December 19, 2019
Following its recent debut in Singapore, Revolut launches Metal Visa card in the market
Global fintech company Revolut, in partnership with Visa, today announced the...
December 2, 2019
Africa Roundup: Nigerian fintech gets $360M, mints unicorn, draws Chinese VC
November 2019 could mark when Nigeria (arguably) became Africa’s...
November 14, 2019
Fund Transfers license granted, NIUM officially launches digital cross-border payments platform in Indonesia
Recently rebranded into NIUM, digital cross-border payment platform InstaReM has...
November 12, 2019
Nigeria’s Interswitch confirms $1B valuation after Visa investment
Nigerian digital payments firm Interswitch confirmed today it has reached...
October 31, 2019
Latin America Roundup: Uber acquires Cornershop, Softbank invests in Buser and Olist
Brazil continued to churn out unicorns this month, with Curitiba-based Ebanx...
October 24, 2019
Mobile banking app Current raises $20M Series B, tops half a million users
Mobile banking app Current, which began as a teen debit card controlled by...
October 24, 2019
Today’s top tech news: WeWork plans to lay off 4,000 staff; Gojek says dual listing likely but no immediate IPO plans
WeWork plans to lay off 4,000 staff [Reuters] Office-sharing startup WeWork is...
October 13, 2019
Why each Libra member’s mutiny hurts Facebook
There’s a strategic cost to the defection of Visa, Stripe, eBay, and more...
September 16, 2019
Plaid announces strategic investment from Mastercard and Visa
When Plaid announced its $250 million Series C investment, last year, it left...
July 31, 2019
Visa pitches a program offering fintechs faster market access through an ecosystem of partners
Visa is pitching a new way for startups in the fintech space to get to market...