Analyst Picks
- Decta (2015, London) – Merchant acquiring and payment processing solutions
Market: Payments > Enablers > Modular Platform > For Payment Institutions
Funding Rounds
Series B, $30M
Bitpay (2011, Atlanta, $62.5M) – Bitcoin payment Gateway
Investors: Aquiline Capital Partners
Post IPO, $19.8M
USA Technologies (1992, Malvern) – Cashless payment technology
Series A, $7.2M
HealthiPASS (2013, Lombard, $7.2M) – Healthcare billing management
Investors: FCA Venture Partners, OCA Ventures, Healthy Ventures, HealthX Ventures, Waterline Ventures
Series A, $6M
PayStand (2013, Scotts Valley, $7M) – Payment processing services for bitcoin, e-checks and credit cards
Investors: BlueRun Ventures, Cervin Ventures, Serra Ventures, Capital for Founders, The Indus Entrepreneurs
Seed, $1.1M
ProcessOut (2014, Paris, $1.1M) – Multiple payment gateway provider.
Series A, $714K
i-Pay (2014, Johannesburg, $1.7M) – EFT payment service provider
Investors: Kalon Venture Partners
M&A
- Chase closes WePay acquisition, a deal valued up to $400M TechCrunch
- First Data Completes Acquisition of BluePay Business Wire
- Ingenico Group Expands Its Footprint In Asia With The Acquisition Of AirlinkGlobeNewswire
- INGENICO GROUP announces the closing of Bambora’s acquisition GlobeNewswire
- Direct Pay Online Group Acquires South Africa’s Top Online EFT Solution Provider, Setcom Techweez
- Banks launch €2.36bn sell down of Nets buyout loan PE Hub
- JP Morgan Chase Provides $37.5MM to Fintech USA Technologies Asset based lending
- KESM Transaction Solutions Inc. Files Early Warning Report CNW
- Go-Jek said to have acquired majority stake in payments firm Kartuku Deal Street Asia
- Mobile Game Publisher, GameMine, Acquires Anti-Mobile Billing Fraud Technology Company, BlockFraud PR Newswire
IPO
- Adyen executive says currently no plans for 2018 IPO Reuters
New Product Announcement
- Amex launches blockchain-based business payments using Ripple Reuters
- Mastercard Launches Kionect for Nairobi’s Smallest Shopkeepers Business Wire
- eftpos launches new service for faster disputed transaction resolution iTWire
- UnionPay QR code payments will be available to Singapore customers this year PR Newswire
- Vend introduces artificial intelligence partner to help smaller retailers Bdaily
- BillDesk-backed Coinome launches first cryptocurrency exchange platform in IndiaEntrackr
- Nets Group launches JCB’s J/Speedy NFC mobile technology first in Europe ACN Newswire
- PayPal takes on crowdfunding with Money Pools, where groups chip in to lift income and buy things ukstar.org
- Adyen Launches WeChat Pay On Point-Of-Sale Terminals To Process Payments For 400M Chinese Consumers Medianet
- Payza Members Can Now Buy Altcoins Within Their Accounts PR Newswire
- Launch of FIS Code Connect Puts FIS Clients at Forefront of Open API InnovationPressReleasePoint
- Visa Launches First Phase of Blockchain B2B Payments CoinDesk
- PayPal launches Money Pools service Tamebay
- American Express unveils Amex Advance platform Verdict
- Coinbase launches deposit service for institutional investors CoinFox
- Vocalink Powers Real-Time Payments Service in the U.S. Business Wire
- Wirecard : With the digital boon credit card by Wirecard, all iOS users can now shop online 4-Traders
- Mogo Launches MogoProtect to Help Protect Canadians Against Identity Fraud CNW
- Rego Payment Architectures, Inc. Announces New And Improved Website PR Newswire
New Geo Entry
- UnionPay launches offline card acceptance business in New Zealand Verdict
Business Partnership
- Acorns Integrated into the PayPal Experience To Help Anyone Grow Wealth PR Newswire
- Marriott signs co-brand credit card deal with JPMorgan, AmEx Reuters
- Wirecard, Capital Float join hands to offer small retailers quick customised loans Indiatimes
- Veridium Brings Biometric Security to Unbanked Populations Through Zero-Fee Financial Services from Wala Business Wire
- Token and Envestnet | Yodlee Announce Strategic Open Banking Partnership PR Newswire
- First Data and AccorHotels Form Strategic Relationship Business Wire
- PayPal and Synchrony Financial Announce Expanded Strategic Credit RelationshipCitybizlist
Company Announcement
- PayPal Says Personal Data May Be Compromised for 1.6 Million TIO Users The Wall Street Journal
New Feature Release
- iOS update introduces Apple Pay Cash, texting turns 25 CNET
- Sellers can now invoice buyers through PayPal’s new chat extension for MessengerTechCrunch