Stories tagged fintech.
PyPI / crates.io / RubyGems / Go index / NuGet
Python SDK for x402 payments - gasless crypto payments across 29 networks (including native Hedera mainnet/testnet, Circle Arc mainnet/testnet, Robinhood Chain, XRPL, Scroll, SKALE). Features: ERC-8004 Trustless Agents, Escrow/Refunds, multi-stablecoin (USDC, EURC, AUSD, PYUSD, USDT, USDG)
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) took constructive steps in its 2027 final rule and rate announcement, particularly on payment integrity and quality measurement. But those steps are not the finish line. Policymakers should further modernize MA to strengthen competition…
PYMNTS
Procurement platform Axya raised 17 million Canadian dollars (about $12 million) in new funding, according to a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release provided to PYMNTS. The Montreal-based company’s Series A financing will help enhance its platform and artificial intelligence capabilities as it enters…
PyPI / crates.io / RubyGems / Go index / NuGet
Billing and payments Django app for the Stapel framework
Cointelegraph
IBM’s beta link lets banks instruct tokenized deposit transfers on Swift’s ledger using existing payment messages and compliance processes.
PYMNTS
Square sellers can now use their Square Dashboard to manage their presence across Apple Maps, Siri AI, Apple Wallet and other Apple apps, Square said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release emailed to PYMNTS. This capability is enabled by Square’s new integration with Apple Business, and it is…
PYMNTS
The Clearing House selected Quant, a provider of programmable money infrastructure, to power the On-Chain Money Initiative that The Clearing House announced in June, the organization said in a Thursday (Sept. 24) press release emailed to PYMNTS. The On-Chain Money Initiative involves a new…
PYMNTS
Maybe that Amazon-Walmart rivalry isn’t so fierce after all. Amazon announced Thursday morning (Sept. 24) that it will let marketplace sellers manage orders and shipment tracking from eBay, Shopify, TikTok and Walmart inside Seller Central, extending its seller dashboard to the other places…
CoinDesk
Rachel Conlan and Jamal Raees join as Solana aims to court institutions moving payments and assets onchain.
Cointelegraph
Rachel Conlan will oversee institutional partnerships and ecosystem growth, while Jamal Raees will focus on stablecoins and tokenized deposits, following a wave of new partnerships.
The Block
Solana Foundation appointed Rachel Conlan as chief strategy officer and former Polygon Labs exec Jamal Raees as GM of payments.
Techmeme (feed as signal)
Bloomberg: Sources: Oracle sent a force majeure notice to Blue Owl to delay payments on the 2.45GW Project Jupiter data center in New Mexico if it fails to launch in 2028 — Oracle Corp. is moving to shield itself from racking up expenses on a massive data center being built in New Mexico …
Digit.in
UPI Charges Explained: ইউপিআই এখন আর শুধু মোবাইল থেকে টাকা পাঠানোর একটি ব্যবস্থা নয়। বাজার করা থেকে রেস্তোরাঁয় বিল মেটানো, অনলাইন কেনাকাটা থেকে ছোট ব্যবসার পেমেন্ট প্রায় সব ক্ষেত্রেই QR কোড স্ক্যান করে টাকা দেওয়া অনেকের প্রতিদিন অভ্যাস হয়ে গিয়েছে। NPCI-র পরিসংখ্যানও দেখাচ্ছে, অনলাইন পেমেন্ট বা…
MENA/Israel: Wamda / Times of Israel
Press release: Universal Payment Network (UPN), owned by FinTra Holding, has launched the UPN Consortium, an open global platform bringing together payment networks, banks, financial institutions, digital wallets, remittance companies and open finance providers to help shape the network’s strategy…
MENA/Israel: Wamda / Times of Israel
Saudi fintech Lendo has partnered with Austria-based Quantic Financial Solutions on an institutional capital programme of up to SAR750 million ($200 million) to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Saudi Arabia. Under the agreement, Quantic will invest up to SAR750 million through…
MENA/Israel: Wamda / Times of Israel
Saudi fintech startup TalMal has closed an undisclosed Pre-Seed funding round with participation from MM Partners, as it moves from product development and business-model validation towards commercial expansion in Saudi Arabia. Founded in 2023 by Thamer Faisal Al-Qu’ayshish, TalMal is developing a…
MENA/Israel: Wamda / Times of Israel
Egypt-founded payments infrastructure provider Paymob has raised $35 million in a pre-Series C round, co-led by Mubadala Investment Company and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), with participation from British International Investment (BII), Global Ventures and DPI…
MENA/Israel: Wamda / Times of Israel
Bahrain-founded fintech infrastructure company Tarabut has secured $50 million (SAR187 million) in strategic financing from Riyad Bank, X-Tech Fund managed by SAB Invest, GIB Saudi Arabia, Zamil Group and Kanoo Ventures, alongside other regional institutions. The transaction remains subject to…
MENA/Israel: Wamda / Times of Israel
Saudi fintech barq has closed a $329.5 million Series A round at a $1.85 billion valuation, with participation from Noon Investments, Sohar International Bank, and M20 Fund. Founded in 2023 by Ahmed Alenazi, barq is a Saudi Central Bank (SAMA)-licensed financial technology company offering digital…
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
Health tech company Cotiviti is building out its payment accuracy platform for payers with two new additions that will allow plans to see all inpatient claims in one place.
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
Eli Lilly has committed $100 million in upfront and near-term payments to InnoCare Pharma to form a five-target drug discovery pact. The deal features up to $3.25 billion in milestones.
Fierce Biotech / Fierce Healthcare / MedCity / GEN
Lexeo Therapeutics has agreed to acquire Mantle Therapeutics via an upfront payment of $8.3 million, aiming to expand its Friedreich ataxia (FA) portfolio while locking in three strategic collaborations to support its lead asset.
Semafor (filter tech)
The UAE fintech industry is projected to nearly double by 2029, after drawing in a third of all startup funding in the country in 2024.
Cointelegraph
HIFI CEO Zach Walsh told Cointelegraph the $37 million Series A is the company’s first priced funding round, though HIFI did not disclose its valuation.
Android Authority / Android Police / Android Central / Droid-Life / SamMobile / XDA
Samsung has announced that it has brought biometric authentication to Samsung Wallet for UPI payments in India. With this addition, you can use the fingerprint sensor on your compatible Galaxy phone to authenticate mobile payments. Once enabled, you can authorize UPI transactions using just your…
Inc42
A market-driven economic model for UPI is essential to fund escalating cybersecurity, scalability, and infrastructure costs, UPI operator NPCI’s MD…
Inc42
Update | September 24, 16:34 IST Shares of PB Fintech ended today’s trading session 35.98% lower at ₹1,210 apiece on…
Tearsheet
Affirm is looking inward at its customer base for the next leg of its lending business. Last week, the BNPL firm deployed a new transformer-based underwriting model across its U.S. checkout. The model is designed to identify patterns in a consumer’s credit history that conventional models can miss…
American Banker (headlines)
Crypto is entering its "institutional era" as tokenized assets and stablecoins gain wider adoptions. The trade-off is that only companies that offer real utility to established institutions in the market are likely to survive.
Digit.in
Apple Pay may finally be getting closer to its India launch. Apple has posted a new job opening for a ‘Business Development Manager – Wallet, Payments and Commerce’ in the country. Apple is expected to launch Apple Pay in India in October. However, the iPhone maker has not officially confirmed the…