Americas
Visa takes a swipe in fintech, builds new online marketplace
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
#paytech
Brex invests in Indian corporate card startup Kodo
Finextra, Posted May 28, 2021
Finextra, Posted May 28, 2021
#investment #unicorns
US private credit marketplace Finitive hires Asstez Capital co-founder to lead Europe expansion
Altfi, Posted May 25, 2021
Altfi, Posted May 25, 2021
#P2P
LatAm-focused corporate spend startup Clara raises $30M months after its last round
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
#LatAm #fundraising
LATAM gets a new $1 billion fund focused partly on fintech
Insider Intelligence, Posted May 26, 2021
Insider Intelligence, Posted May 26, 2021
#LatAm
Asia
Indonesian crypto exchange Pintu gets $6M Series A led by Pantera, Intudo and Coinbase Ventures
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
#crypto #fundraising
Philippines Fintech Groups Pilots the Fintech Industry Sandbox
Fintech News Philippines, Posted May 28, 2021
Fintech News Philippines, Posted May 28, 2021
#fintech sandbox
Grab Financial’s Funding Represented 63% of Singapore’s Fintech Fundraising in Q1
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted May 25, 2021
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted May 25, 2021
#fundraising
Real-Time Digital Payments Volume Surges 48% in Singapore
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted May 25, 2021
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted May 25, 2021
#paytech
Stripe Enables GrabPay Payment Option for E-Commerce Merchants
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted May 27, 2021
Fintechnews Singapore, Posted May 27, 2021
#partnerships #paytech
Europe
UK’s Paysend raises $125M at a $700M+ valuation to expand its all-in-one payments platform
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
Tech Crunch, Posted May 26, 2021
#paytech #fundraising
SoftBank is backing buy-now-pay-later firm Klarna in funding round that values it at over $40 billion
CNBC, Posted May 27, 2021
CNBC, Posted May 27, 2021
#fundraising
Viva Wallet launches Tap on Phone feature for Android POS app
Finextra, Posted May 28, 2021
Finextra, Posted May 28, 2021
#neobanking
UK’s Barclays and Fintechs Starling, Monzo are Reportedly Blocking Money Transfers to Crypto Exchanges
Crowdfund Insider, Posted May 31, 2021
Crowdfund Insider, Posted May 31, 2021
#crypto
