StrongSalt, a California-based startup, has raised $3 million in a seed financing round from Valley Capital Partners, the company announced on Thursday.

With the freshly raised funds, the company is planning to develop its encryption platform-as-a-service for developers and enterprises.

Belgium's KBC has added PayPal balances and transactional information to its mobile bank account aggregation app.

The number of card payments in the euro area have more than doubled in a decade as consumers increasingly dispense with the hassle of carrying notes and coins, according to the latest statistics from the European Central Bank.

TideiSun Group's Chairman Mr. Chen Ping, and CEO Ms. Robin Xie, were invited by the NASDAQ exchange in September to introduce the company's flagship platform iSunOne -- an asset management APP combining private chatting with global instant payment.

UnionBank of the Philippines' (UnionBank) globally-awarded API Marketplace is enabling fintechs to scale growth through co-creation and reaching a wider audience for their APIs. It is one of the largest in Asia with over 200 open APIs, and a regional network with connectivity to the ASEAN Financial Innovation Network (AFIN) and its API Exchange -- an initiative by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to create digital infrastructure that enables inclusive prosperity in the region.

Mastercard today announced a global effort to pay garment factory workers digitally, a pivot the industry is making from traditional cash payroll to ensure workers receive their hard-earned wages securely and consistently. With industry partners including Levi Strauss & Co., Marks & Spencer and VF Corporation, and in conjunction with global nonprofit BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), this program aims to improve the wellbeing of factory workers who currently lack access to the financial tools and services that can help them and their families thrive.