Don’t Forget About the Basics
A year ago, TSG released an article called ‘Confessions of a SMB During COVID,’ which was part of a series of articles on COVID and the SMB perspective. As I mentioned in the article, I »
Worldline and Klarna extend collaboration across Europe
Finextra Klarna, the leading global payments and shopping service, announces a strategic collaboration with Ingenico (part of Worldline, the European leader in the payment and transactional services industry, since late 2020) to make Klarna’s online »
Mastercard Makes the Jump – Plans to Accept Crypto This Year
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Mastercard to open up network to select cryptocurrencies
CNBC Mastercard said it was planning to offer support for some cryptocurrencies on its network this year, joining a string of big-ticket firms that have pledged similar support. The credit-card giant’s announcement comes days after Elon »
Beneath the Surface: The Ebbs and Flows of the Merchant Portfolio Flywheel
By Josh Istas, AIM Director at TSG An Acquiring Merchant Portfolio, like the surface of the sea, may seem calm and steady at times, but there are many forces and undercurrents at play beneath the »
Mesh Payments Raises $13M to Transform the Way Companies Manage Corporate Payments Without Corporate Cards
Mesh Mesh Payments, a startup that is transforming the way corporate payments are processed, paid and managed, announced that it has raised a $13 million financing round, led by TLV Partners, with participation from Meron Capital, R-Squared Ventures, »
TransactionWatch – Week of February 1st – February 5th
Click here to read TransactionWatch | Subscribe to TransactionWatch SPACs are continuing to seek opportunities in the merchant acquiring industry as they gain increased traction among payment providers. Following last week’s speculation, Payoneer announced this Wednesday (Feb. 3rd) »
The Super Bowl Goes Cashless
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UK Mobile Payments Company SumUp Acquires Core Banking Solutions Provider Paysolut
Crowdfund Insider UK-based mobile payments company SumUp announced on Tuesday it has acquired core banking solutions provider, Paysolut. Paysolut reported that it serves future unicorns of fintech by providing its mobile banking platform to run »
Visa’s Authorize.Net To Provide SMBs With Offer On Super Bowl Sunday
PYMNTS.com Visa, which is the official payment technology partner of the National Football League (NFL), will provide small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) with a one-day offer that will waive some of the costs connected with »
Nigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019
TechCrunch In 2018, Carbon, a Nigerian fintech startup, made its financials public for the first time. Although typical for foreign private startups, it’s almost an anomaly in Africa. There have been rare cases in the past, »
V, MA, and AXP Earnings Signal 2021 Rebound
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Mogo Completes Acquisition of Digital Payments Company Carta Worldwide
Yahoo! Finance Mogo Inc. (“Mogo” or the “Company”), a digital payments and financial technology company empowering the next generation of consumers, today announced the closing of its acquisition of Carta Solutions Holding Corporation (“Carta”), a »
TSG Announces 2021 Top Performing Payment Gateways
The Strawhecker Group (TSG) is pleased to recognize a selection of payment gateways for their exceptional performance across several key areas, critical to a successful payment platform. Read the press release. Powered by TSG’s Gateway »
Cardknox adds Google Pay to expand e-commerce payment solutions
Mobile Payments Today Cardknox, an omnichannel payment gateway, has expanded its e-commerce payment options to include Google Pay. Merchants who integrate with Cardknox will now have the ability to offer Google Pay digital wallet and »
Melio raises $110M on a $1.3B valuation to bring B2B payments for SMBs into the 21st century
TechCrunch Payments for consumers have made a huge shift to the online world in the last year, a time when they have moved more of their purchasing to the internet to minimize in-person transactions in »
TransactionWatch – Week of January 18th – January 22nd
Click here to read TransactionWatch | Subscribe to TransactionWatch The execution of M&A deal announcements staggered this week when compared to prior weeks thus far in the new year, however, this week encompassed much speculation regarding potential upcoming »
Payoneer in SPAC Merger Talks
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China plans tougher antitrust rules for non-bank payments industry
Reuters China’s central bank has proposed stepping up antitrust measures for companies in the non-bank payments industry, such as Ant Group’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat Pay. Under draft rules proposed on Wednesday, the People’s Bank »
TransactionWatch – Week of January 11th – January 15th
Click here to read TransactionWatch | Subscribe to TransactionWatch M&A movement across the industry continued to play out this week with multiple notable transactions. First off, Visa has announced that they have called off their acquisition of Plaid. »
