ZoodPay, a leading digital-lending platform for e-commerce in the Middle East and Central Asia, announces a strategic partnership with MakanE, a leading e-commerce platform in the MENA region, to provide “Buy now, pay later” solutions for all online stores using the MakanE platform in Jordan.  MakanE is among the most successful e-commerce platforms in the […]

Blnk, a fintech startup that enables instant consumer credit in Egypt, has raised $23.7 million in equity and debt funding, and $8.3 million in securitized bond issuance to accelerate financial inclusion within underserved communities across the country. The funds will support further development of Blnk’s Artificial Intelligence-powered lending infrastructure and the financing of the company’s fast-growing […]

Hong Kong citizens generally prefer more diversified and flexible consumption payment methods and experiences. As the Double 11, Christmas shopping festivals and other large-scale promotions are approaching, Ant Bank (Hong Kong) (“Ant Bank” ) and AlipayHK jointly announced that Ant Bank PayLater has officially landed on AlipayHK. Ant Bank PayLater is currently in trial operation, and […]

Pakistani mobile company, Ufone 4G is set to transform its customers’ user experience through provision of convenient mobile top-up facility on 10,000 OPay Point-of-Sale (POS) machines. Ufone 4G customers will be able to access these machines at petrol stations, convenient stores, pharmacies, shopping malls and other public places countrywide to recharge their mobile phones with […]

Fintech Galaxy, the industry-leading financial innovation company, has become the first central bank regulated Open Finance platform in the MENA region after receiving a license from the Central Bank of Bahrain (CBB), allowing the firm to operate as a regulated Third-Party Provider (TPP) and transform the way banks, financial institutions and merchants attract new customers. […]

valU, MENA’s leading Buy-Now, Pay-Later (BNPL) lifestyle-enabling fintech platform, announced its investment in Hoods, the first and leading live entertainment commerce platform in the Middle East. valU’s investment aims to capitalize on Hoods’ unique platform to penetrate the fast-growing virtual shopping space and diversify its offering to both new and existing valU customers and merchants. […]

Fintech start-up KPay Merchant Service Limited ( KPay ) is pleased to announce that it has completed a US$10 million financing round, with the support of its founders. KPay has developed rapidly since its establishment in Hong Kong at the end of 2020. With its leading technology and comprehensive one-stop digital payment and business management […]

Thunes, a global cross-border payments company, announced a partnership with Alipay+, a suite of cross-border payments and marketing solutions operated by Ant Group. Thanks to this collaboration, Thunes’ customers and merchants in Europe will now be able to accept Asia’s most popular mobile wallets: China’s Alipay Malaysia’s Touch ’n Go and Boost Philippines’ GCash South Korea’s […]

BridgerPay, the payment operations platform built to automate all payment flows with a Lego-like interface, announced a partnership with PrestaShop resulting in the release of their module for the well-known eCommerce platform. BridgerPay allows any business to connect to any payment method they need in seconds, through just one integration. Its direct connections to 500+ […]

Finastra unveiled its embedded consumer lending solution, enabling access to traditional regulated lending options for consumers at point-of-sale (POS). Financial institutions, distributors and merchants will benefit from a platform that makes it easy for their customers to access lending options. For end consumers, Finastra Embedded Consumer Lending aims to make the buying process as frictionless […]