Visa’s acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off
After a year marred by an antitrust suit, Visa's acquisition of Plaid has officially been called off as the CEO says regulatory reviews threatened consumers' interests.
Digital payments are becoming more popular ECB research shows
Cash may still be king, but new research from the European Central Bank shows digital payments are becoming more popular.
Cybersecurity, InsurTech and neobank ventures led the 29 FinTech rounds raised last week
Out of the 29 FinTech funding rounds we reported on last week, cybersecurity companies, InsurTechs and challenger banks were among the clear winners.
SEC proposal could see gig workers get up to 15% of compensation in stock
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has reportedly proposed a measure that would allow gig workers to get up to 15% of their compensation in stock.
Paynetics buys Wirecard’s corporate card portfolio
FinTech Paynetics has acquired the corporate payout card portfolio of Wirecard UK and Ireland.
EDPIA names SIA as newest member of its payments alliance
The European Digital Payments Industry Alliance (EDPIA) has named payments infrastructure developer SIA as the latest member of the group.
Wirecard’s CEO leaves company after search for missing €1.9bn hits a dead end
The Wirecard scandal sweeping across the European FinTech space intensified over the weekend with CEO Markus Braun leaving the company as the board says the missing €1.9bn ($2.1bn) "do not exist."
FinTech giant Wirecard in deep trouble after $2.1bn goes missing
German Wirecard saw its shares plunge by as much as 60% after the payment company revealed that €1.9bn ($2.1bn) was missing just as it was about to file its financial statements for 2019.
The 35 FinTech deals from the last week that you can’t afford to miss
Keeping up with all the comings and goings of the FinTech space is far from easy, but don't worry. We've got you covered with the deals that sent shock waves across the sector in the last week.
48 RegTech and FinTech funding rounds you missed in the last two weeks
The last two weeks have seen everything from huge $1bn investments rounds to undisclosed seed rounds. Let's check some of them out.
