November 10, 2022
Founders Unite to Connect African Tech Community, Plug Funding Gap
Although African startups secured close to $5 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in 2021, double of what was raised year-on-year (YoY), it still pales in comparison to the $621...
October 25, 2022
Real Estate Startup Bilt Sees Valuation Quadruple to $1.5B
The chief executive of real estate startup Bilt Rewards says his company has seen its valuation grow fourfold to $1.5 billion following a $150 million equity funding round. In an...
October 23, 2022
FinTech Adyen Debuts Embedded Financial Tools in US and Europe
Dutch FinTech Adyen has launched two new embedded finance products for platform and marketplace businesses in Europe and the U.S. According to a Sunday (Oct. 23) news release, the products...
October 19, 2022
India’s Digital Payments Space Reaches Inflection Point
The digital payments industry in India is moving beyond borders to offer international cross-border payments, Cashfree Payments CEO and Co-Founder Akash Sinha observes in the new PYMNTS eBook, “What’s Your Plan?...
October 11, 2022
PostePay, Mastercard Usher in RTP Solution in Italy
PostePay and Mastercard are partnering to usher in a request-to-pay (RTP) solution in Italy to offer businesses greater control and flexibility over bill payments and cash flow. RTP gives billers...
October 04, 2022
Italy’s Digital Wallets Strive for Interoperability, Stronger Pan-EU Payments Integration
When PYMNTS assessed the landscape of digital payments in Italy for the “Benchmarking the EU’s Digital Engagement” series, it was observed that the country sits around the middle of the...
September 28, 2022
EMEA Daily: Sweden, Norway and Israel Central Banks Test Cross-Border...
Today in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), central banks in Sweden, Norway and Israel have teamed up to test central bank digital currency (CBDC) interoperability, and Satispay becomes...
September 28, 2022
Payments Startup Satispay Raises €320M, Is Italy’s Newest Unicorn
Payments startup Satispay raised 320 million euros ($306 million) in a Series D funding round that boosted its valuation to 1 billion euros, making it the latest FinTech unicorn among Italy’s few....
September 27, 2022
Razorpay Acquires PoshVine to Advance Loyalty Push
Digital payments gateway Razorpay is accelerating its push into loyalty and rewards management with the acquisition of the payments-linked loyalty and engagement startup PoshVine for undisclosed terms. “Our mission has...