PAYMENTS & REMITTANCES

OCBC has become the first bank in Asia Pacific to let customers send cash through Siri. Users can send money with a voice command via Siri, then use the OCBC Pay Anyone mobile e-payment service. Read more: www.bankingtech.com

Payments automation service AvidXchange has raised $3.5m in a new round of equity funding according to an SEC filing. The financing comes from two investors that remain unnamed. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

The rumours of Facebook entering the payment space in Europe have been going on ever since Facebook applied for a money transfer license a while ago. Read more: techcrunch.com

Dwolla, the eCommerce company, said Friday that it is shifting its focus onto APIs and is exiting the apps business. Read more: www.pymnts.com

In Australian, bargaining cartels can form with permission from authorities, so the banks are seeking to finally create competitors to Apple Pay on the iPhone. Read more: www.reuters.com

As P2P continues to expand and accelerate – fintech and bank companies alike want to make payments as instantaneous as possible. Read more: www.pymnts.com

Automated B2B payments provider Tipalti has raised $14m in a new round of funding led by SGVC. Read more: www.fintechroundup.com

Nordea is abandoning Swipp, the Danish mobile payments JV it runs with local banks, and hitching its wagon to rival Danske Bank's MobilePay service. Read more: www.businesswire.com

he world’s largest payment networks will see a surge in transactions and cardholders after the Indian government’s decision this month to remove high-denomination bills. Read more: www.bloomberg.com

BHNV Capital is a venture seed investment fund for both fintech and peer-to-peer (P2P) businesses and technologies. Read more: www.financemagnates.com