May 13, 2022
FinTech Ant Group Hires for Singapore Digital Bank
Chinese FinTech giant Ant Group is looking to hire 20 new positions in Singapore as part of an expansion across Southeast Asia, according to a LinkedIn post on its company...
April 26, 2022
Nium Signs Deal to Buy Alternative Payments Platform Socash
Global payments firm Nium signed an acquisition deal for alternative payments network platform Socash, according to a Tuesday (April 26) press release. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The acquisition of Socash gives...
April 26, 2022
EU FinTechs Drawn to MENA Region’s Digital Payments and Merchant...
The introduction of open banking, enabled by the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2), has significantly transformed the digital payments space in Europe, boosting competition in the banking industry and allowing...
April 18, 2022
Today in the Connected Economy: Uber Teams up With Japan’s...
Today in the connected economy, Uber Eats partners with Japan’s Rakuten Group to give customers an extra payment option online. Also, global payments platform 2C2P joins forces with Ant Group...
April 18, 2022
2C2P Teams With Ant Group to Advance Digital Payments in...
Global payments platform 2C2P is teaming up with Ant Group to advance digital payments and innovation in Southeast Asia, according to a press release on Monday (April 18). Upon completion...
April 18, 2022
Philippine BNPL Firm BillEase Raises $20M Debt Facility
Philippines-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup BillEase has secured a $20 million debt facility from emerging market credit provider Lendable that it will use to speed up its growth...
April 15, 2022
Rising Prices Give Consumers Pause Before They Reach for Digital...
Inflation continued to be a factor for shoppers during March, PYMNTS’ latest study tracking consumer spending and eCommerce trends found. The report, “Digital Economy Payments April 2022 U.S. Edition How...
March 21, 2022
Amsterdam FinTech Recharge.com Expands to Australia
London- and Amsterdam-based FinTech Recharge.com has launched in Australia, the company announced Monday (March 21). The firm is best known for selling digital gift cards for popular brands such as Spotify,...
March 10, 2022
PYMNTS Intelligence: How Merchants Are Meeting Latin American Millennial, Generation...
Consumers worldwide continue to adjust how they shop, pay for daily purchases and interact with their financial institutions (FIs) during the pandemic. Ninety-three percent of consumers globally report being interested...