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News/payments
More than three quarters of cashless transactions in Germany, Austria and Switzerland are now contactless, a remarkable turnaround from pre-pandemic figures of just 40%.
15 September 2021
Marqeta, the global card issuing platform, has today announced its partnership in Australia with leading player in the digital retail finance and payments industry, Zip.
09 September 2021
News/startups
Reward-based debit card startup Point has closed a $46.5 million Series B funding round led by Peter Thiel's Valar Ventures.
03 September 2021
Jeeves, an expense management platform for global startups, has raised $57 million in a Series B funding round at a $500 million valuation.
02 September 2021
Financial comparison site money.co.uk has launched a stinging riposte to claims from buy now, pay later firm Klarna that it offers a fairer and more equitable platform for consumer spending than credit cards.
26 August 2021
Fast-growing corporate credit card startup Ramp has hit a $3.9 billion valuation off the back of a $300 million Series C funding round led by Founders Fund.
24 August 2021
BBVA is exporting its Aqua card model to Latin America after issuing one million of the dynamic CVV cards in Spain.
SoftPOS finech startup Phos has secured €2 million in funding as it plots a course to a Series A round later in the year.
News/retail
The second largest bank in Russia, VTB, has just announced that it is offering free debit cards to children from 6 years old, in a bid to improve financial literacy at a young age.
23 August 2021
News/sustainable
Marqeta has launched a new recycled card initiative to offset its plastic footprint.
17 August 2021
US corporate card unicorn Brex has paid $50 million to buy Weav, an Israeli outfit offering a universal API for commerce platforms.
Fintech outfit Ualá has raised $350 million at a $2.45 billion valuation in the largest private investment round ever for an Argentine company.
16 August 2021
Canada's RBC Ventures has developed a money management app and prepaid card that helps kids make their own earning and spending decisions.
13 August 2021
Canadian debit network Interac has developed a novel way to track the country's economic recovery from Covid-19, turning national shopping trends into a soundwave.
12 August 2021
Upgrade, the lending platform launched by former LendingClub Chief Renaud Laplanche, has closed a $105 million Series E round at a $3.325 billion pre-money valuation.
11 August 2021
HSBC UK has teamed up with Alzheimer’s Society to design a new range of cards with features that will support people with dementia, as well as visual impairments, learning difficulties and dyslexia.
Bank of Queensland has become the first Australian bank to issue debit cards made from recycled plastic.
News/crypto
Venmo credit card users can now automatically buy cryptocurrency using the cashback they earn on purchases.
10 August 2021
Kroo, a UK startup building a "social" bank, has raised £17.7 million in Series A funding round led by tech entrepreneur Rudy Karson.
Canada's Scotiabank is converting credit card repayments into buy now, pay later plans, with the option to pay off debt in three, six or 12-month fixed instalment payments.
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