OCBC now offers cross-border P2P payments via Visa Direct
Singaporean bank OCBC is now offering a new kind of instant transfer to WeChat Pay and Alipay in China. The feature is available to customers of ...
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Alipay unveils Tap!, an alternative to QR code payments
Ant Group's company is taking advantage of the continuing adoption of physical mobile payments in China to launch an alternative to the QR code. ...
Revolut allows you to pay in cryptocurrency via your payment cards and earn 1% cashback
Neo-bank Revolut has released a new feature that allows users to turn their credit or debit card into a crypto card. Revolut says it is moving cl...
Société Générale acquires PayXpert
Societe Generale has announced its acquisition of a new British FinTech, PayXpert. The move will give the French bank a new base of payment solut...
New funds and new ambitions for Vivid Money
Berlin-based FinTech Vivid Money has just completed a major fundraising round of 100 million euros. This Series C round should enable it to conso...
Payment insight August 2021
Payments Insight July 2021 Headlines Crypto – MDBC and crypto are more and more attractive Fintech – A new wave of conso...
Vodacom and Alipay launch a super-app in Africa
FACTS Africa's largest telecom operator, Vodacom, has announced the launch of a super-app embedding financial and lifestyle services in the...
Credit Karma makes cashback random and fun
FACTS Credit Karma is currently working on a model that reinvents loyalty programs based on random reimbursement for spending on its ca...
The Chinese TikTok launches a payment solution
FACTS The Chinese company ByteDance is known worldwide for launching the social network TikTok. It also offers a Chinese version of...
Lydia Announces another Funding Round, Attracts Tencent
FACTS The Paris-based mobile payment FinTech Lydia announces a €40 million financing round.
Tinkoff Pushing Back the Limits of Banking with a “Super App”
FACTS The Russian bank Tinkoff launches an extra-banking app building on conventional financial features as well as services relevant to th...
Tencent Selling Loans through Video-Streaming Platform
FACTS WeBank, digital bank by Tencent, introduces a new lending offer available from their video-streaming platform.
Alipay Aims for 10 Million Merchants in Europe
FACTS During the Global Summit held in London, Alibaba’s payment platform unveiled their strategic plan to European merchants.
Le Marché: Lydia Structuring their Marketplace
FACTS Lydia has been making headway in France with their P2P payment solution. They now unveil a marketplace for financial services. This l...
PayPal’s First Steps in China with GoPay
FACTS The People’s Bank of China agreed to PayPal’s buyout of a majority stake (70%) in the local payment company, GoPay.
WeChat Pay Makes Plans for an Instalment Option
FACTS Tencent would be planning to add an instalment service in China by the end of the year. This option, called “Fen Fu” for now, should...
Payments... and Now a Credit Scoring Tool for Line
FACTS Line started out as an instant messaging platform, and make further progress into becoming a FinTech. They launched a payment service...
News in Brief – June 2019
Players’ Strategy EUROPE – China UnionPay partners with the British start-up Tribe Payments on launching their services in Europe. In addit...
P2P Payments: Facebook Unfolds New Strategy
Photo credits: The Star On Line FACTS The American Web giant Facebook chooses London to establish their new team for WhatsApp-based inte...
News in Brief – March 2019
Players’ Strategy EUROPE – As they reported strong process in turnover for 2018, the FinTech Treezor (owned by Société Générale since Septe...
