Say it with emoji: Circle is here to reshape social payments
Circle Pay wants to make paying your friends as easy as sending a message. We chat to the firm's European MD Mariele Flament about the company's plans in the UK.
5 of the most interesting stories in payments this week
Welcome to our weekly round-up of all the latest news and research from the world of payments.
European payments and fintech snapshot
Still recovering from the bank holiday and trying to catch up with everything that’s happening in the name of payments and fintech in Europe right now?
Santander launches international blockchain payments with Ripple
Santander is launching a new app that lets customers make international payments using blockchain technology.
Quick read: European payments and fintech snapshot
There's a huge amount going on in the European payments and fintech startup space right now, which is great news for the industry but makes staying on top of everything challenging at best. With that in mind we've picked out five what we think are the most-interesting stories across the region right now.
“It’s time to drive through the front window of financial services” – Tandem Bank, Azimo co-founders
An auspicious dinner threw Michael Kent and Ricky Knox together at business school more than a decade ago, laying the foundations of a business partnership that would see the pair create financial tech companies remittance firms Small World FS, Azimo and most recently challenger bank Tandem.
Advancing tech creates worldwide opportunity for SMEs – WU Business Solutions president
The recent hypothesis that creating economic growth and investment opportunities in many parts of the world is, according to some governments, the responsibility of business – in particular small and medium sized companies (SMEs).
What does clearXchange tell us about the battle to rule the realm of instant payments?
In this guest comment, Tom Hay, head of Payments at Icon Solutions, explores the opportunity for banks to use the clearXchange system as the 'special weapon' against fintech companies such as TransferWise and PayPal's Venmo.
Azimo scores $15m from Rakuten for Asia push
There’s more good news for UK remittance firm Azimo this week as the company announces $15m in new funding in a round led by Japan’s Rakuten as it looks to carve off a bigger chunk of the $600bn global remittance market.
PayPal flexes muscle in $600bn remittance market
PayPal is flexing its muscle in the online remittance space through its Xoom acquisition, looking to take a bigger share of the money transfer industry as it increasingly heads online.
