Is social media the next big frontier for payments? Christopher Kampshoff, the CEO and founder of Lendstar, seems to think so as his company releases a feature that allows people to begin the payments process on Facebook and Whatsapp. *|MC:SUBJECT|*
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24th March 2016
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Ah, the last newsletter before a hard-earned Easter Weekend and it’s a particularly good one. We speak to the CEO and founder of Lendstar about the increasing importance of social media in the world of payments, Google has announced the launch of Android Pay in the UK and London fintech startup GoCardless has raised $13m in new funding to continue building out its global bank-to-bank network and reshape the way direct debit moves around the world.

Elsewhere, we have a great infographic from the research team over at Pivotl that explores the future of fintech and MasterCard is pushing biometric technology into online payments.

Happy Easter Weekend everyone!

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Is social media the next big frontier for payments? Christopher Kampshoff, the CEO and founder of Lendstar, seems to think so as his company releases a feature that allows people to begin the payments process on Facebook and Whatsapp.

Interview: Lendstar is bringing payments to Facebook and Whatsapp
 
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Oh, what we wouldn’t do to know the future! Like Biff and the Almanac in Back to the Future, all we need is a guide. Luckily the team over at Pivotl is on hand to give us one for the future of fintech.

What is the future of fintech? (Infographic)
 

London fintech startup GoCardless has raised USD13m in new funding to continue building out its global bank-to-bank network and reshape the way direct debit moves around the world. The company says it is now processing £1bn in payments annually for 16,000 merchants in Europe.

London fintech startup GoCardless raises USD13m to reshape global direct debit
 

Android Pay is coming to the UK for the first time in the next few months, in a move that will galvanise the still nascent mobile wallet space in the region. Many of the UK’s banks are already on board, with Halifax, Lloyds, First Direct, Bank of Scotland, Nationwide, M&S Bank and MBNA already signed up for the launch.

Google bringing Android Pay to UK in next few months
 

MasterCard and BMO Financial Group (BMO) have begun a phased launch of the first biometric corporate credit card programme in Canada and the US that will allow cardholders to authorise transactions using biometrics when making online purchases.

MasterCard pushes biometrics into e-commerce payments
 
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