Fingerprints and Mswipe for biometric payment solutions in India
Biometrics company Fingerprints has partnered with Mswipe, an India-based end-to-end digital enabler for SMEs, to bring a contactless biometric payment card to India.
iZettle recieves €30m debt funding from European Investment Bank
Sweden-based payment solutions platform iZettle has received a €30m debt funding deal from the European Investment Bank.
Hungarian startup PeasyPay vying Spanish and British expansion
PeasyPay, a bieometric-based payment company, is looking to expand its reach from its native Hungry to Spain, Slovenia and the UK.
Clair, scoops $175m for a novel, on-demand payment solution
Clair, the innovative FinTech firm dedicated to transforming financial services for workers, has successfully secured a substantial $175m in its latest funding round.
Lightspeed POS to acquire Kounta in $35m deal
Lightspeed POS has acquired fellow point-of-sale solution Kounta in a deal worth around $35m.
Visa invests into and partners with Japan-based Paidy
Japanese payment solution Paidy has received an investment from Visa, alongside the formation of a new partnership between the pair.
POS solution Checkmate closes Series A round on $3m
US-based POS system for restaurants Checkmate has closed its Series A round in $3m.
Mercedes transforms car into payment device
Mercedes-Benz is joining forces with Mastercard to introduce embedded in-car payments at the point of sale.
Radpay secures seed round which values the business at $10.2m
Global payment processor Radpay has scored $1.2m in a seed round which puts the business valuation to $10.2m.
Africa gets a new FinTech unicorn as Chipper Cash joins the club
Cross-border payments company Chipper Cash has become a FinTech unicorn after a $150m Series C extension round pushed its valuation just above $2bn.