing companies, today announced its expansion into the US market with digital banking for Africa’s diaspora in the US .
Alloy, a leading identity and fraud prevention platform provider, today announced the launch of a perpetual Know Your Customer (pKYC) solution enhanced by AI insights. The pKYC solution will enable financial institutions and fintechs in the UK, Europe, and beyond to improve the customer experience and grow their business, while simultaneously meeting evolving regulatory requirements.
Millions risk being condemned to retirement poverty unless the UK’s pensions system is overhauled, PensionBee has warned, as it calls on the Pensions Commission to deliver bold reforms to tackle deep-rooted structural inequalities.
Viva.com, the first Tech Bank in Europe for businesses, has enabled Tap to Pay on iPhone in Norway, allowing local merchants to seamlessly accept all forms of contactless payments, such as contactless credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets, using only an iPhone and Viva.com’s Terminal app.
Tyl by NatWest and akru announce a new strategic partnership, that will offer hospitality venues across the UK a seamlessly integrated Point of Sale (POS) and payments solution.
fundcraft, Europe’s leading digital fund operations provider, today announced the appointment of Alexandre Dumont as Country Head Luxembourg and member of the company’s Executive Committee.
Silverflow, the new standard in payment processing, has partnered with Buckaroo, a leading provider of payment solutions in the Netherlands and Belgium, announcing the successful deployment of Silverflow’s cloud-native card processing platform as part of its strategy to unify e-commerce and point-of-sale (POS) acquiring.