2/24/2022 5:50:07 PM PayMongo raises $31m in Series B funding By Samantha Wulfson Philippines based payments company raised $31m in Series B funding led by JAM Fund.
7/29/2021 2:32:17 PM A16z leads $20m investment in Valora By FinTech Collective San Francisco based Celo native digital wallet raised $20m in Series A funding led by Andreesen Horowitz.
2/19/2021 5:41:26 AM Competition heats up among Argentina’s digital wallets By Carlos Alonso Torras Digital wallets are booming in Argentina, and the banks, fintechs and big techs behind them are looking at how they can get a competitive...
11/3/2020 11:42:38 PM PayPal details its digital wallet plans for 2021, including crypto, Honey integration and more By Sarah Wolter During its third-quarter earnings call, the company said it plans to roll out substantial changes to its mobile apps over the next year...
9/4/2020 7:05:20 AM LatAm’s virtual wallets face financial inclusion challenge By Carlos Alonso Torras Digital wallets are growing in popularity across Latin America, but they could do more to attract unbanked clients, says industry...
7/8/2020 12:42:12 PM Binance acquires Swipe with the goal of mass crypto adoption in mind By Sarah Wolter Swipe offers a Visa debit card service allowing users to buy and sell using cryptocurrencies. The platform works by converting crypto...
6/11/2020 2:14:21 PM Uber Cash Launches in Africa with Flutterwave as main partner By Carlos Alonso Torras The arrangement will allow riders to top up Uber wallets using the dozens of remittance partners active on portfolio company...
6/21/2019 2:49:43 PM Facebook announces Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet By Carlos Alonso Torras After nearly a year of speculation, Facebook has finally unveiled its plans to create a cryptocurrency, which will be called Libra and...
1/12/2017 9:42:04 PM Verimuchme secures £5,000 grant By FinTech Collective London based digital wallet and exchange platform Verimuchme has received a £5,000 grant from the GCHQ Cyber Accelerator, a new UK...
3/13/2015 1:54:42 AM Digital wallets: end of the beginning or beginning of the end? By FinTech Collective Max Wolff, economist and managing partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, talks about the dynamics and recent history of digital wallets...