January 10, 2025 – FintechDaily

Swedish A2A Payments Startup Brite Secures $60 Million in Funding

Swedish account-to-account payments provider Brite Payments has successfully raised $60 million in new funding to further its expansion across Europe. In 2022, Brite more than...

Google Incorporates Greenlight Card into Smartwatch Designed for Kids

Users of Google's new kid-focused smartwatch will have the option to connect a debit card from Greenlight Financial Technology for contactless payments. Atlanta-based fintech unicorn...

ABN Amro Combines Fintech Venture Fund with Motive Partners

Motive Ventures will take over the management of ABN Amro's Venture Fund (AAV), which includes 15 early-stage fintech startups. In response to a significant decline...

NatWest Repurchases Shares from the UK Government

The British government has divested £1.24 billion of its shares in NatWest Group, reducing its stake from 26% to 22.5% in this share sale. NatWest...

Payoneer Acquires Payroll Company Skuad

Cross-border payments firm Payoneer has acquired Singapore-based workforce and payroll management company Skuad for $61 million in cash. The deal also includes an additional $20...

B2B Payments Startup GetPaid Secures $6 Million Funding with Support from ‘Tink Mafia’

Getpaid, a European payments startup focused on marketplaces and platforms, has successfully raised $6 million in a seed funding round led by Nordic investor Inventure,...

Ripple Co-Founder’s XRP Accounts Compromised in Hack

Ripple co-founder Chris Larsen has revealed that several of his personal XRP accounts have been hacked but has refuted claims that the company's network itself...

Amazon and Barclays Introduce New Co-Branded Credit Card

Amazon and Barclays have teamed up to introduce a co-branded credit card in the UK that offers a variety of perks for users. The new...

Kennek, the Lender-in-a-Box Startup, Secures $12.5 Million in Funding

London-based fintech Kennek has successfully secured $12.5 million in a seed funding round, led by HV Capital, with participation from Dutch Founders Fund, AlbionVC, FFVC,...

Turkey’s Papara Collaborates with DriveWealth to Provide US Stock Trading for Customers

Turkish fintech Papara is collaborating with DriveWealth to enable its 20 million users to invest in US stocks on the Nasdaq and NYSE in real-time....