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...
Category : Fintech
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...
BigPay receives $100 mn from South Korea’s SK Group to expand its services
BigPay offers users in Malaysia and Singapore a digital wallet that comes with debit cards, local and international money transfers...
FintechOS bags $10 mn funding from World Bank to expand its business
The funding comes as a part of the company’s latest Series B funding round that was announced in April this year...
Kenyan fintech Pesapal receives authorisation from the central bank
The company can now run its payment gateway services in compliance with National Payment System (NPS) Act 2011...
Singaporean fintech Nium raises $200 mn to expand in LatAm and the US
The startup’s value topped $1 bn after a Series-D funding round led by the US-based Riverwood Capital...
Visa acquires Currencycloud in a $963 mn deal
This deal builds on an existing strategic partnership between the companies that was done in 2019...
Mobile wallet usage on the rise across the globe
One in two people will use a mobile wallet by 2025, according to a latest research report...
Voyager Innovation raises $167 mn to fast-track financial inclusion in the Philippines
Investors that participated in the funding round include PLDT, KKR, and Tencent among others...