September 18, 2025 – FintechDaily

Saudi Fintech Company Hala Secures $157 Million in Funding

Hala, a Saudi Arabian fintech specializing in embedded financial services for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), has successfully raised $157 million in a Series...

PayPal Introduces P2P Links for Sending Money and Crypto

PayPal users can now send and receive money through a personalized, one-time link that can be shared via text, email, direct message, or chat. The...

MoonPay Expands Leadership with Acquisition of Meso, Welcoming Former PayPal Executives

Crypto payments firm MoonPay has acquired Meso, a startup established by former PayPal executives to connect traditional finance with digital assets. The financial details of...

Lloyds Customers Deposit Over £1 Million at PayPoint Stores Within First Month

Customers of Lloyds Bank have deposited over £1 million with PayPoint's BankLocal service within a month of the launch of the app-based cash deposit feature....

Plaid Agrees to Compensate JPMorgan for Customer Data Access

Plaid has agreed to JPMorgan's demands to pay for access to customer data, following accusations that aggregator firms were overloading its systems with unnecessary requests....

Klarna to Launch In-Store Payment Options through Apple Pay

Klarna is set to offer Apple Pay users access to Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) loans at in-store checkouts in the UK and US. This...

Google Launches Agent Payments Protocol to Drive AI-Enhanced Commerce

Google has introduced an open protocol aimed at enabling AI agents to handle payments on behalf of users and merchants. The tech giant has partnered...

PayNearMe Secures $50 Million Funding Round

PayNearMe, a fintech company focused on non-commerce businesses and their customers, has raised $50 million in Series E funding from Atlantic Vantage Point. Originally designed...