Tag: Payments & Remittances
Mobile remittance pilot project gets approval
Peppermint Innovations today announced that the Philippine Central Bank has granted approval for its local partner. Read more: e27.co
CardConnect completes merger with FinTech Acquisition Corp
FinTech Acquisition Corp. (FNTC) today announced that it completed the acquisition of CardConnect, a payment processing and technology. Read more: www.finextra.com
WePay hails Britannia, leaping across the payments pond
In a move designed to bring the value and convenience of payments to software platforms to the U.K., market, WePay is setting up shop across the pond. Read more: http://www.pymnts.com/
Touché secures $2m through private funding
Touche; announced today a capital funding of $2m, plans to move forward in the further development of the solution and production of devices. Read more: thetechportal.com
Grab builds mobile payments platform
Grab announced that it had struck a deal with Indonesia’s Lippo Group. Grab will implement a fully vetted mobile payments platform. Read more: www.pymnts.com
MasterCard buys UK FinTech firm VocaLink for £700m
MasterCard hopes buying BACS and LINK operator will allow it to take a greater interest in mobile payments in the UK. Read more: www.techweekeurope.co.uk
Myanmar microfinance firm conducts blockchain test
Tech firm Infoteria has successfully tested an application of blockchain technology with Myanmar microfinance firm BC Finance. Read more: www.coindesk.com
Cross-Border payments FinTech Airwallex funding
Airwallex lands $3M to support cross-border payments platform. Read more: www.pymnts.com
Private equity firm Innova Capital backs Polish e-payment business PeP
European private equity firm Innova Capital has backed Polish e-payments business Polskie ePlatnosci(PeP).
The firm said it intends to use the business as a platform...