Sub-sector

Payments

Sourced fintech market events in Payments. 275 events tracked across M&A, funding, partnerships, product launches, regulatory, buyer theses, personnel moves, and customer wins.

275 Events
$41B Disclosed value
$50M Median value

Windsor Drake tracks 275 sourced fintech market events in Payments from 2020–2026, each with a cited source. Across the 60 with disclosed values, total disclosed value is $41B, with a median of $50M. The largest disclosed deal is GTCR / Worldpay 2023 at $19B. The most active acquirers are Euronet Worldwide (2), Stripe (2), GSTechnologies (2). Activity was heaviest in 2026, with 56 tracked events.

Frequently asked questions

How many fintech events in Payments does Windsor Drake track?

Windsor Drake tracks 275 sourced fintech market events in Payments from 2020–2026, each backed by a cited source.

What is the typical deal size in Payments?

Across 60 events in Payments with disclosed values, the median is $50M and total disclosed value is $41B.

What is the largest Payments deal tracked?

GTCR / Worldpay 2023, at $19B.

Who are the most active acquirers in Payments?

Euronet Worldwide (2 deals), Stripe (2 deals), GSTechnologies (2 deals).

Events

Primary Event type Counterparty Value Sub-sector Date
PSQ Holdings, Inc. Funding Round Donald Trump Jr., Pilot Family, PSQ Holdings Board of Directors $1M Payments August 13, 2026
Moment Funding Round AlphaCode Venture Partners, General Catalyst, MultiChoice, Canal+ $22M Payments August 12, 2026
Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Strategic Partnership Cashfree Payments India Payments August 8, 2026
Ant Bank (Macao) Product Launch Galaxy Macau Payments August 7, 2026
Payaza Africa Limited Strategic Partnership Lebara Nigeria Payments August 3, 2026
ACI Worldwide Strategic Partnership dLocal Payments July 29, 2026
Lotus Technology Inc. Strategic Partnership Finloop Finance Technology Holding Limited; FOMO Pay Payments July 28, 2026
EbixCash World Money Limited Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments July 22, 2026
GCash Regulatory Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Payments July 20, 2026
stc pay Bahrain Strategic Partnership Payment International Enterprise Payments July 11, 2026
National Payments Corporation of India Strategic Partnership IFSCA Payments July 8, 2026
JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo, PNC Financial Services Buyer Thesis Fiserv Payments July 8, 2026
BanffPay Product Launch Central Bank of Liberia Payments July 7, 2026
Visa Inc. Product Launch Payments June 26, 2026
CRED Transaction Meta $900M Payments June 22, 2026
WhatsApp Personnel Move Meta Payments June 22, 2026
Rentify Funding Round $2M Payments June 22, 2026
UnionPay Strategic Partnership ASPI, ZeroPay, Dialog Finance, Halyk Bank, Banco do Brasil, Fudan University, Huawei, Baidu AI Cloud, HYGON, KUPAS.AI Payments June 18, 2026
Visa Strategic Partnership Bloggers Association of Kenya (BAKE) Payments June 15, 2026
Visa Inc. Product Launch OpenAI Payments June 12, 2026
Pine Labs Product Launch NPCI, Gullak, Razorpay Payments June 11, 2026
RC365 Holding PLC Product Launch Payments June 8, 2026
Central Bank of Nigeria Product Launch Payments June 5, 2026
Ramp Funding Round ICONIQ, GIC, Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, Goldman Sachs Alternatives, D. E. Shaw & Co., Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Founders Fund, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital $750M Payments June 4, 2026
Central Bank of Nigeria Regulatory Payments June 1, 2026
AccessPay Personnel Move Johan Jardevall Payments June 1, 2026
Axaipay Strategic Partnership Jomya Payments May 28, 2026
MACAU Pass Strategic Partnership Ant Bank (Macao), Alibaba Cloud, Alibaba Group Payments May 28, 2026
Visa Inc Strategic Partnership PingPong Payments May 27, 2026
Plexo Transaction Itaú Unibanco Payments May 26, 2026
National Payments Corporation of India (NIPL) Strategic Partnership European Central Bank (ECB), Eurobank Cyprus Payments May 23, 2026
Bank of Ghana Strategic Partnership Regional financial partners; GhIPSS Payments May 22, 2026
Scapia Funding Round General Catalyst $63M Payments May 21, 2026
Fiserv Strategic Partnership OpenAI Payments May 14, 2026
Pine Labs Strategic Partnership GCash for Business Payments May 12, 2026
Circle Internet Group Product Launch Payments May 11, 2026
United Bank for Africa (UBA) Strategic Partnership Redtech, MoMo PSB Payments May 6, 2026
Redtech Strategic Partnership United Bank for Africa (UBA), MoMo PSB Payments May 5, 2026
Evertec Strategic Partnership Transbank Payments May 1, 2026
Ant International Strategic Partnership NAPAS, Vietcombank, R2, SAMA, mada, TNG eWallet, easypaisa Payments April 30, 2026
Innovative Payment Solutions Inc. Strategic Partnership FINAP Worldwide Payments April 28, 2026
Shopflo Technologies Transaction Pine Labs $9M Payments April 25, 2026
EurewaX Strategic Partnership Leading financial institutions across Southeast Asia Payments April 21, 2026
Otoma Solutions, Inc. Personnel Move Payments April 21, 2026
EBANX Product Launch Payments April 21, 2026
X Regulatory U.S. Senate Banking Committee Payments April 15, 2026
Paymark Transaction Cuscal Payments April 14, 2026
Ripple Labs Regulatory BC Payments Payments April 1, 2026
FOMO Pay Product Launch Payments March 25, 2026
Moniepoint Buyer Thesis Orda Payments March 23, 2026
RS2 Product Launch Payments March 17, 2026
UQPAY Product Launch Payments March 7, 2026
Silverflow Funding Round Picus Capital, Rabo Investments, Inkef, Crane Venture Partners, Coatue Management, Global PayTech Ventures $40M Payments March 6, 2026
MoneyGram Personnel Move Marc Winniford Payments February 1, 2026
Transcorp International Limited Strategic Partnership Reserve Bank of India Payments January 1, 2026
Zippay Product Launch AIB, Bank of Ireland, PTSB Payments January 1, 2026
CrediaBank Merchant Acquiring Business Transaction Euronet Worldwide Payments December 31, 2025
Central Bank of Nigeria Regulatory Deposit Money Banks, fintech operators, POS operators Payments December 31, 2025
Visa Strategic Partnership Fiserv Payments December 24, 2025
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regulatory Payments December 22, 2025
Plorea Holding AS Transaction Done.ai Group AB Payments December 19, 2025
MoneyHash Strategic Partnership Amwal Tech Payments December 16, 2025
Federal Reserve Regulatory Payments December 16, 2025
Thunes Personnel Move Payments December 16, 2025
CoreOrchestration Transaction Incore Invest $160M Payments December 10, 2025
Walletdoc Transaction Capitec Payments December 9, 2025
Jefferson Capital, Inc. Funding Round Bluestem Brands $196M Payments December 4, 2025
Network People Services Technologies (NPST) Funding Round Tata Mutual Fund $36M Payments December 3, 2025
Metronome Transaction Stripe Payments December 2, 2025
Tandym Transaction PublicSquare $7M Payments December 2, 2025
Ripple Regulatory Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) Payments December 1, 2025
Wise Regulatory South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Payments December 1, 2025
CMS Info Systems Buyer Thesis Parag Parikh Flexi Cap Fund Payments December 1, 2025
Capitec Buyer Thesis Payments November 28, 2025
GhIPSS Strategic Partnership VISA, Bank of Ghana, Cybersecurity Authority Payments November 27, 2025
Aspire Transaction Caledonian Holdings PLC Payments November 26, 2025
Shine Transaction Cegid Payments November 26, 2025
EnKash Product Launch Payments November 25, 2025
Yara Technologies Product Launch Payments November 24, 2025
Autope Payment Solutions Limited Product Launch Mumbai Metro One Payments November 24, 2025
PayU India Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments November 24, 2025
IXOPAY Personnel Move George Hansen Payments November 18, 2025
PayU Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments November 18, 2025
Pine Labs Funding Round $420M Payments November 14, 2025
Bangladesh Bank Regulatory Payments November 8, 2025
Airtel Money Product Launch Comviva Payments November 1, 2025
Innovative Payment Solutions, Inc. Strategic Partnership Brant Point Solutions LLC (PayzliPlus) and Payzli Payments October 29, 2025
Pathward Financial Strategic Partnership Trustly, Stripe, Greenlight Payments October 22, 2025
Bank of Canada Regulatory Wealthsimple, Koho, Brim, Venn, Helcim, Trolley, ZayZoon, Zum Rails, Shopify Payments October 22, 2025
Revolut Product Launch Payments October 11, 2025
Reserve Bank of India Product Launch NPCI Bharat BillPay Ltd., Clearing Corporation of India Limited Payments October 7, 2025
City Union Bank Product Launch Payments October 7, 2025
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OSFI) Regulatory Payments October 1, 2025
PayU Regulatory Payments October 1, 2025
Yuzu Payment Processing Solution Transaction Datametrex AI Limited $6M Payments September 15, 2025
Klarna Funding Round NYSE $1.4B Payments September 10, 2025
Tide Product Launch Payments September 1, 2025
AZA Finance Transaction dLocal $24M Payments June 1, 2025
Boku Strategic Partnership Canva Payments January 1, 2025
Plug and Play Strategic Partnership New Jersey Economic Development Authority, Prudential Financial, Stevens Institute of Technology Payments December 31, 2024
National Payments Corporation of India Regulatory Payments December 30, 2024
Kaspi.kz Strategic Partnership Alipay+ (Ant International) Payments December 26, 2024
Span Across IT Solutions Transaction Zaggle Prepaid Ocean Services Payments December 24, 2024
Razorpay Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments December 24, 2024
Payfare Transaction Fiserv Payments December 23, 2024
Leap Financial Funding Round Fuel Venture Capital $4M Payments December 21, 2024
ZBD Regulatory Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) Payments December 18, 2024
Airtasker Limited Strategic Partnership Mercurius Media Capital $6M Payments December 17, 2024
ElseWare Transaction Direct Debit System Payments December 12, 2024
PayU Strategic Partnership Amazon Web Services Payments December 12, 2024
Seedstars Africa Ventures I Funding Round African Development Bank, EIB Global, Boost Africa $42M Payments December 7, 2024
Nuvei Corporation Product Launch Visa, BitGo, Rain Payments December 4, 2024
Smile Shop Product Launch Conflux Network Payments December 3, 2024
KPay Funding Round $55M Payments December 3, 2024
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regulatory Apple Pay, Google Pay, PayPal, Venmo, Zelle, Cash App Payments November 21, 2024
Barclays Merchant Acquiring Transaction Brookfield Asset Management Payments November 20, 2024
FIS Strategic Partnership Oracle Payments November 12, 2024
Worldpay Customer Win DoorDash Payments November 12, 2024
Ottu Strategic Partnership Keyloop Payments November 7, 2024
Visa Strategic Partnership Lakala, Touch 'n Go Digital, FOMO Pay, LINE Pay, VNPay, Zalopay, Juspay Payments November 6, 2024
Prizeout Strategic Partnership Golden 1 Credit Union, Coastal Credit Union, Municipal Credit Union Payments November 1, 2024
Checkbook Strategic Partnership JPMorgan Chase Payments November 1, 2024
VyStar Credit Union Regulatory Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payments October 31, 2024
Cashfree Payments Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments October 30, 2024
FinHub Product Launch Payments October 24, 2024
Wise Regulatory Payments October 21, 2024
Flutterwave Strategic Partnership MainStreet Bank Payments October 17, 2024
EBANX Product Launch Payments October 15, 2024
Minna Technologies Transaction Mastercard Payments October 2, 2024
Klarna Personnel Move Niclas Neglen Payments August 19, 2024
The Payments Group Transaction The Payments Group Holding Payments August 1, 2024
FIS Buyer Thesis Payments June 5, 2024
Apple Strategic Partnership Klarna Payments March 26, 2024
Adyen Customer Win Cash App Payments February 8, 2024
Central Bank of Nigeria Regulatory Payments February 1, 2024
AtoB Funding Round General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Elad Gil, Long Journey Ventures, Bloomberg Beta $130M Payments January 1, 2024
Qashio Strategic Partnership Emirates Skywards Payments December 27, 2023
Razorpay Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments December 25, 2023
EasySend Transaction GSTechnologies Payments December 21, 2023
X Product Launch Payments December 21, 2023
Open Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments December 20, 2023
Prosa Transaction Visa Payments December 15, 2023
BankCard Services Transaction GBank Financial Holdings $10M Payments December 14, 2023
GBank Financial Holdings Inc. Funding Round BankCard Services, LLC $10M Payments December 14, 2023
FOMO Pay Strategic Partnership Zand Bank Payments December 13, 2023
Cashfree Payments Product Launch Payments December 13, 2023
Flutterwave Personnel Move Payments December 13, 2023
Nearpay Funding Round Sanabil Investments, stc Corporate Investment Fund, Vision Ventures, Hala Ventures, Arzan Ventures $14M Payments December 12, 2023
Clara Product Launch Payments December 12, 2023
SumUp Funding Round Sixth Street Growth, Bain Capital Tech Opportunities, Fin Capital, Liquidity Group $307M Payments December 11, 2023
Trustmi Product Launch Payments December 7, 2023
Total Processing Transaction NomuPay Payments November 30, 2023
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Regulatory PayPal Payments November 30, 2023
AppBrilliance Strategic Partnership Truist Ventures Payments November 20, 2023
D3 Labs Strategic Partnership Paybit Tech Payments November 17, 2023
Nuvei Strategic Partnership Nayax Payments November 16, 2023
MexPago Transaction Airwallex Payments October 20, 2023
GoDaddy Strategic Partnership Early Warning Payments October 17, 2023
Access Africa Strategic Partnership Thunes Payments October 5, 2023
Access Bank Africa Strategic Partnership Thunes Payments October 5, 2023
Network International Strategic Partnership Vodacom Payments October 1, 2023
Federal Reserve Regulatory US banking system Payments July 20, 2023
Worldpay Transaction GTCR $19B Payments July 6, 2023
Pismo Transaction Visa Payments June 28, 2023
Oberon Investments Group PLC Funding Round Logic Investments Payments June 1, 2023
Paya Transaction Nuvei $1.3B Payments January 9, 2023
handcheque Transaction JJ Entertainment SE Payments December 28, 2022
Arab Financial Services (AFS) Strategic Partnership Zenj Exchange (ZENJEX) Payments December 27, 2022
Toss Funding Round $405M Payments December 20, 2022
MoneyGram International, Inc. Product Launch Frente Corretora Payments December 20, 2022
CuentasMAX Transaction Cuentas Payments December 15, 2022
Rakuten France Strategic Partnership Marqeta, Mastercard Payments December 15, 2022
Mintoak Funding Round HDFC Bank $4M Payments December 14, 2022
Paymes Transaction PayTabs Payments December 12, 2022
Credopay Strategic Partnership The Zubair Corporation Payments December 9, 2022
PayMate Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments December 8, 2022
Kapu Funding Round $8M Payments December 6, 2022
Razorpay Product Launch Axis Bank, NPCI, RBI Payments December 6, 2022
Roamsoft Technologies Transaction IppoPay Payments December 1, 2022
Razorpay Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments December 1, 2022
Nuvei Strategic Partnership Virgin Atlantic Payments November 29, 2022
BharatPe Personnel Move Payments November 29, 2022
EML Payments Regulatory Payments November 25, 2022
Atoa Funding Round Leo Capital, Passion Capital $2M Payments November 24, 2022
SmartNet Transaction Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation $9M Payments November 22, 2022
Thunes Product Launch Tencent Financial Technology Payments November 22, 2022
Banked Funding Round Insight Partners $15M Payments November 15, 2022
Open Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments November 14, 2022
JPMorgan Chase Strategic Partnership Canadian Federation of Independent Business Payments November 14, 2022
Ramp Funding Round Mubadala Capital, Korelya Capital $70M Payments November 11, 2022
SoftPos.eu Transaction Worldline Payments November 9, 2022
Digital Pay Transaction PayTabs Payments November 9, 2022
Aplo Regulatory Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier Payments November 9, 2022
Worldline Buyer Thesis Payments November 9, 2022
Digital Treasures Center Customer Win Payments November 8, 2022
PingPong Regulatory Monetary Authority of Singapore Payments November 3, 2022
Alipay+ Product Launch Payments November 3, 2022
Ant Group Product Launch Payments November 3, 2022
Checkout.com Funding Round Payments November 1, 2022
PingPong Regulatory Singapore regulator Payments November 1, 2022
GoCardless Product Launch Payments October 24, 2022
ZTLment Product Launch Payments October 24, 2022
Tyro Payments Transaction Westpac Banking Corp Payments October 18, 2022
Jingle Pay Strategic Partnership Arab Financial Services (AFS) Payments October 11, 2022
EverView (formerly Output Services Group) Product Launch Payments October 6, 2022
Solvento Funding Round Ironspring Ventures $5M Payments October 5, 2022
PhonePe Funding Round Walmart, General Atlantic $1.8B Payments August 7, 2022
BharatPe Personnel Move Nalin Negi Payments August 1, 2022
Gorilla Networks Transaction Society Pass Payments June 1, 2022
MoneyGram Transaction Madison Dearborn Partners Payments May 1, 2022
Finaro Transaction Shift4 $575M Payments April 19, 2022
Flutterwave Funding Round B Capital Group, Alta Park Capital, Whale Rock Capital, Lux Capital, Glynn Capital, Avenir Growth, Tiger Global, Green Visor Capital, Salesforce Ventures $250M Payments February 17, 2022
Viva Wallet Transaction JPMorgan Chase $800M Payments January 1, 2022
Yokoy Funding Round Sequoia $80M Payments January 1, 2022
Jumia Strategic Partnership National Bank of Egypt Payments December 31, 2021
OneCard Funding Round QED, Sequoia $76M Payments December 30, 2021
Paysend Strategic Partnership Tencent Financial Technology Payments December 29, 2021
Flip Funding Round Sequoia Capital India, Insight Partners, Insignia Venture Partners $48M Payments December 26, 2021
Mooney Transaction Enel SpA and Intesa Sanpaolo SpA $1.6B Payments December 23, 2021
MobiKwik Regulatory Reserve Bank of India Payments December 23, 2021
Razorpay Funding Round Lone Pine Capital, Alkeon Capital, TCV, Tiger Global, Sequoia Capital India, GIC, Y Combinator $375M Payments December 20, 2021
Juspay Funding Round SoftBank Vision Fund 2 $60M Payments December 16, 2021
Flip Funding Round $48M Payments December 8, 2021
FOMO Pay Strategic Partnership Banking Circle Payments December 6, 2021
Qatar Central Bank Regulatory Payments December 5, 2021
DHL Express Malaysia Strategic Partnership Standard Chartered Payments December 1, 2021
CardX Transaction Stax Payments November 30, 2021
Banco Central de la República Argentina Product Launch Argentine banks, fintech companies, payment processors Payments November 29, 2021
Alpha Fintech Strategic Partnership Microsoft Payments November 19, 2021
StyloPay Transaction Lynx Global Digital Finance Corporation $1M Payments November 18, 2021
GLN International Inc. Strategic Partnership Liquid Group Pte. Ltd. Payments November 18, 2021
RoadSync Personnel Move Chris Forshay Payments November 11, 2021
Axo AS Personnel Move Payments November 11, 2021
Semafone Personnel Move Payments November 5, 2021
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) Strategic Partnership Ant Group Payments November 5, 2021
SWAP Product Launch Thales Payments November 3, 2021
Connect Group Transaction Net1 UEPS Technologies $219M Payments November 2, 2021
Global Payments Inc Customer Win Citi Payments November 2, 2021
Imprint Funding Round Kleiner Perkins, Stripe, Thrive Capital, Affirm, Allen & Co. $38M Payments November 1, 2021
Cellfie Product Launch KEB Hana Card Payments October 22, 2021
LQwD FinTech Funding Round $6M Payments October 21, 2021
NexPay Transaction Euro Asia Pay Holdings Inc. $4M Payments October 20, 2021
Primer Funding Round ICONIQ Growth $50M Payments October 19, 2021
Verrency Personnel Move Jeroen van Son Payments October 8, 2021
Sila Inc. Strategic Partnership Arcus Payments October 6, 2021
Sila Strategic Partnership Arcus Payments October 6, 2021
Angra Limited Transaction GSTechnologies Payments October 5, 2021
Interstellar Inc. Strategic Partnership Interswitch Group Payments October 4, 2021
Kushki Funding Round SoftBank, Kaszek Ventures, DILA Capital, Magma Partners $86M Payments June 30, 2021
Tide Product Launch KeyPay Payments January 1, 2021
ZmBIZI Product Launch Payments January 1, 2021
Payactiv Regulatory Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payments December 30, 2020
Ant Group Regulatory People's Bank of China Payments December 30, 2020
Bank of Ireland non-branch ATM fleet Transaction Euronet Worldwide Payments December 23, 2020
PhonePe Product Launch Payments December 22, 2020
PagoFX Product Launch Payments December 21, 2020
Lydia Funding Round Accel $86M Payments December 18, 2020
Expertus Technologies Transaction IBM Payments December 15, 2020
AsiaPay Strategic Partnership Azupay Payments December 15, 2020
SquidPay Technology Inc. Funding Round Eastern Securities Development Corporation $2M Payments December 15, 2020
BPC Strategic Partnership Interpaymea Payments December 9, 2020
Paysafe Transaction Foley Trasimene Acquisition Corp II $9.0B Payments December 7, 2020
TransferGo Strategic Partnership Mastercard Payments December 7, 2020
Community Federal Savings Bank Strategic Partnership PayFacto Payments Inc. Payments December 3, 2020
Carta Worldwide Transaction Mogo Payments November 20, 2020
ShopeePay Taiwan Regulatory Financial Supervisory Commission Payments November 18, 2020
EMQ Funding Round $20M Payments November 4, 2020
Visa Product Launch Payments October 21, 2020
Global Processing Services Strategic Partnership Visa Inc. Payments October 19, 2020
Paystack Transaction Stripe $200M Payments October 15, 2020
Connect Group Transaction Net 1 UEPS Technologies Payments August 14, 2020
Central Bank of Nigeria Regulatory Moneymaster PSB Limited, 9PSB Limited, Hope PSBank Limited Payments August 1, 2020
Revolut Funding Round Technology Crossover Ventures, TSG Consumer Partners $580M Payments June 1, 2020
Ziina Product Launch Payments June 1, 2020
Lightnet Funding Round Uni-President Asset Holding, UOB Venture Management, Signum Capital, Seven Bank, Hashkey Capital, DU Capital, Hopeshine Ventures, Hanwha Investment and Securities $31M Payments January 1, 2020