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Paytech Recharge eyes global expansion after $35m investment

The Series B round culminated in one of the largest investments into a Dutch startup in 2021.

Deutsche Bank boosts online payments with Better Payment acquisition

Deutsche Bank’s acquisition will expand its product range and market share in online payments in Germany.

London gains new unicorn as TrueLayer raises $130m in Series E round

Open banking payments firm raises largest round yet from Tiger Global Management and Stripe.

A perfect storm: cash collection and the rise of digital payments

The cashless society has been anticipated for decades, with the pandemic now accelerating its arrival.

Pine Labs secures $100m investment to fuel further growth

The Indian fintech has now raised $700 million this year.

Video: fintech news pick of the week – Mastercard, Papaya Global & more

Our top pick of news from the world of finance and tech in bitesize video format, every week.

Flutterwave partners with Currencycloud to boost global expansion plans

Flutterwave has integrated Currencycloud’s API to expand its payments network.

Fintech funding deals globally 13 September – 19 September 2021

Featuring BitSight, Melio, SellersFunding, Form3 and Xendit.

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Cloud payroll fintech dopay raises $18m in Series A round

New raise will go towards product expansion in its sole Egyptian market.

Paytech Form3 secures $160m Series C round led by Goldman Sachs

London-based payment technology provider plots US expansion.

PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: Surepay – Editor’s Choice

Evolution of confirmation of payee (CoP).

Grow Credit raises $106m to expand subscription-based credit builder

Black-owned fintech firm plans growth to 100 million end consumers.

Shortlist announced for Banking Tech Awards 2021

Congratulations to all of this year’s finalists.

Corporate credit card start-up Cape partners with open banking provider Basiq

The tie-up will see Cape’s upcoming cards integrated with Basiq’s open banking technology.

SpotOn raises $300m in Series E round to fuel acquisition of Appetize

US payments firm acquires commerce platform as growth continues.

Exclusive: Inside the merger of DueDil and Artesian Solutions

FinTech Futures sits down with the CEOs of DueDil and Artesian to talk about their merger.

Santander’s PagoNxt acquires majority stake in Mexican technology firm MIT

PagoNxt plans to bolster the development of its payments service Getnet.

TransUnion acquires Neustar for $3.1bn to integrate identity solutions

Credit reporting firm aims to branch into fraud prevention.

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B2B payments platform Melio lands $250m investment at $4bn valuation

The firm says the Series D capital will be used to accelerate its expansion through partnerships.

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Payments infrastructure firm Xendit secures $150m funding round

Company plans to expand beyond its Indonesian and Philippines strongholds.

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CBI turns to Nexi and SIA for Italian payments architecture project

Cloud-based solution to expand digital transaction banking services.

PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: Volante – Best Real-Time Payments Solution

Delivering a clear roadmap to a real-time payments infrastructure.

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Payroll platform Papaya Global hits $3.7bn valuation with $250m Series D round

Papaya has now raised $440 million in total capital since its seed round in 2016.

JP Morgan to acquire majority stake in Volkswagen’s payments business

US banking giant says the deal will expand its digital payment capabilities.

FortisPay boosts commerce offering with OmniFund acquisition

The acquisition follows deals for EpicPay and Change Merchant Systems in June.

Scalapay raises $155m in Series A round to fund BNPL expansion

European payments firm seeks greater foothold in core markets.

i-movo teams up with ClearBank and DWP to digitise UK’s benefits payments system

Claimants can now receive their payments in a number of different ways.

Curve CTO to leave the fintech after four years

Matt Collinge is headed to unknown pastures new.

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Mastercard acquires blockchain security start-up CipherTrace

Payments giant aims to integrate CipherTrace’s crypto security and fraud detection capabilities.

Fintech funding deals globally 6 September – 12 September 2021

Featuring Varo, Scalapay, Wave, MNT Halan and Marshmallow.

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African fintech Wave hits unicorn status with $200m Series A round

The fintech start-up says it wants to “bring digital finance to everyone in Africa”.

Global Payments to acquire MineralTree in $500m deal

The acquisition will expand Global Payments’ B2B offering.

PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: Icon Solutions – PayTech For Good

Icon Solutions – charitable giving at the heart of its values.

ICYMI funding round-up: TruePay, BankiFi, Aurelia, Jeff & more

Another collection of funding rounds and raises from all over the world you might have missed this week.

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PayPal increases transaction fees between UK and Europe

A new 1.29% charge will come into force before the end of the year.

PayPal acquires Japanese BNPL unicorn Paidy in $2.7bn deal

PayPal sees the deal as a way to accelerate business in Japan.

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Fintech ecosystem MNT-Halan lands $120m funding

The Egyptian digital platform connects merchants and users who are typically excluded from financial institutions.

Visa partners Indian paytech to push offline payments

Innoviti says it is committed to building a cashless India, driving financial inclusion across the country.

PayTech Awards 2021 Winner: AccessPay – PayTech Team Of The Year

Satisfying the need for speed.

Yolt shuts down app to focus on open banking technology services

The Yolt app has more than 1.6 million downloads.

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