The Finance Weekly
DECEMBER 18, 2021
The job description for a financial controller and a CFO are eerily similar. A controller (or comptroller in government roles) is the company’s lead accountant and the one in charge of running day-to-day activities of the accounting department. They maintain accurate financial records and are usually senior managers with lots of accounting experience and responsibility.
Agile Payments
DECEMBER 20, 2021
11 Important Features for Accepting Payments on Your Website.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Bulgaria-based fintech SEPA Cyber Technologies has announced it joined the Visa Ready programme to provide both fintechs and issuers full enablement stacks for digital issuance.
CB Insights
DECEMBER 20, 2021
Gtmhub , a provider of objectives and key results (OKRs) software, has raised $120M in a Series C round that drew participation from CRV, Index Ventures, Insight Partners, Visionaries Club, and Singular. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? Bulgaria-based Gtmhub enables managers to design and track OKRs. Its platform has reached over 500,000+ users across 75 countries.
Speaker: Jason Cottrell and Gireesh Sahukar
Retailers know the clock is ticking–legacy SAP Commerce support ends in 2026. Legacy platforms are becoming a liability burdened by complexity, rigidity, and mounting operational costs. But modernization isn’t just about swapping out systems, it’s about preparing for a future shaped by real-time interactions, AI powered buying assistants, and flexible commerce architecture.
Axway
DECEMBER 23, 2021
To wrap up Season Two of Transform It Forward , I reflected on some of the most interesting, insightful, and thought-provoking interviews of the season.
FICO
DECEMBER 22, 2021
As more customers switch to digital channels, customer experience (CX) is now the new battleground. The numbers speak for themselves. Investments in improving CX are worth every cent. It’s also an area that warrants continual investment as it’s the critical customer benchmark that can set you apart from the competition. One mass-market manufacturer saw an uptick in customer experience by just one satisfaction point help deliver more than US$1B in additional revenue.
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CB Insights
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Turing , a developer recruiting platform, has raised $87M in a Series C round that drew participation from AltaIR Capital, BrainStorm Ventures, WestBridge Capital, Foundation Capital, and Stepstone Group, among others. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? California-based Turing helps companies hire, onboard, recruit, and manage developers. Over the past 12 months, the company’s developer pool has grown by more than 9x to reach 1M across 150+ countries.
Axway
DECEMBER 23, 2021
To wrap up Season Two of Transform It Forward , I reflected on some of the most interesting, insightful, and thought-provoking interviews of the season.
FICO
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The past year was one of transition in the Washington, DC policy arena as a new President, Congress and group of banking agency heads took charge of the financial legislative and regulatory policy agenda. Now, nearly a year into this pendulum shift of political power, there is some greater clarity on what might lie ahead. It’s the time of year for predictions, and with the insights gained from 2021, I am ready to offer a few public policy forecasts for those in the financial services industry. 1
The Paypers
DECEMBER 20, 2021
National Payments Corporation of India has started collaborating with companies such as bigbasket and Paytm to introduce a Tokenisation facility supported by the NTS.
Speaker: Michael Veatch, Senior Director, Implementations & Ella Aguirre, Director of Solution Consulting
Embedding payments can be a transformative step for software companies looking to enhance their platform capabilities, boost customer satisfaction, and drive long-term growth. However, the success of payments hinges on a single thing: implementation. Drawing on real-world insights and experiences, payments implementation experts Michael Veatch and Ella Aguirre will explore actionable strategies that can lead to a transparent, friction-free launch and mitigate potential challenges like technical
CB Insights
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Razorpay , a payments solution, has raised $375M in a Series F round that drew participation from Tiger Global Management, Sequoia Capital India, Y Combinator, and Alkeon Capital Management, among others. How’s the company performing? India-based Razorpay enables businesses to accept, process, and disburse payments. It has recently launched a tax payments product suite.
Axway
DECEMBER 23, 2021
To wrap up Season Two of Transform It Forward , I reflected on some of the most interesting, insightful, and thought-provoking interviews of the season.
Fintech Labs Insights
DECEMBER 20, 2021
At FintechLabs we maintain a list of 21st-century fintech unicorns* updated constantly ( current list here ). In November, we added 9 new unicorns, and lost 3, for a month-end total of 266. Their total market value is now $2.23 trillion, down $30B from last month (essentially flat). Unicorn count: Beginning (Nov 1) = 260. + 8 born this month (see Table 2, below). + 1 previous Unicorn (Binance) added this month. – 3 fell below $1B valuation. _.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Mastercard has partnered with Schoolvoice , a school-parents communication platform based in the UAE, to digitise the education experience for schools in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
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CB Insights
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Dialpad , a business communication platform, has raised $170M in a Series F round that drew participation from Amasia, Google Ventures, T-Mobile Ventures, ICONIQ Capital, Work-Bench, Section 32, and OMERS Growth Equity. HOW’S THE COMPANY PERFORMING? San Francisco-based Dialpad provides business communication and customer engagement services to enterprises.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has revealed that its new payment approach will make recurrent online card payments faster for shoppers.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 21, 2021
India-based payments company Cashfree Payments has announced that its tokenisation solution ‘Token Vault’ will go live on 27 December in partnership with Visa and Mastercard.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Risk management company Aware has announced it acquired Fortress Identity to expand its offering around identity proofing, onboarding, verification, and authentication.
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The Paypers
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Germany-based investment platform Bitpanda has launched a Bitcoin ETC, expanding its product range to include exchange-traded cryptocurrencies.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 23, 2021
We will take a short break on the 24th of December and return on the 3rd of January 2022.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Fingerprint Cards (FPC) has signed a multi-year deal with Mantra Softech , in which the former with supply iris biometric technology to power Mantra’s iris recognition software.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 22, 2021
LianLian Global , a cross-border payments company has partnered Netcetera , a payment security software company, to work on securing global online transactions.
Speaker: Benjamin Woll, Tiffany Spizzo, and Jaime Santos Alcón
Enterprise commerce is at an inflection point. Rigid, monolithic platforms slow brands down, but a full replatforming is disruptive and costly. Modular architecture offers a flexible, scalable alternative - allowing enterprise brands to modernize without ripping and replacing their entire stack. Learn how a composable approach helps modernize commerce stacks while maintaining control over critical systems.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Swedish-based Instabox has announced plans to enter Germany with its parcel delivery services in early 2022.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 20, 2021
A recent Mastercard survey has revealed 56% of shoppers are continuing to prioritise online shopping this holiday season.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 22, 2021
Crypto exchange Binance has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dubai World Trade Centre authority to help it establish a crypto regulatory framework, according to The Block.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 22, 2021
ING has announced it will leave the retail banking market in France.
Speaker: Brad Pinneke, VP of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms
In this webinar, Brad Pinneke, Vice President of Business Development at Payrix and Worldpay for Platforms, will dive into the 7 must-have criteria for evaluating payments partners, helping you maximize both efficiency and the long-term value of your investment. From assessing technology capabilities to leveraging business development opportunities, this session will give you a clear, actionable strategy to select the right partner for scaling your business.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 21, 2021
New research from technological research and consulting company Gartner has mentioned that 20% of big companies will use digital currencies as collateral or to make payments by 2024.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Global payments processor Visa has announced the acquisition of Currencycloud , a worldwide platform that allows fintechs and banks to offer innovative foreign exchange solutions for cross-border payments.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 21, 2021
Avant , a financial technology firm that aims to give middle-income consumers access to the credit they ‘deserve’, has announced the official launch of Avant Banking.
The Paypers
DECEMBER 20, 2021
The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that it’s launching a probe against five companies offering Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) services.
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