Following its recent debut in Singapore, Revolut launches Metal Visa card in the market

Global fintech company Revolut, in partnership with Visa, today announced the...


Africa Roundup: Nigerian fintech gets $360M, mints unicorn, draws Chinese VC

November 2019 could mark when Nigeria (arguably) became Africa’s...


Fund Transfers license granted, NIUM officially launches digital cross-border payments platform in Indonesia

Recently rebranded into NIUM, digital cross-border payment platform InstaReM has...


Nigeria’s Interswitch confirms $1B valuation after Visa investment

Nigerian digital payments firm Interswitch confirmed today it has reached...


Latin America Roundup: Uber acquires Cornershop, Softbank invests in Buser and Olist

Brazil continued to churn out unicorns this month, with Curitiba-based Ebanx...


Mobile banking app Current raises $20M Series B, tops half a million users

Mobile banking app Current, which began as a teen debit card controlled by...


Today’s top tech news: WeWork plans to lay off 4,000 staff; Gojek says dual listing likely but no immediate IPO plans

WeWork plans to lay off 4,000 staff [Reuters] Office-sharing startup WeWork is...


Why each Libra member’s mutiny hurts Facebook

There’s a strategic cost to the defection of Visa, Stripe, eBay, and more...


Plaid announces strategic investment from Mastercard and Visa

When Plaid announced its $250 million Series C investment, last year, it left...


Visa pitches a program offering fintechs faster market access through an ecosystem of partners

Visa is pitching a new way for startups in the fintech space to get to market...