6/5/2025 11:38:02 AM Brazil set to add recurring payments feature to Pix By Sarah Wolter The feature, which is called Pix Automático, will allow users to authorize recurring payments with one consent. Central bank officials...
5/22/2025 12:19:36 PM Binance and Pix team to drive instant crypto payments in Brazil By Sarah Wolter The integration allows people to use Binance Pay and Pix to make instant payments in the local currency using cryptocurrencies and...
4/24/2025 1:19:55 PM Fiserv to acquire Brazilian financing engine Money Money By Sarah Wolter Fiserv plans to acquire Brazilian FinTech company Money Money Servicos Financeiros to expand the range of payment, management and cash...
2/4/2025 2:08:29 PM Stablecoins are finding product-market fit in emerging markets By Sarah Wolter The rise of stablecoins — now a $205b market — is driven by real-world utility, not speculation, particularly in emerging markets where...
12/4/2024 1:13:33 PM Mexican fintech company Klar acquires Tribal for SMB push By Sarah Wolter Klar acquired Tribal's payment and financing solutions, business intelligence tools, and risk models, and expects the deal to create a...
10/14/2024 6:43:15 PM Flutterwave launches first hotel-on-PoS solution for Africa’s hospitality industry By Sarah Wolter In a groundbreaking move for Africa’s hospitality industry, fintech leader, Flutterwave, has partnered with 9jahotel.com Limited to...
10/14/2024 6:41:09 PM Warburg Pincus buys minority stake in Contabilizei for $125m By Sarah Wolter The company intends to use the amount to further enhance its next phase of growth. With this transaction, Warburg Pincus is the largest...
5/7/2024 6:27:15 PM Leading Colombian bank launches crypto exchange and peso stablecoin By FinTech Collective Colombia’s largest bank, Bancolombia, has entered the crypto business by launching a crypto exchange called Wenia. The crypto platform...
4/10/2024 5:16:33 PM Akad raises $22.5m in Series A funding By Kate Wang Brazil based insurtech raised $22.5m in Series A funding led by Valor Capital Group and Across Capital.
1/31/2024 4:32:15 PM Leal raises $5m in Series A funding By Kate Wang Bogota based cashback and rewards product maker raised $5m in Series A funding led by Leap Global Partners and Rakuten Capital.
1/9/2024 7:37:51 PM Conta Simples raises $41.5m in Series B funding By FinTech Collective Brazil based expense management company raised $41.5m in Series B funding led by Base10Partners.
10/4/2023 4:15:32 AM UAE sees major institutional influx of capital into crypto By FinTech Collective Institutional investment in the crypto space is surging in the United Arab Emirates. Blockchain data platform Chainalysis found that...
10/4/2023 4:04:44 AM Stitch raises $25m in Series A extension By FinTech Collective South-African based fintech API startup Stitch raised $25m in a Series A extension led by Ribbit Capital.
8/15/2023 7:49:42 PM Latin American payments provider DLocal explores potential sale By Sarah Wolter The Montevideo, Uruguay-based company, which is working with a financial adviser, has been talking with potential buyers. The news comes...
8/14/2023 4:02:38 PM Mastercard to buy stake in MTN’s $5.2b fintech unit By Sarah Wolter As part of the agreement, MTN’s business will use Mastercard’s technology infrastructure to expand its payments and remittance services...
8/11/2023 3:01:58 PM Binance gets El Salvador's green light to become 'first fully licensed' crypto exchange By FinTech Collective Binance has received two licenses in El Salvador, becoming the “first fully licensed” crypto exchange in the country. Binance is now...