FeaturedTechnologyGoogle caught in a storm over app payments?IFM CorrespondentAugust 8, 2022August 8, 2022 by IFM CorrespondentAugust 8, 2022August 8, 2022 According to critics, Google and Apple's high prices at their mobile app stores cost developers billions of dollars annually.... Read more
CurrencyFeaturedBank of England names reps from Asos, PayPal and Spotify in CBDC forumIFM CorrespondentSeptember 30, 2021 by IFM CorrespondentSeptember 30, 2021 The BoE forum will explore the practicalities of designing, rolling out and operating a CBDC... Read more
FintechPayPal agrees to buy Japanese BNPL firm Paidy for $2.7 bnInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021 The transaction and the regulatory approval is expected to be completed by the end of 2021... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyBerlin-based tech firm Mobius raises £4.5 mn to expand in the UKInternational Finance Business DeskSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskSeptember 9, 2021September 9, 2021 The funding round for Mobius was led by Ventech VC... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyPayPal launches its crypto services in the UKInternational Finance Business DeskAugust 23, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskAugust 23, 2021 Earlier, PayPal’s crypto services were only available in the US... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyPayPal to launch crypto services in the UKInternational Finance Business DeskJuly 30, 2021 by International Finance Business DeskJuly 30, 2021 The launch could be as early as next month, according to PayPal CEO Dan Schulman... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyPaypal’s crypto partner Paxos secures $142 mn fundingPritam BordoloiDecember 18, 2020 by Pritam BordoloiDecember 18, 2020 The Series C funding round for Paxos was led by Declaration Partners... Read more
FeaturedTechnologyVodafone becomes eighth member to quit Libra AssociationBharath KumarJanuary 22, 2020March 18, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 22, 2020March 18, 2020 Last year, eBay Visa, Mastercard, Mercado Pago, Stripe, Booking Holdings and PayPal left the association... Read more
TechnologyPayPal acquires Honey Science for $4 bn to improve CXBharath KumarJanuary 7, 2020 by Bharath KumarJanuary 7, 2020 The acquisition will help PayPal to improve customer shopping experience and boost ecommerce sales for merchants... Read more
FintechJanuary-February 2019MagazineMillennial-approved banking paves the way for dynamic industry shiftBharath KumarJanuary 14, 2019December 12, 2019 by Bharath KumarJanuary 14, 2019December 12, 2019 With millennials providing their seal of approval for on-the-go fintech solutions, the banking industry of the future is looking drastically different... Read more