In today’s FinTech news, PayPal is adding new payment options in Germany that give eligible shoppers 30 days to pay, while Brazil could be gaining another digital bank due to interest from Dubai’s ICICB Group. Meanwhile, E2open and PayCargo are collaborating to digitize freight payments...
In this week’s top neobank news for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), United Kingdom digital bank Monese launched a feature to help improve the creditworthiness of credit-poor individuals, estimated at 5.2 million in the country, ultimately facilitating their access to loans at affordable...
Dubai’s ICICB Group wants to become a player in Brazil’s burgeoning digital banking space, the financial services company announced in a news release Friday (Jan. 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
In today’s FinTech news, card issuer Marqeta expands its global footprint into Singapore, the Philippines and Thailand, while Chinese eCommerce cross-border payments startup PingPong mulls an initial public offering (IPO) to raise as much as $1 billion at a $5 billion valuation. Plus, Australian payments...
Digital consumer credit firm Elevate Credit is collaborating with Central Pacific Bank to launch Swell, a new FinTech company, according to a press release on Thursday (Jan. 27). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
In today’s FinTech news, Walmart’s Hazel buys two startups with an eye on developing a personal finance super app, while WEX teams with Bestpass to launch a toll management tool. Plus, Brazilian financial services super app Inter snaps up Usend to bolster its U.S. footprint....
Despite a slow start in the United Kingdom and much of Europe, open banking is catching on, and this progress will likely accelerate rather than slowing down, Pinar Ozcan, professor of entrepreneurship and innovation at Saïd Business School, Oxford University, told PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
The Central Bank of Brazil is introducing a program to connect the R$8 ($1.5 billion) sitting idle in financial institutions to the Brazilians who are entitled to the funds, the Rio Times reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
Milan-based investment banker UniCredit is weighing offers from a series of suitors who want to take over its leasing operations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....
