Stripe schmoozes developers by chugging down Tonic
Payments provider Stripe is broadening its appeal to developers with the acquisition of node prototyping service Tonic. The financial terms of the deal are undisclosed but Tonic is rebranding to Runkit.
Ant Financial ups its biometrics game with $70m EyeVerify buy
Alibaba’s FinTech subsidiary Ant Financial is boosting its biometric capabilities through the acquisition of Kansas City-based EyeVerify.
Klarna inks major deal with UK retailer Arcadia
Swedish payments startup Klarna is inking a deal with UK retail conglomerate Arcadia to bring a “buy now pay later” offering to its e-commerce channels.
Straits Financial becomes first brokerage to accept bitcoin
Straits Financial will become the first US-based Futures Commission Merchant to accept bitcoin to fund trades and investments.
Fusebill nabs $6m for SME billing platform
Ontario-based Fusebill has raised $6m in a Series A round of funding. The capital for the SME subscription billing platform comes from individual backers.
Juvo rakes in $14m to bring credit scores to mobile operators
Credit scoring company Juvo has raised $14m in a new round of venture funding. The investment comes from Freestyle Capital, Seed-Resolute and Wing Venture Capital.
Signifyd pulls in $19m for e-commerce fraud prevention
Signifyd, a fraud protection provider for e-commerce businesses, has raised $19m in funding. The round comes from Menlo Ventures, TriplePoint Capital and American Express Ventures.
Blackhawk Networks picks up Grass Roots for $118m
Blackhawk Networks, a prepaid payments company, has acquired employee and customer engagement platform Grass Roots for $118m.
R3 signs up BM&FBovespa as first exchange
The R3 consortium, which focuses on joint development of distributed ledger technologies, is adding its first stock exchange with Brazil’s BM&FBovespa coming on board.
TransferWise enters Asian market with Japanese launch
London-based remittances startup TransferWise is entering the Asian market and launching in Japan. It follows news that the company saw its revenues triple last year but increased it losses.
