Broadridge acquires Alpha Omega in Itiviti combination plan
Broadridge will combine Alpha Omega and Itiviti’s post-trade solutions.
Business-to-Business/B2B
Dear Luc: Should I pick a fintech specialist or a jack-of-all-trades?
This week someone writes in to ask: should I pick a fintech specialist or a holistic provider to partner?
NCR to acquire crypto ATM firm LibertyX
The deal will see NCR deploy LibertyX across its software suite.
Exclusive: Central Bank of Egypt selects collection of Oracle FS platforms
Central bank picks a range of systems from digital banking to treasury and credit facilities.
Biller launches new AI-powered BNPL invoicing solution
Biller was founded by a team of former Mollie and Klarna senior managers.
Exclusive: Oracle FS wins major lending deal with AT&T
US telecoms giant picks lending and leasing solutions.
Airtel Africa’s mobile money business receives $200m from QIA
QIA gains a minority stake in African mobile payments firm.
Behalf raises $100m in debt financing to expand BNPL offering for B2B firms
The company also secured $19 million in a venture funding round.
Figure Technologies closes $200m Series D funding round
Blockchain infrastructure provider hits $3.2 billion valuation.
Report: Self-service banking – the key to customer acquisition and retention
Fintech Futures investigates how self service banking has changed and what firms can do to keep up.
Fiserv partnership with Goldman Sachs brings initial B2B payments offering
The two companies have forged a strategic relationship which will see additional combined solutions.
ICYMI funding round-up: Cobee, Sila, Vincent, WhenThen, Clara & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Singapore fintech Thunes acquires payments platform Limonetik
The firm will combine Limonetik’s PaaS model with its existing global payments network.
Solarisbank raises €190m in Series D, acquires Contis for UK foothold
German BaaS provider hits unicorn valuation and looks towards the UK.
B2B payments platform Nium hits unicorn status with $200m Series D round
Nium has now raised a total of around $280 million in funding.
Swift launches low-value payments service Swift Go
Payments network aims to make things easier for small businesses.
Paystone raises $23.8m for payments and engagement platform
Canadian company brings total raised in 2021 to $78.7 million.
Paystand lands $50m in Series C funding round
The blockchain-powered payments firm will use the new capital to grow the business.
ICYMI funding round-up: Credit Fair, Plooto, Xclaim, Weavr & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
OKCoin partners Worldpay to expand global merchant acquiring
Cryptocurrency exchange wanted “a proven and experienced partner”.
Dear Luc: What’s the deal with embedded finance?
This week someone writes in to ask: how can I get on the embedded finance bandwagon?
Visa to acquire Currencycloud in deal valued at £700m
Payments giant seeks to strengthen its foreign exchange business.
Cardless raises $40m in Series B funding
Cardless has now raised $50 million in total funding.
Swishfund swaps out back office tech for Five Degrees’ neo
Dutch lender chose from a range of cloud-based providers.
Clearco raises $215m in Series C round led by SoftBank’s Vision Fund 2
Firm wants to boost its “founder-friendly” financing suite.
Wise finalises record-breaking £8.75bn direct listing
Cross-border payments company debuts on the LSE in largest-ever listing for a tech firm.
Bank of Mongolia goes live with Compass Plus payments tech
Mongolian central bank needed to cope with increasing transaction volumes.
AirAsia subsidiary BigPay bids for Malaysian banking licence
E-wallet firm aims to capture one of five offered by the Malaysian central bank.
ICYMI funding round-up: Zeepay, Aliaswire, Daylight, Neon & more
Another batch of funding rounds that might have flown under your radar.
Klarna signs merchant financing partnership with Liberis
Liberis will roll out its revenue-based solution in the coming months.
NatWest sells Ulster Bank commercial lending business to AIB in €4.2bn deal
NatWest continues with its withdrawal from the Irish market.
Tide expands to India with £100m investment and RBL Bank partnership
UK business bank aims to “unleash” the potential of Indian SMEs.
Architecture heads at Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan leave months into their jobs
John Smith and Gavin Leo-Rhynie depart from major banks.
ICYMI funding round-up: LOQR, MOCA Financial, Bueno Finance, Glint Pay & more
Another batch of funding rounds that could have flown under your radar.
Raisin and Deposit Solutions merge to create pan-European fintech giant
The newly formed Raisin DS is already turning its eyes towards the US.
Payshop goes live on BHMI’s Concourse for back-office payments
Portuguese payments firm aims for “seamless support”.
Goldman Sachs partners with Visa for cross-border payments
The partnership aims to streamline the bank’s existing systems for both commercial and corporate clients.
Singapore fintech Nium acquires B2B travel payments firm Ixaris
The transaction is expected to close early in the third quarter of 2021.
Resolve lands $60m to grow buy now, pay later B2B offering
Resolve was spun out from buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Affirm in 2019.
Customers Bank plans blockchain-based payments with Tassat
US-based Customers Bank aims to tokenise USD payments with Tassat’s tech.
