7/7/2022 4:31:48 PM Finli raises $6m in Seed funding By Cristobal de Atucha Los Angeles based mobile payments startup raised $6m in seed funding led by Urban Innovation Fund.
6/24/2022 12:52:21 PM Opn Co raises $120m in growth capital By FinTech Collective Japan based mobile payments startup raised $120m in growth capital led by JIC Venture Growth Investments and Mars Growth Capital Pte.
7/2/2020 2:50:52 AM Venmo begins piloting ‘business profiles’ for small sellers By Carlos Alonso Torras Mobile-payments app announced it’s piloting a new feature which offers small sellers and other sole proprietors the opportunity to have a...
8/13/2019 8:06:25 PM QFPay raises $20 million By FinTech Collective China based provider of mobile payment services raised $20m in funding led by Sequoia Capital China and Matrix Partners.
7/26/2019 6:50:35 PM Africell announces $100m to spend on mobile infrastructure and fintech By FinTech Collective African telecom firm Africell announced its plans to spend $100m to expand its infrastructure and fintech services, such as mobile...
7/12/2019 11:08:03 PM OPay raises $50 million By FinTech Collective Lagos, Nigeria based provider of mobile payment services, which was founded by the Norwegian browser company Opera, raised $50m in...
6/21/2019 12:00:00 AM Extend Enterprises Co-Founder, COO, and CMO Speaks at FORTUNE Brainstorm Finance Conference By FinTech Collective Portfolio company Extend Enterprises was featured at FORTUNE's Brainstorm Finance Conference Thursday in Montauk, NY, as Co-Founder, COO,...
6/7/2019 9:49:53 PM WorldRemit raises $175 million By Carlos Alonso Torras London based money transfer startup has raised $175m of Series D funding at $900m+ valuation, led by TCV, Accel and Leapfrog Investments.
8/23/2018 8:11:57 PM Move Over Millennials, It’s Gen Z’s Turn to Kill Industries By Gareth Jones This Bloomberg article explores how the “post-millennials”, the generation that will make up 32% of the global population by 2019, might...
7/5/2018 4:12:25 PM App Traps: How Cheap Smartphones Siphon User Data in Developing Countries By Gareth Jones Tension between privacy and sharing of user data stokes a debate in West, but much less so in developing economies. Will that continue as...
1/19/2018 10:17:02 PM The Cashless Society Has Arrived— Only It’s in China By Gareth Jones Mobile payments in China have surged to $9 trillion a year (US saw $112 billion in 2016), changing how people shop, borrow and even...
12/1/2017 7:27:52 PM Uber Signs First Southeast Asian e-Wallet Deal With Vietnam's MoMo By Gareth Jones The deal is Uber's first e-wallet partnership in Southeast Asia, home to 600 million people, and could help the firm catch up with main...
9/22/2017 5:56:56 PM iZettle raises $36m funding By FinTech Collective Stockholm based mobile payments company iZettle has raised $36m in debt financing from the European Investment Bank. iZettle is...
9/15/2017 8:13:37 PM PayJoy raises $6m funding By FinTech Collective San Francisco based smartphone-enabled consumer financing platform PayJoy has raised $6m in an undisclosed financing round led by...
8/24/2017 8:47:28 PM Pundi Pundi secures $4m Series A By FinTech Collective Hong Kong based mobile payments company Pundi Pundi has raised $4m in Series A financing from undisclosed investors. Pundi Pundi offers a...
8/24/2017 6:35:13 PM MUUME secures €5.3m Series B By FinTech Collective Switzerland based mobile payments company MUUME has raised €5.3m in Series B funding from undisclosed Swiss investors. MUUME is a...