The Series C round brings Watershed’s valuation to $1.8bn. This significant injection of capital comes courtesy of lead investor Greenoaks, with notable contributions from Kleiner Perkins, Sequoia, and several other existing stakeholders. At its core, Watershed’s mission is to hasten the progression of the climate economy. The firm operates with a heightened sense of urgency
Nuvei Corporation, a Canadian FinTech company, has selected Curve, a financial super app that consolidates your cards into a single smart card, to provide card purchasing and alternative payment methods (APM) to transfer consumer funds to and from their Curve digital wallet. Nuvei’s comprehensive, customizable and flexible payments technology enables FinTech applications and card issuers
Fiserv, Inc., the world’s leading provider of financial services and payments technology solutions, continues to enhance its core banking platform to deliver greater agility, fundamental resilience better infrastructure and greater scalability, enabling innovation and growth for credit union customers. One of many Fiserv cloud platforms, Fiserv Portico® enables credit unions to operate more efficiently while
Capital markets technology company Globacap has completed a $21 million Series B funding round with the aim of digitizing and automating the global private capital markets. Investors include financial markets heavyweights Moore Strategic Ventures, LLC, Cboe Global Markets, Inc. and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), as well as GABI Ventures and Asia-focused investment firm QBN
NMI, a wholly owned commerce enablement technology company, has acquired the commerce division of payments software and technology company Sphere. The acquisition will strengthen NMI’s underwriting and risk management capabilities and enable NMI’s partners, including independent software vendors, independent sales organizations and FinTech innovation, creating merchant accounts within the existing NMI platform. “The addition of
TerraPay, a leading global payments infrastructure company, today announced that it has secured authorization as an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) in Italy. Having obtained approval from the Bank of Italy, TerraPay is set to expand its operations within the country and subsequently, throughout the European Union. Under Article 114-quinquies Consolidated Banking Act (TUB), the Bank
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 payments infrastructure company, has been approved by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in principle for a Major Payments Institution (MPI) license, becoming a regulated payments company best. TerraPay’s global customers and businesses can access its vast network through this coveted MAS endorsement, enabling fully compliant, affordable, and transparent cross-border remittances. . It
flynas, the airline of Saudi Arabia and a low-cost airline in the Middle East, has partnered with Tabby, a financial services and shopping app based on MENA, to provide travelers with payment solutions flexible math. This partnership comes at a favorable time for travelers, especially with the increasing demand for air travel around the world.
HSBC and B2B FinTech Tradeshift have formed a new joint venture focused on developing integrated financial solutions and financial services applications. As part of the deal, HSBC will invest $35 million in Tradeshift in two phases and join its board of directors. The deal is part of a funding round that is expected to raise
Cross Riverbank, a technology infrastructure provider that offers embedded financial solutions, has announced the expansion of its partnership with Plaid, a data network helping the digital financial ecosystem, to deliver multi-rail payment solutions to US businesses and their customers. “Expanding our relationship with Plaid to power their real-time offerings is a significant milestone in our
Hub71, a global technology ecosystem in Abu Dhabi, and Wio Bank PJSC have announced a strategic partnership to transform the banking experience for startup founders in the capital. Partnership to improve bank account processes for SMEs; Wio becomes Hub71’s official banking partner, enabling startup founders to benefit from commercialization opportunities and professional mentoring to drive
