Nubank Partners with Lightspark to Enhance Customer Experience via Blockchain
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Blockchain
Nu Holdings (Nubank) announces today a partnership with Lightspark, a global leader in infrastructure for the Bitcoin Lightning Network, Bitcoin’s second-layer blockchain that scales and accelerates transactions. The agreement between the companies aims to evolve the Nu app in the future by incorporating new blockchain-based features or services.
Payabli Closes $20M Series A to Scale Operations and Drive Innovation for Its Payments Infrastructure and Monetization Platform
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Payabli, the payments infrastructure solution for software companies, has closed a $20M Series A. The round was led by QED Investors with participation from existing investors TTV Capital, Fika Ventures and Bling Capital based on the company’s greater than 3X revenue growth.
Worldline Partners with Preferred Hotels & Resorts to Enhance Payment Solutions for Luxury Hospitality Segment
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Worldline, a global leader in payment services, has announced a strategic partnership with Preferred Hotels & Resorts, a globally renowned brand dedicated to supporting independent luxury hotels, resorts, and residences for over 50 years. This collaboration marks a significant step forward in streamlining payment processes and elevating the guest experience within the luxury hospitality segment, benefiting more than 600 member properties...
Klarna Plus Soars to 100,000 Subscribers in the US
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Klarna, the AI-powered global payments network and shopping assistant, today announced that Klarna Plus, issued by WebBank, has reached a significant milestone of 100,000 subscribers in the US since its launch
Nutanix Study Projects Hybrid Multicloud Adoption for Financial Services Will Triple, as Organisations Prioritise Data Security & AI
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Cloud
Nutanix, a leader in hybrid multicloud computing, announced the findings of its sixth annual global Financial Services Enterprise Cloud Index (ECI) survey and research report, which measures enterprise progress with cloud adoption in the financial services and insurance industry.
GFT: Consumers Seek More Bank Support as Debts Mount
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Personal Finance
The average British consumer has almost £2,700 of credit card debt, and more than a third have, or contemplated taking out, a payday or short-term loan to cover rising debt costs in the last 12 months, according to new research. Despite this mounting debt, over a third (39%) of consumers are not using any tools to help manage their spending. Around one in four (26%) are still using manual software such as Microsoft Excel to track their...
dLocal Secures Partnership with Kenyan Commercial Banking System
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Infrastructure
dLocal, the leading cross-border payment platform specializing in high-growth markets, has finalized a partnership agreement with the KCB Group, the commercial banking services handled by the Central Bank of Kenya, including inbound remittance services. The approval comes almost exactly one year after the country approved dLocal local entity for its first payment services license.
LoopFX Announces £2.6M Investment from Augmentum Fintech PLC
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
LoopFX announces a fresh round of funding with Augmentum Fintech, Europe’s leading fintech fund, who have taken a £2.6mln stake in the business. Augmentum’s Founder & CEO Tim Levene will join the Board of LoopFX, which is chaired by John Sievwright and includes experienced financial services entrepreneurs Martin Gilbert, Michael Soutar and Ivan Ritossa.
myPOS Unveils Tap to Pay on iPhone for Merchants in Germany
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
UK-based payments company, myPOS, is introducing Tap to Pay on iPhone for businesses in Germany. Tap to Pay is available within the myPOS Glass app and allows merchants to accept contactless payments directly on their iPhone, with no additional hardware needed. Tap to Pay on iPhone enables merchants to accept all forms of contactless payments, including contactless credit and debit cards, Apple Pay, and other digital wallets.
Glia Delivers Unified Interactions to CU*Answers’ Digital Banking Platform
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Digital banking
Glia, the leader in customer interaction technology, today announced a strategic partnership with CU*Answers, a credit union service organization (CUSO), to unify member interactions within its digital banking platform. The partnership will provide credit unions with the ChannelLess® tools needed to drive efficiencies, loyalty and conversions.
Banca AideXa Secures €16M led by ConfCommercio
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Fundraising News
Italian fintech Banca AideXa, specializing in digital lending for micro and small businesses, has raised €16 million in new capital. This funding brings their total raised capital to €96 million and includes Italy’s largest business association, ConfCommercio, as a new investor.
Mastercard Move Collaborates with Urpay to Enable Convenient and Secure Cross-border Payment Services
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
As part of its mission to connect and power an inclusive digital economy, Mastercard has signed a strategic agreement with urpay to offer urpay consumers across the Kingdom greater access to an advanced selection of cross-border payment solutions.
Wearable Paytech Provider MuchBetter Launches Contactless Payment Ring for Free in Italy
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
MuchBetter, the wearable payments tech pioneer, has today launched a free contactless ceramic payments ring in Italy giving consumers more convenient, stylish and enjoyable ways to pay by removing initial cost barriers to wearable tech.
GoCardless Partners with Celigo to Scale Indirect Customer Acquisition Globally
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Bank payment company GoCardless has announced a partnership with integration and automation platform Celigo to accelerate its growth through indirect channels.
Nexi Extends Tap to Pay on iPhone to Merchant Customers in Germany
- 7 months 2 weeks ago
- Payments
Nexi, the European PayTech, now enables merchants in Germany to accept in-person contactless payments seamlessly and securely with Tap to Pay on iPhone and will continue to expand the availability of Tap to Pay on iPhone to its customers in Europe where the service is available. This follows the launch of the same functionality from Apple for merchants in Italy at the end of May.
