Remove Fintech Remove Operations Remove Regional Remove Samsung
article thumbnail

London FinTech Curve Notches $95 Million Series C For US Expansion

PYMNTS

London-based FinTech startup Curve has raised $95 million in Series C funding led by IDC Ventures, Fuel Venture Capital, and the investment division of Vulcan Capital, launched from the estate of Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul G. Founder and Curve CEO Shachar Bialick said in a press release on Tuesday (Jan.

Fintech 220
article thumbnail

Bustlingly Busy, Visa’s Vistas Expand

PYMNTS

FinTech : Amid JPMorgan Chief Jamie Dimon’s letter to investors — heavy on the cautionary statements about America and its domestic challenges — one eye-popping stat stood out. Hacking, Hacking Everywhere : The venerable Samsung brand may be under attack. Sizzle of the Week : Visa Checkout’s 20 Million Customer Milestone.

Samsung 100
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Island Pay Plans Contactless Rollout In The Bahamas; UnionPay Brings App To Hong Kong And Macau

PYMNTS

The platform will run on Samsung Semiconductor secure chip technology, as well as software from the Swiss FinTech firm Smartlink. “By With the offering, customers in Hong Kong and Macau can connect UnionPay cards with the app to use mobile payments within and outside of those regions.

Google 100
article thumbnail

Klarna Is Making The Jump To Real-World Commerce

PYMNTS

Though digital and mobile are increasingly ascendent, physical commerce remains dominant and accounts for over 90 percent of all retail spending in the Western nations where Klarna operates. “We According to McKinsey & Company estimates, the payment services industry was worth about $1.7 trillion in global revenue in 2014.

Samsung 100
article thumbnail

How Singapore Is Fueling A ‘Smart Nation’

PYMNTS

In a region where mobile phone penetration grew from 92.7 With its well-developed contactless ecosystem and a contactless transaction limit of up to $72, it makes sense that Apple, Google and Samsung have all recently made their mobile payments methods available to the people of Singapore. With an estimated population of just 5.47

National 133
article thumbnail

In Emerging Markets, What Comes First: The mPOS Or The Consumer?

PYMNTS

This can become increasingly difficult in emerging markets, where Kunal Patel, global head of product strategy and mobile payments at GoSwiff , explained that merchants are focused on operating in cash-driven economies. We’re seeing that in the regions that we play in. KP: In the markets we operate in, we are seeing good traction.

Marketing 100
article thumbnail

Innovation All the Time

Independent Banker

has evolved over the years from operations oversight to overseeing operations and innovation. Moving into his role to lead the innovation charge for Rockland Trust has been more than a half-dozen years in the making for Jimenez, who in 2008 was heading the bank’s deposit operations and call center teams. “We Eyeing all rivals.