Fintech funding deals globally 18-24 January 2021
Featuring PPRO, iSTOX, Indy, Mercado Bitcoin, and Brigit.
PPRO
The global unbanked shoppers
The gap between the population of the banked and unbanked is continuing to broaden.
Citi partners Global Processing, PPRO to support new payments offering
Spring by Citi will be offered to institutional clients.
PayPal leads $50m funding round in PPRO
Citi Ventures and return investor HPE Growth Capital also participated
Infographic: the future of Christmas shopping
In just ten years we could see a highly digitally-led shopping experience.
Getting ready for mobile payments
With the penetration of mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets constantly growing, attention is increasingly turning to mobile marketing, mobile commerce and mobile payments. It is still the case, however, that these trends are largely played out in specialised media, and do not influence the actual behaviour of consumers. This is especially true for mobile payments, with consumers very sceptical about this concept
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