PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

In an interview with Karen Webster, Vilash Poovala , founder and CEO of FinTech Oyster , said online financial platforms, powered by open banking, can serve as alternatives for business banking in a country where business banking seems an afterthought. As Poovala told Webster: “We had to get a debit card by actually creating our own startup.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Corporate buyers are quickly shifting their purchasing habits online, and seeking more efficient experiences from product sourcing through to checkout. But this migration wasn't merely about digitizing what had previously been analog and manual sales and purchasing tactics for distributors, manufacturers and other B2B companies.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital sports entertainment and gaming industry platform DraftKings — known for its top-rated daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting apps — today announced an agreement with InComm Payments , a global leading payments technology company, to launch an industry-first retail gift card. . DraftKings reported on Friday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

From coordinating a team of newly remote workers to assessing new business models, the coronavirus pandemic is drastically disrupting the way organizations run and it is forcing a complete rethink of almost every aspect of operations — payments included. A Surge In Commercial Card Interest.

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PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2019

Online payment system Jollypay has received a license to operate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and it’s one of the first foreign companies to do so, according to a release. . It was started in 2017 to aid in the company’s creation of a payment and services endeavor. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 25, 2019

Walmart will now accept SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) to pay for online grocery orders at all of its pickup locations, according to a report. Placing an order with SNAP is just like ordering with a debit or credit card. When the customer gets to the store, they give their EBT card to a store associate.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

We’re all consumers of media, of content, of subscriptions — and we do it all online, which means we pay for it all online. Merchants can change on a dime, really, and go out and make an adjustment to how they're going to conduct eCommerce and accept payments either online or in the physical space," said Evans.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Death, taxes and data breaches – those are perhaps the only sure things in life, and new evidence is emerging that hackers are finding increasing profit in targeting online retailers. The news comes amid yet another online retail cyberattack, this one targeting Japan’s Fast Retailing, the company that owns the Uniqlo retail chain.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

For small, mom-and-pop retailers, complex or proprietary procurement platforms simply aren't in the cards. With the pandemic accelerating businesses' digital shift , small retail buyers have shifted their buying operations to the B2B eCommerce realm, and for many, the online marketplace operates in lieu of a procurement solution.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk has debuted a new service allowing companies to outsource gift card and eGift program management, according to a news release Tuesday (Sept. The solution works for both companies with existing gift card programs and those looking to start one, the press release said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 27, 2020

Among the numerous ways small businesses have been affected by the global pandemic, the sudden race to launch online operations has been among the most profound — and may ultimately be among the most long-lasting changes to the SMB community. “It does seem absolutely logical, up until the point that you start calculating costs.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

FinTechs are helping companies understand and optimize their total cost of payments acceptance through technology. Big online eCommerce, gig economy or other merchants “tend to have a lot of different payment services that they use,” he told PYMNTS in an interview.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Checkbook has joined Visa 's FinTech Fast Track program and launched Virtual Cards , a program that will expand the reach of real-time payments, according to a press release. Virtual Cards were created by Checkbook to reduce the fear of losing a wallet or being a target of credit fraud, according to the release.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 11, 2019

Coinbase , the cryptocurrency exchange operator, announced Wednesday (April 10) the launch of the Coinbase Card in the U.K., which is a Visa debit card that lets customers in the U.K. Customers are able to use the card in millions of places around the world. The Coinbase Card is only available in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Blackbird customers will have access to an online pre-pay option for ordering items for delivery or curbside pickup. Because of the cannabis industry’s federal illegal status, taking traditional card payments isn’t possible for most businesses. The Blackbird and AeroPay relationship is one of the partnerships trying to change that.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Virtual credit cards are one of the more flexible electronic payment methods available, and the world continues its steady march toward greater digital payment use. Virtual cards can improve accounts payable (AP) processes, benefiting both buyers and suppliers by streamlining day-to-day payments, and providing greater control over cash flows.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

Federal workers, through partnerships with several online retailers, will now be able to purchase equipment like desks or office supplies through an eCommerce network for the first time, The Washington Post reports. The GSA is estimated to spend around $6 billion per year on open market credit card purchases.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

The startup Flutterwave , which picked up $35 million last year in venture funding, has launched an online portal that will enable African businesses to set up online shops. The company said it would focus on making it easier for African businesses to make payments to other companies, both on the continent and elsewhere.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 25, 2019

PayPal ’s venture capital arm has invested $11 million in online returns service Happy Returns. The funding is the largest round to date for the company, bringing Happy Returns’ total raise to $25 million. Some of the brands working with the company include Rothy’s, Untuckit, Everlane and Eloquii.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

B2B transactions are increasingly shaking free of paper-based methods as companies have moved operations online this year. Tools like virtual cards are now drawing interest as businesses look for transaction methods that can deliver more speed, cost savings and transparency. IBM Payments On The Future Of Virtual Cards.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

And that opened up an entirely new playing field for online gaming establishments now free to operate in any state that would allow them. But now gaming and sports betting is moving online and regulators are just now trying to figure out how to manage it.”. Or Michigan, which starts online gambling Friday, Jan.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

Blackbird customers will have access to an online pre-pay option for ordering items for delivery or curbside pickup. Because of the cannabis industry's federal status as an illegal one, taking traditional card payments isn't possible for most businesses.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 18, 2020

This week showed investor interest in B2B FinTech companies in international markets, as a trade finance platform in India and a human resources (HR)/payroll cloud software firm in the U.K. Zenoti said it fuels over 12,000 companies in more than 50 nations. The company has disbursed more than $36.5 landed funding rounds.

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CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Stripe really did come about because we were really appalled by how hard it was to charge for things online.” — John Collison.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 27, 2020

The publication pointed to commentary from angel investor and entrepreneur Jason Calacanis, who predicted “that 50-80 percent of the venture-backed startups currently operating will shut down or go on life-support.” The company has announced a $10 million Series A funding round led by U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

The company is up 78 percent this year, with a lot of the boost coming from new customers who had not used the internet to buy things so much before the pandemic made it a necessity. The company’s value has leapt to $50 billion, higher than eBay’s $39 billion valuation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Indonesia -based Traveloka has partnered with Bank BRI on a credit card for Indonesia’s unbanked. Speaking at a conference in Singapore, Traveloka Group of Operations President Henry Hendrawan said the company is working to solve the “pain points” of Indonesians — most notably that many citizens are unbanked.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

This overwhelming reliance on smartphones has generated record profits for major telecommunications companies, including AT&T , Sprint and Verizon , with the industry generating $610 billion in revenue in 2019. Telecommunications companies face a number of challenges in their day-to-day operations, however.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Illinois-based daVinci Payments has announced it is releasing a Chinese Yuan (CNY) corporate-funded prepaid card for employees or customers of multi-national corporations. The company has partnered with UnionPay to provide virtual and physical cards that will be accepted at point-of-sale terminals in China.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2019

It’s not exactly high time for legal online gambling yet – that comes in early 2020, with the Super Bowl and then the NCAA college basketball tournament – but the betting season is certainly heating up on more ways than one. And that new fuel comes as the legal online and mobile gambling industry in the U.S. elections.”.

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PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Japanese chat app operator Line is set to launch an online grocery service in Thailand by the end of the year. In addition, the company is launching Line Shopping, a platform that connects buyers and sellers via chat. In addition, the company is launching Line Shopping, a platform that connects buyers and sellers via chat.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

Many are instead flocking to online gambling sites after the closure of all 989 commercial and tribal casino properties in the U.S. However, it can take a long time for online players to collect funds, unlike at casinos, where consumers can instantly collect winnings in cash. The ways gambling winnings can be paid out in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

billion non-prepaid debit card transactions in 2018, solidifying debit as a staple payment type. They insert or swipe their debit cards at stores’ point-of-sale (POS) devices — or key in details online — and maybe enter PINs, but the behind-the-scenes processes through which transactions are routed are kept invisible.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

Will Tom Brady turn in his jersey after the game for an AARP card and hit the celebrity golf circuit? For payments and commerce , there’s another uncertainty that hangs in the air: Will legal online sports betting keep going forward, despite a recent decision by the U.S. Which brands will blow it? More about that in just a bit, though.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2019

That new industry is growing, and new services, including online ordering and delivery, are rising to meet consumer demands for legal pot. But federal law still views marijuana as an illegal substance, which prevents most financial institutions, payment card networks and other providers from taking part in those sales. The good news?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Commercial payments company WEX has announced a collaboration with Mastercard that will allow the firm to issue virtual cards in the Middle East. 8) that it will be able to issue virtual Mastercard cards in the United Arab Emirates following approval from the Central Bank of the UAE to operate in the market.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 11, 2021

The great digital shift – and the rising tide of eCommerce – has placed greater pressure on companies to verify their customers and guard against account takeovers. On a company-wide basis, Begor said the announcement “is an important strategic step for Equifax as we accelerate the growth of our identity and fraud business.”.

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