PayPal agrees to buy Japanese BNPL firm Paidy for $2.7 bn
The transaction and the regulatory approval is expected to be completed by the end of 2021...
Category : Fintech
Airwallex secures money services business licence in Malaysia
Airwallex also recently launched in the US as a part of its global expansion plans...
Does Brexit come as a great opportunity for the UK’s fintech sector?
The UK’s fintech sector has the potential to keep the country as the global fintech hub...
Brazilian fintech Nubank acquires Spin Pay to boost payment offerings
The deal will also help Nubank expand the portfolio to offer its popular instant payments platform Pix...
Standard Chartered partners with Linklogis on blockchain trade finance platform
This move will also help determine how viable is the crypto technology in global trade...
The Arab Monetary Fund signs MoU with Visa for faster cross-border payment
As per the agreement, Visa will collaborate with Buna, the AMF’s regional payment platform...
Fintech investment in China reaches $1.3 bn in H1 2021
China attracted $900 mn in fintech investment in H1 2020...
e-wallets in Egypt increases by 16% to 16.3 mn in H1 2021
The number of deposit operations increased by 109% reaching 13.8 mn...
Indonesia and Thailand roll out their pilot cross-border QR payment linkage
The full commercial phase of it will be launched in 2022...
Argentinian fintech Ualá valued at $2.45 bn after latest funding round
The fintech company has raised $350 mn in the latest funding round...