PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2019

Capital One Financial Corporation announced Friday (June 21) that it has reached an agreement to acquire purchase-to-payment and credit management company BlueTarp. In a press release , Capital One pointed to augmented B2B finance capabilities as a result of the takeover, particularly for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 23, 2019

Capital One Financial has reportedly acquired Walmart's card receivables, the bank's chairman and CEO, Richard Fairbank, said yesterday. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, American Express launched co-branded credit cards with Amazon targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Britain, while Volopay is teaming with Nium for a new and enhanced corporate credit card. million in Blumberg Capital-led seed funding. Plus, Intelage has notched $3.5

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Bank Innovation

DECEMBER 13, 2019

In this episode, Suman Bhattacharyya, senior editor, and Angely Mercado, associate editor, discuss the following news developments: Corporate card and financial product startup Brex’s marketing strategy; Inspired Capital’s recent investment in business banking platform Rho; and […].

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2018

Barclays announced that it has appointed Shane Holdaway as the company’s CEO of its cards and payments division in the U.S. For the past five years, Holdaway was the president of Capital One’s Canadian division, and played a leading role in the company becoming the exclusive credit card issuer for Costco Wholesale Canada.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

With delayed and late B2B payment terms continuing to raise concerns throughout supply chains around the world, some of the biggest brands have taken measures to support the cash flow of their vendors. ’s Prompt Payment Code, according to recent reports , including IBM and BT. One in four U.K. One in four U.K.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

7) that it was merging with publicly-traded Social Capital in an $8.6 The SoFi deal marks at least the third such transaction done by the Social Capital SPAC, Palihapitiya said in a televised interview on CNBC, adding that the deal was driven by the fact that banking infrastructure isn't currently meeting the needs of U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2019

To provide men’s personal care items that feel like premium brands at accessible price points, eCommerce innovators are building product lines through the direct-to-consumer (DTC) model. Founder Matt Mullenax was inspired to start the brand after cutting his teeth in the DTC world as an early employee at Bonobos.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This article Where Ribbit Capital Sees Fintech Opportunities appeared first on The Financial Brand. Fintech funding is still slow, but a major venture capital firm sees growth opportunities, including in commercial payments and generative AI.

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PYMNTS

JULY 25, 2018

Bloomberg reported Tuesday (July 24) that eBay will begin offering merchants up to $100,000 in financing through Square Capital. Earlier this year, eBay announced it would be shifting its payment processing needs from PayPal to Adyen. Square Capital is likely to see a significant boost to its financing volumes.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Cornerstone Brands plans to acquire payments processor FXPress in a deal that also includes a sale of the existing Cornerstone business and restructuring of capital, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. FXPress provides advanced payment systems through a Platform-as-a-Service agreement.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2020

Reginald Fowler, “an alleged operator behind payment processor Crypto Capital , was charged with wire fraud” on Friday (Feb. ” Fowler was initially arrested for his alleged role in operating Global Trading Solutions, which may be tied to Crypto Capital. .”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Capital One has announced the launch of Business CreditWise , an online tool that enables U.S. Business CreditWise is available to any business in the United States — not just Capital One customers. businesses to check their credit profiles.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 8, 2019

Afterpay, the leader in “buy now, pay later” payments, said in a press release that its second bi-annual two-day sale, Afterpay Day, will take place Aug. The company will partner with top fashion and beauty brands and retailers for the event, which offers its two million U.S. customers access to special promotions. many others.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2018

Within China, sales of brands from Gucci to Chanel, which have been sluggish for years, rose at the fastest pace in five years in 2016 and are positioned to consolidate those gains in 2018. 2017 saw a global recovery of the luxury retail market due to their affinity for high-end brands.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Silicon Valley credit card startup X1 raised $12 million in a funding round led by Spark Capital, a backer of Twitter, Plaid, Slack and Affirm. The round also had participation from Jared Leto and CEOs of known tech brands. X1 Co-Founder and CEO Deepak Rao said in a Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2018

Capital One reported a robust second-quarter performance as the bank had increased spending and lowered losses in its credit card business. Capital One delivered another quarter of strong financial performance as we continued to invest to grow and drive our digital transformation,” Fairbank said in a statement. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Extended payment terms and late payments are a nasty problem in the B2B payments arena, particularly amid pandemic-fueled market volatility. According to Marc Porter , CEO of Porter Capital Corporation , this has indeed been a growing problem throughout supply chains. "We The Big-Box Struggle.

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The Financial Brand

OCTOBER 3, 2023

This article Where Ribbit Capital Sees Fintech Opportunities appeared first on The Financial Brand. Fintech funding is still slow, but a major venture capital firm sees growth opportunities, including in commercial payments and generative AI.

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PYMNTS

JULY 18, 2020

Though the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the impact of late B2B payments in the U.S. vendors struggling with delayed payments — the matter is, and always has been, a global one. Gap Reverses Vendor Payment Course. NAB Warns Of Spiking Late Payments. billion) in late payments every year. both due to U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

Online platforms have done much to transform payments — especially in terms of transparency, speed and distribution — across any number of verticals from ride-hailing to food delivery. And we felt that we could create an offering to give them access to more capital.”. Or accountants did not do much accounting.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2019

Yet, small business (SMB) banking wasn’t the only highlight of this week’s B2B venture capital roundup, with the two largest fundraises showcasing China’s rising B2B FinTech ecosystem in areas like expense management and invoicing. As part of its rebrand , blockchain payments firm BitPesa is now AZA Group.

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Payments Source

APRIL 6, 2018

Brand and access to capital can suffer if companies don't take proper care of data from payments and other online activities, according to David Thomas, CEO of Evident ID.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

It too had a big payments play to lead off with, as well as its ongoing efforts to develop the larger family of Walmart connected brands. consumers who prefer cash payments can leverage the Amazon PayCode at checkout and then pay with cash at any of Western Union’s 15,000 locations, according to an announcement. Next week, Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Plus, Afterpay launched a cross-border payment option for merchants. banking-as-a-service (BaaS) Startup Railsbank closed a $37 million funding deal co-led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital. shoppers with installment payments next year. Report: Strategic Payment Investments Give FIs, FinTechs Innovative Payment Options.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 15, 2019

CEO scandals, pulled IPOs and sinking stock prices, have taken the luster off previously high-flying brands. But over the last 12 months, warnings that first signaled in 2016 have been flashing brighter. Big banks have finally woken up […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 12, 2018

Walmart is mulling shifting its branded credit card business to Capital One Financial from Synchrony Financial as it aims to expand the company’s mobile payments offering. Co-brand and private label credit cards are a good business for banks. The Walmart-branded credit card program is the biggest in the U.S.,

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

We are proud fintech nerds, and for five years we have marked the Coolest Brands in Banking on Bank Innovation based not on the type of sunglasses worn by a CEO, but on the Read More. When we think of cool, James Dean doesn’t immediately come to mind. The app Songsterr does.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Indonesian FinTech LinkAja closed a Series B funding round headed up by Grab, while Nigeria-based Kuda landed $10 million after a funding round. Plus, Canadian payment services company Interac is collaborating with Walmart Canada to expand debit card payment methods in store and online.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2021

Silicon Valley buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Uplift has closed a $68 million credit line deal with Atalaya Capital Management. . Uplift's BNPL solution can be used at leading global travel brands such as United Airlines, Carnival Cruise Line, Southwest Vacations and others. 7) press release.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Indian FinTech Infibeam Avenues , which works in digital payment and eCommerce solutions, has bought all shares of Cardpay Technologies, which provides payment and invoice technology, in an all-stock deal. In the announcement , the companies said the acquisition will help Ahmedabad-based Infibeam offer better B2B payment services.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2019

Between the big news about Libra and the segment-wide spin-up for Prime Day in two weeks, one might have assumed we have hit something of a lull between news events, if for no other reason than to let the big payments and commerce players catch a breather. Capital One Snaps up BlueTarp.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Chinese government is preparing to crack down on what it views as antitrust behavior in the payments sector by tech giants such as Ant Group and Tencent Holdings. Payment companies that already possess state licenses will be given one year to comply with the new regulations.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Payments giant Mastercard has acquired Boston-based SessionM, a nine-year-old software company that helps clients improve customer relationships through data analysis.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

For global traders, emphasis continues to be placed on the urgency for corporates in a strong financial position to support their supply chains through on-time — and in some cases even accelerated — payments to suppliers. And physical disruptions in the manufacturing or delivery of goods have been delaying payments.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Spending Insights tool uses data from Google Maps to find out where and when a payment was made. Transactions are easy to spot and show identifying information like brand logos. The tool also categorizes payments so people can track business spending and tag payments to a specific job or client.

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CB Insights

JUNE 17, 2021

FamPay , a payments platform for teenagers, has raised $38M in a Series A. The round drew participation from Sequoia Capital India, General Catalyst, Elevation Capital, and Y Combinator, among others. Bangalore-based FamPay provides a mobile payments card and app for teenagers under parental supervision.

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