Payoneer lands $180m for cross-border business payments
Cross boarder payments service for businesses Payoneer has raised $180m in a round led by late-stage investor Technology Crossover Ventures (TCV).
Payzer locks in $4.25m for workers finance tools
Mobile finance tool for workers in the field Payzer has raised $4.25m in a Series B round of equity capital.
French peer-to-peer payments app Lydia picks up $7.8m
The capital comes from NewAlpha Asset Management and Oddo & Cie and takes the total raised by the Paris-based company to more than $13m.
Remitly grabs $38m to expand US remittance service
US remittances service Remitly has secured $38m in a new round of funding. The Seattle-based company offers mobile P2P remittances from the US and Canada.
Viva Republica captures $23.7m to expand its services
South Korean mobile payments firm Viva Republica has landed $23.7m for its Series B funding round. The company is the developer behind peer-to-peer mobile transfer app Toss.
Meituan-Dianping buys payments startup Qiandai
Chinese group deals and online-to-offline (O2O) platform Meituan-Dianping has acquired payments startup Qiandai.
PE fund backs Kenyan payments firm DPO Group
East African payments processor Direct Pay Online Group (DPO Group) has received an investment from Apis Partners.
Plasso lands $1.2m for code-free online payments
Aiming to let anyone make or accept online payments, Plasso has raised $1.2m in a seed round from AngelList.
PayPal buddies with UnionPay for European payments
PayPay is making it easier for European e-commerce companies to attract Chinese customers through a partnership with UnionPay.
CashFlow scoops up payments firm iCheque
Cambridge-based CashFlow is acquiring fellow Silicon Fen payments solution iCheque Network. The terms of the deal are undisclosed.