11/30/2020 3:30:34 PM S&P Global agrees to buy IHS Markit for about $44b By Sarah Wolter The deal would combine one of the oldest names in financial markets with a relative newcomer. S&P traces its roots to an 1860 compendium...
11/30/2020 2:41:24 PM Mastercard, TSYS and Extend launch mobile virtual card solution for commercial clients By Sarah Wolter The new mobile virtual card solution addresses the growing demand for digital, contactless commercial payments, which has been amplified...
11/30/2020 2:34:41 PM Facebook’s Libra currency to launch next year in limited format By Sarah Wolter First launched in June 2019, the scaling down of Libra’s vision comes as it has received a skeptical reception from global regulators,...
11/30/2020 2:29:21 PM Pier raises $14.5m in Series A funding By Sarah Wolter Brazil based digital insurance company raises $14.5m in Series A funding led by Monashees.
11/30/2020 12:00:00 AM Primer raises £14m in Series A funding led by Accel By Faisal Kawar UK based payments startup helping merchants consolidate the payments stack raised £14m in Series A funding led by Accel.
11/25/2020 5:54:29 PM Satispay raises €93m in Series A funding By Sarah Wolter Italy based mobile payments startup raised €93m in Series A funding led by Square and Tencent.
11/25/2020 2:33:16 PM Pay-per-mile auto insurer Metromile is heading to public markets via SPAC By Sarah Wolter Metromile has struck a deal to combine with blank-check company Insu Acquisition Corp. II. The agreement values the combined company at...
11/25/2020 2:26:47 PM Ocrolus featured in IBSintelligence's list of 5 North American fintech companies to watch By Sarah Wolter Congratulations to portfolio company Ocrolus for being named as one of five North American fintech companies revolutionizing the...
11/25/2020 2:19:29 PM Productfy raises $2.35m in Seed funding By Sarah Wolter San Jose based developer of a platform that enables non-bank companies to build fintech applications raised $2.35m Seed funding led by...
11/25/2020 2:17:16 PM TerraMagna raises $2m in Seed funding By Sarah Wolter Brazil based agriculture fintech company raised $2m in Seed funding led by ONEVC.
11/25/2020 2:13:16 PM Plaid teams with Jack Henry to bring Plaid Exchange to banks By Sarah Wolter Plaid Exchange is the industry’s first open finance platform, the company said. It gives banks, wealth managers, and FinTechs a way to...
11/25/2020 2:07:31 PM Bank applications get a coronavirus boost By Sarah Wolter The costs of opening a new bank haven’t changed much, and the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates to near-zero yet again. But the...
11/25/2020 2:03:50 PM Payments startup Stripe in talks for funding at $70b valuation or more By Sarah Wolter Stripe is already well-capitalized, but a new round of financing could help it continue to scale as a private company. In April, the San...
11/25/2020 12:16:03 AM Lessons from China’s decision to halt Ant Group’s giant IPO By Sarah Wolter China’s biggest financial technology group had been set to raise $37b in the world’s largest IPO before Beijing’s intervention this...
11/24/2020 7:15:28 PM Hippo raises $350m in funding for next stage of growth By Sarah Wolter Palo Alto based home insurance technology company raised $350 in new funding from Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance.
11/24/2020 3:20:19 PM Waterdrop raises $150m in new funding to expand into health-care crowdfunding By Sarah Wolter China based insurance tech startup raised $150m in new funding from Tencent.