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Capital One seeks community plan on Discover deal, even as some activists balk

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The credit card giant says that it is "proactively meeting" with advocacy organizations to gather feedback that would help with the creation of a community benefits plan. The National Community Reinvestment Coalition, which has negotiated 21 such deals since 2016, opposes Capital One's proposed acquisition of Discover.

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Top News In Payments: Stripe Rolls Out Stripe Capital; Cards Generate $6.13T In Spending

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Today in the payments news roundup, Stripe launched Stripe Capital to simplify the way internet companies can access funds. Also, commercial and consumer cards issued in the U.S. US Payment Card Market Tops $6T. Consumer and commercial cards issued in the U.S. Consumer and commercial cards issued in the U.S.

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Enterprise Cloud Platform Company Takes The B2B Venture Capital Lead

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The fundraising was headed up by Advent International via Advent Tech and Sunley House Capital, an Advent affiliate. Zenoti said it fuels over 12,000 companies in more than 50 nations. Caffeinated Capital headed up the round, with participation from Khosla Ventures and Craft Ventures, among others. CloudTrucks.

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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

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You're not dealing with two-day settlement,” he stated, adding that interoperability also has the ability to foster sticky relationships between merchants and consumers, especially consumers who want perks and high reward cards or coupons. But a national charter would allow for a uniformity of presence and market scope.

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Cards Offer SMB Relief Beyond Access To Credit

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The commercial credit card is increasingly viewed as a critical tool for these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of fast access to credit, but many financial institutions are going further to nix fees on their card programs, including card products for small firms. Comdata Fuel Cards Facilitate Factoring.

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Revolut Seeks UK Financial Services License; Capital One Joins Fiserv’s MoneyPass ATM Network

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financial services license, while Capital One has agreed to join Fiserv’s surcharge-free MoneyPass ATM network. Capital One Joins Fiserv’s MoneyPass ATM Network. Capital One has signed on to become part of Fiserv's surcharge-free MoneyPass ATM network. Plus, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand revealed on Sunday (Jan.

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Virtual Cards Can Be Valuable For Analog Industries

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The latest Workforce Spend Playbook explores new solutions that are enabling construction firms and other SMBs to maximize their capital, pinpoint cost-saving opportunities and improve their cash flows. How Virtual and Purchasing Cards Can Help. Virtual cards are a form of ePayables that act like a traditional credit card.

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