QR Code Payment Users to Reach 2.2 Billion Globally by 2025
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 11, 2021
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 11, 2021
Americas
Goldman teams up with fintech startup Marqeta to build checking accounts
Reuters, Posted January 14, 2021
Reuters, Posted January 14, 2021
#partnerships
PayPal becomes first foreign firm in China with full ownership of payments business
Reuters, Posted January 14, 2021
Reuters, Posted January 14, 2021
#M&A #paytech
Canadian challenger Koho appoints new CTO
Fintech Futures, Posted January 14, 2021
Fintech Futures, Posted January 14, 2021
#challenger #neobank
Asia
Indonesian Fintech BukuKas Raises US$ 10M in Sequoia Capital India Led Round
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 12, 2021
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 12, 2021
#fundraising
Grab Financial Group raises $300 million Series A led by Hanhwa Asset Management
Tech Crunch, Posted January 14, 2021
Tech Crunch, Posted January 14, 2021
#fundraising
Pakistan launches new instant payment system Raast
Fintech Futures, Posted January 15, 2021
Fintech Futures, Posted January 15, 2021
#paytech
Vietnam mobile wallet MoMo raises about $100 million, aims for IPO
Reuters, Posted January 13, 2021
Reuters, Posted January 13, 2021
#fundraising #IPO #e-wallet
Investors Bullish on Indonesia’s Fintech Sector
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 15, 2021
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 15, 2021
#SaaS
Ripple creates Malaysia-Bangladesh remittance corridor
Finextra, Posted January 15, 2021
Finextra, Posted January 15, 2021
#remittances
Indonesian investment platform Ajaib gets $25 million Series A led by Horizons Venture and Alpha JWC
Tech Crunch, Posted January 11, 2021
Tech Crunch, Posted January 11, 2021
#fundraising
Singaporeans Encouraged to Hand Out E-Hong Baos for Lunar New Year
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 18, 2021
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted January 18, 2021
#pandemic
Europe
Sync. eyes European domination as it launches in Lithuania and Germany
Altfi, Posted January 14, 2021
Altfi, Posted January 14, 2021
#market expansion #open-banking
New data show UK fintech apps’ popularity peaked in 2019
Altfi, Posted January 13, 2021
Altfi, Posted January 13, 2021
#pandemic #fintech
UK payments acquirer Unlimint powers on with “aggressive” LatAm expansion
Fintech Futures, Posted January 12, 2021
Fintech Futures, Posted January 12, 2021
#market expansion
Irish banks club together on real-time payments app
Finextra, Posted January 13, 2021
Finextra, Posted January 13, 2021
#partnerships #paytech