Rapyd news and trends

Today in B2B: Holiday Rush Gets Started in Spring Due to Supply Chain Snags; Digital...
B2B Payments // May 04, 2022

Today in B2B payments, the fashion industry prepares for the holiday shopping season, while digital payments make the ties between trading partners stronger. Plus, Rapyd launches local payment tool Virtual Accounts, and Papaya and Applied Innovation streamline bill payment through a partnership. Apparel Industry CFOs...

Rapyd Debuts Virtual Accounts, a Local Payment Tool
B2B Payments // May 04, 2022

FinTech-as-a-service platform Rapyd has launched Virtual Accounts, a product designed to let businesses expand globally while still supporting local payments. According to a company news release Wednesday (May 4), the product lets businesses anywhere in the world accept local bank transfers in more than 25...

EMEA Daily: UK Tech IPOs Rake in $8.8B in 2021 to Set New Record; Dolce...
International // January 31, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) news, tech company initial public offerings (IPOs) collect $8.8 billion in 2021 to set a record while SaaS company BigCommerce expanded into Germany, Mexico and Spain. Plus, Nigerian brokerage app Bamboo has raised $15 million to...

Today in FinTech: Rapyd, Neat Combine for X-Border Trade; Ayoconnect Raises $15M
Digital Banking // January 31, 2022

In today’s FinTech news, FinTech-as-a-Service firm Rapyd snaps up cross-border trade enabling platform Neat to deliver expanded digital services to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Plus, Indonesian FinTech Ayoconnect picks up $15 million in Series B funding, while Nigerian brokerage app Bamboo raises $15 million...

Interviews & Exclusives
FinTech-As-A-Service Eyes Global Payments Simplification Makeover

February 19, 2019
To streamline FinTech, and to help consumers and businesses transact in the ways they desire, firms must move beyond the silo approach. FinTech still exists as a fragmented market, where businesses striving to offer payment services to end users pick and choose among providers, integrate with those providers, and must often navigate across complex technological […]

Quick Reads
Rapyd Acquires Neat to Advance Cross-Border Trade

January 31, 2022
Global FinTech-as-a-service company Rapyd finalized its acquisition deal for cross-border trade enabling platform Neat, which specializes in assisting small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and startups, according to a press release on Monday (Jan. 31). Rapyd’s worldwide payments network supports over 900 payment methods across more than 100 countries and global payouts in over 200 countries. […]

Shopping App Nate, FinTech Rapyd Team on eCommerce Platform

November 15, 2021
FinTech-as-a-Service company Rapyd has partnered with nate, a consumer payments company, in order to expand its buy now, pay later (BNPL) capabilities and other offerings globally, the companies announced Monday...

Payments Network Rapyd Adds PromptPay Capabilities For Google In Thailand

August 10, 2021
Global FinTech startup Rapyd announced on Tuesday (Aug. 10) that Thailand’s Google Play users will now have access to PromptPay payments, starting from August 2021. According to the announcement, the...

Rapyd To Step Up FinTech-as-a-Service Offerings With $300M In New Funding

August 03, 2021
Global FinTech startup Rapyd on Tuesday (Aug. 3) announced a $300 million Series E funding round led by Target Global. Several new investors joined the round, including funds managed by...