Daily Fintech Newsletter | Apr. 12th
Hi!
In case you missed it, please see below today's most relevant fintech news.
How many of the leading payment processors and card networks are introducing support for payments in cryptocurrency? While cryptocurrencies have increasingly gained recognition as a (speculative) investment product, their usability for consumer payments remains very mixed. Link here.
Millennials-focused investment app Groww, India has raised $83 million in a Series D funding round led by Tiger Global Management. Link here.
Square, the globally trusted software, payments, and hardware solution for businesses of all sizes, announced an Early Access Programme in Ireland, offering exclusive access to an integrated suite of tools to seamlessly sell in-person and online. Link here.
It’s been a big year for crypto, and Robinhood shared some stats today providing more evidence that the crypto boom is more than just hype — at least for now. Link here.
UK-based buy now, pay later player Zilch is rolling out a 'tap and pay-over-time' feature that lets shoppers make in-store payments with a wave of their digital wallet, with the cost spread over a six-week period. Link here.
This ends my Daily Fintech Newsletter. Let me know if there are any questions or news/insights worth mentioning in the next newsletter. Until the next!
Regards,
Marcel van Oost
marcelvanoost.com
My weekly newsletter
Sign up for my Weekly Digital Banking newsletter on Substack here.
My free daily newsletters
Sign up for my Daily Digital Banking newsletter here.
Co-invest alongside me in the most promising FinTech startups
Join our Angel Investors Syndicate. Link here.
Looking for funding?
If you are a startup looking for funding, sign up here.
Join our group
Do you have and use Telegram? Join our group and get the latest changes to the Fintech industry as they are happening.
Sign up to get my updates first!