Moove, a mobile FinTech, has received $76 million in new funding, including $28 million in equity from new and existing investors. Funding round led by Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), $10 million in venture capital debt from funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, and $38 million in undisclosed amounts previously raised in the last few years
TerraPay, a global payments infrastructure company, has partnered with Safaricom, a financial services, IT and telecommunications provider based in Kenya. TerraPay Group company Mobex (Kenya), a remittance service provider, will enable over 30 million M-PESA mobile wallet owners in Kenya to send real-time payments through TerraPay’s interoperable network to all wallets in Bangladesh and Pakistan,
MODIFI, a global cross-border trade payments company, has secured a $100 million line of credit with HSBC Innovation Banking UK to continue its growth. MODIFI helps exporters and importers to facilitate their international business. Through its digital platform, the company allows vendors to receive payments instantly while giving buyers the option to defer payment for
Temenos announced that Convera, the largest non-bank global B2B payments provider, has selected Temenos Payments Hub running in the Temenos Cloud to modernize its payments infrastructure. The move to Temenos Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) will help Convera to drive efficiency in payment processing from inbound funding to outbound disbursements and massively scale with the aim to double
Francisco Partners, a leading global investment firm specializing in partnerships with technology companies, today announced the acquisition of Macrobond, a leading financial data and technology innovation company, from Nordic Capital, one of Europe’s leading private equity investors. Macrobond founder Tomas Liljeborg will continue as chief executive officer and remain an important shareholder of the company.
In terms of innovation, consumer-to-business (C2B) and consumer-to-consumer (C2C) payment technologies are currently leading the way against business-to-business (B2B) alternatives. For example, PayPal payments can be made in real-time, while business-to-business payments can take days or even weeks. While protracted payments mostly occur when steps are taken to ensure the safety of all parties, many
Northern Trust announced today that UK asset manager Redwheel is now using its data aggregator, developed by strategic partner, Equity Data Science, Inc., to improve the ability to integrate ESG in its investment activities. Founded in 2000 and formerly known as RWC Partners, Redwheel currently manages approximately US$19 billion for its clients. The data aggregator
Allianz Trade is about to acquire from Banco BPI a 50% stake in Cosec, a Portuguese trade credit insurer. Allianz Trade already owns 50% of Cosec and after the transaction will own 100% of the company. Founded in 1969, Cosec (Companhia de Seguro de Créditos, S.A) specializes in commercial credit insurance. The company became a
The £3 billion deposits milestone was reached by Zopa Bank this week, and our clients have established a total of 150,000 new accounts to increase their savings rates in the current difficult economic climate. The goal of Zopa is to increase the productivity of the hundreds of billions of “zombie money” that are now inactive
The Alt401(k), a retirement platform offered by ForUsAll, a leading retirement provider for small businesses, gives employees the freedom to invest a portion of their 401(k) in potentially higher-growth opportunities like cryptocurrency in addition to conventional 401(k) mutual funds. As of today, 50 companies are live with the platform. The 401k’s first crypto delivery is
Customers in today’s market expect excellent delivery experiences. They aim to improve parcel movement visibility, traceability, transparency, and sustainability. In fact, if their cherished brand falls short of these expectations, customers are willing to switch to alternatives. It is obvious that a lack of visibility into supply chain operations won’t do. How then, can supply
Compass, the Mediobanca Group’s consumer credit arm, has completed two deals in the Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) segment. The rationale for the deals is to accelerate the bank’s growth in the deferred payment business using digital channels, which it has entered successfully with the launch of its PagoLight product. With the two deals, Compass has acquired: •
