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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

which will now allow customers to use PayPal at checkout, according to a press release. According to the release, PayPal's strategy is working " to create a seamless and simple checkout experience for consumers online by offering customers the flexibility and power to choose how to pay.".

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JUNE 18, 2020

A new service from FIS , Open Banking Hub, will allow customers to pay for items directly from their bank account, which has the benefit of never making them enter information through a third-party site, a press release says. The service will also allow customers to check their bank accounts during the process.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Filipino online payments platform PayMongo has come off a funding round with $12 million, according to a press release. PayMongo plans to use the new funding to speed up introducing new features and products, and to keep building its product, design and engineering teams, the press release says.

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JANUARY 5, 2021

CoinDesk has acquired digital asset index TradeBlock , the cryptocurrency news platform announced in a press release Tuesday (Jan. With its acquisition, CoinDesk plans to invest and expand TradeBlock’s enterprise trading tools and order management platform, the release stated. trillion market cap.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Discount supermarket retailer Save A Lot unveiled the sale of 51 retail locations run by the company in the Tampa, Florida market to existing Save A Lot Retail Partner licensee Fresh Encounter. 28) press release. said in the press release. President and CEO Michael Needler, Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

This will address the opportunity created as the “account-to-account payments market continues to quickly expand,” a press release said on Tuesday (Sept. In July , ACI added new services that will help to speed up real-time payments, a press release said. Payments giant Mastercard, based in Purchase, N.Y.,

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JUNE 11, 2020

EU and other countries, a press release states. The program was developed to offer a solution to the lack of transparency and often complicated procedures in the cross-border payments field, the release says, using foreign exchange rates and easy visibility on fees.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

Paya , the latest FinTech to the join the ranks of publicly-traded companies, made its market debut Monday (Oct. on the Nasdaq Stock Market shortly before Wall Street's 4 p.m. III, to approve a business combination with Paya and to change its name to Paya Holdings, according to a press release.

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Barry Ritholtz

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Narrative bias driving commentary today is that this sudden bullishness is the market sussing out the last hike. But this after-the-fact story does not resonate as truth with me, as it looks more like the 10% market correction of October 2023 has ended. All of the chatter, speeches, transcripts, press releases, etc.

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JUNE 22, 2020

In her new role, Kabakoff will oversee Lunchbox’s “go-to-market strategy” aimed at giving restaurants an alternative to third-party ordering sites. Sarah brings a highly valuable skill-set that will be integral to the next phase of our growth,” said Nabeel Alamgir, CEO and co-founder of Lunchbox, in a press release. “We

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DECEMBER 21, 2020

PayPal 's Xoom , an international money transfer service, has integrated with NPIL's/NPCI's Unified Payments Interface (UPI) to offer inter-bank transactions in India, according to a press release. India is an important market for us," he said, according to the release. "We

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JULY 15, 2020

In a Wednesday (July 15) press release, Paxos Trust Co. The digital asset revolution has started and more and more companies like Revolut see it coming,” said Charles Cascarilla, CEO and co-founder of Paxos, in the press release. European FinTech Revolut, which recently debuted in the U.S. Revolut made its U.S.

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MAY 28, 2020

The Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) has made a $550,000 strategic investment to go toward SatoshiPay ‘s development of a B2B cross-border payments solution and its digital wallets, according to a press release. billion) in annual transaction fees.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2020

19) announced in a press release that it is adding a new solution to its WellsOne Virtual Commercial Card , enabling business customers to digitally pay invoices to suppliers and others. million) from PayPal Ventures in order to boost its services and develop new products, according to a press release.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The deal will unlock “the power of cross-border commerce for Shopify’s merchants,” Shopify said in a press release that called Alipay “Asia's leading digital wallet platform.” with more markets to come in the future — including Hong Kong, India, South Korea, Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, Thailand, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.”.

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JULY 6, 2020

In its Canadian expansion, moneycorp will operate out of Toronto, and its new operation will be “fully compliant to serve the specific Canadian market requirements,” said moneycorp Americas Chief Executive Officer Bob Dowd , who called the expansion a “milestone.”.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

billion in venture capital investments between January and September 2020, according to a press release from London & Partners emailed to PYMNTS. London is in second place globally with those numbers, the release stated, with first place going to San Francisco with $5.1 billion, according to the release.

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JULY 2, 2020

Venmo will introduce a new feature for businesses to accept payments separate from the individual owner’s account, a press release says. More than 75 percent of the small businesses in the U.S. More than 75 percent of the small businesses in the U.S.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

In other news, European FinTech SIA is partnering with WizKey to create a platform to allow credit negotiations on blockchain for banks, financial operators and funds, according to a press release. Diokno, Philippines’ Central Bank (BSP) governor in the release.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

BitPay , which is the world's largest provider of bitcoin and cryptocurrency services, has announced that mobile payments app Slide will now add cryptocurrency as a payment option, according to a press release. BDVH has partnered with Bitbond to introduce EURB to the Stellar network, the release stated.

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Barry Ritholtz

MAY 24, 2023

This week saw the release of the Fed’s big annual research report, Economic Well-Being of U.S. ” He notes: “The Fed report is consistent with other recent surveys showing a pessimism that’s somewhat surprising, given the recent reduction in the (still high) inflation rate, as well as the continued strength of the job market.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

percent in November, the third consecutive month during the pandemic that activity dropped off in the real estate market, according to the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI). percent, PYMNTS reported, but overall, since the pandemic took hold in March, the digital real estate market has soared. Pending home sales dropped 2.6

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AUGUST 31, 2020

QuadPay , which works in buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, has partnered with Mastercard Vyze , an alternative financing platform, to offer a new installment-based payment system, according to a press release. The service is usually used for items between $35 and $1,500, the release stated.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2020

businesses and affiliates, a press release says. FinTech Xendoo , which works in online accounting and bookkeeping solutions, has partnered with Biller Genie on automated accounts receivable (AR) services, a press release says. Expensemanager Teams With Sage Intacct to Automate Expense Management.

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

Apple has updated its website to show that Greg Joswiak has taken over for Phil Schiller as the company's new senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, according to a Friday (Oct. Schiller transitioned to an Apple Fellow in August, according to a press release at the time. 2) report from MacRumors.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

16) press release. B2B companies have been looking for ways to implement subscription models for anything that can be monetized based on value instead of ownership, the release says. The funding came from global institutional investor Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) along with some existing investors.

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

End-to-end integrated payment and security software provider Sphere has announced its acquisition of Health iPASS , according to a press release. According to the release, the company's products help to speed up cash flow, lower claim denials and improve patient relations.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

In a press release, Auto1 touted its "proven business model" and the market existing in Europe for used cars. The IPO is the “next logical step to reinforce Auto1 Group as the go-to online destination for buying and selling used cars in Europe,” according to that press release.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

Cambridge Global Payments , a FLEETCOR company working on cross-border payments, has partnered with enterprise blockchain solution Ripple on a cross-border payment solution for B2B customers, according to a press release. Cambridge also said there is a new degree of transparency and certainty with the new partnership.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

ECS Fin , which works in transaction processing optimization, will launch a pilot program to test the integration of blockchain services of Apifiny 's Roxe network to help companies save time and costs on B2B payments, according to a press release.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2020

According to a press release , the company is revamping the usual B2B processes by cutting the costs of commodities for the buyer in real time, so "more gets done in less time while using fewer resources," which has the effect of making the price visible while the deal is still on. "We

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JANUARY 17, 2021

Malaysian eCommerce logistics firm Everpeaks has launched a logistics platform called Fulfilment [sic] by Everpeaks that the company said will reduce costs for manufacturer-to-consumer shipping as well as bulk B2B transactions in part by operating from a free trade zone, according to a press release.

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JUNE 19, 2020

The Bank of Thailand plans to work on a new payment system for businesses using Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), according to a press release , which will be a step toward readying the business sector for the digital age. The release says the step will help CBDC reach wider audiences, beginning with corporate entities.

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NOVEMBER 15, 2020

Mobile-first fiscal management solution Fiskl has joined up with Samsung Appstack to help keep small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) competitive through collaborations and project management, according to a press release. The pandemic has engendered a number of new obstacles for companies.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Corporate travel management platform TripActions said in a press release that its TripActions Liquid payments and expense system now integrates with leading corporate finance systems.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

MetLife has agreed to acquire Versant Health , which owns popular brands Davis Vision and Superior Vision , in a $1.675 billion transaction from its owners, an investor group led by Centerbridge Partners , according to a press release. FFL Partners was also among the investors that previously owned Versant Health, the release noted.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Sezzle , the installments payments platform, will be working on buy now, pay later (BNPL) services with Target , a press release says, which will test how the popular payment trend works with the retail giant's operations.

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