Contactless payment app Paerpay snaps up seed funding
Contactless payment solution for restaurants Paerpay has scored $3m in its seed funding round, which was led by MassMututal.
TruRating surpasses its £1.8m crowdfunding target
TruRating, a platform enabling consumers to leave merchant feedback at a POS terminal, has surpassed its £1.8m crowdfunding target.
FinTech unicorn Pine Labs closes additional funding hot off heels of $600m investment
FinTech unicorn Pine Labs has received a $100m investment, which comes just hot off the heels of its $600m round.
Holvi teams up with SumUp to serve German SMEs
Finish banking service Holvi is partnering with mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) solution SumUp to serve small businesses in Germany.
Axis Bank rolls out wearable contactless payment device Wear ‘N’ Pay
In a bid to encourage the mainstream adoption of cashless transactions, India-based banking group Axis Bank launched its own range of wearable contactless payment devices, called Wear N Pay.
Sunlight Financial lands $50m from FTV Capital
Sunlight Financial, which provides point-of-sale financing solutions, has landed a $50m investment from FTV Capital.
American Express, GreenSky partner to improve POS financing
American Express has partnered with POS payment and financing processor GreenSky to power frictionless payments.
Bolt’s total funding hits $90m after $69m Series B round
San Francisco-based PayTech Bolt has secured $69m in its Series B funding round co-led by US-based venture firms Activant Capital and Tribe Capital.
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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.
Move over Klarna, Checkout.com just became Europe’s most valuable FinTech
Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450m Series C funding round at a $15bn valuation, making it Europe's most valuable venture-backed FinTech.