BharatPe Lands $75M To Boost Indian SMB Loans
BharatPe Lands $75M To Boost Indian SMB Loans
February 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Indian startup BharatPe has raised $75 million in a Series C funding round to help small businesses in India accept digital payments and provide them...

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Mastercard To Expand Euro Tech Hub In Dublin
Mastercard To Expand Euro Tech Hub In Dublin
February 24, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard has announced plans to expand its European tech hub in Leopardstown, South Dublin in a move the firm says will create 1,500 jobs, according...

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Today In Payments: Intuit To Buy Credit Karma; JPMorgan To Open UK Digital Bank
Today In Payments: Intuit To Buy Credit Karma; JPMorgan To Open UK Digital Bank
February 24, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, TurboTax creator Intuit is reportedly buying Credit Karma, and JPMorgan Chase is looking to open a digital bank in the U.K....

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VersaPay Takeover By Great Hill Finalized
VersaPay Takeover By Great Hill Finalized
February 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The acquisition of Canadian FinTech firm VersaPay by Boston private equity firm Great Hill has now been finalized, according to reports on Sunday (Feb. 23)....

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State Taxes Could Cause Spike In Streaming Prices
State Taxes Could Cause Spike In Streaming Prices
February 24, 2020  |  Subscription Commerce

About 50 percent of U.S. states have already begun taxing residents’ streaming subscriptions to services like Netflix and Hulu, and others are considering doing the...

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Santander To Buy U.S. Bancorp Subsidiary Elavon México
Santander To Buy U.S. Bancorp Subsidiary Elavon México
February 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Santander Group announced on Monday (Feb. 24) that it has signed an agreement to purchase global merchant acquirer Elavon México, a U.S. Bancorp subsidiary, for about...

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Solving Social Commerce’s Conversion Problem
Solving Social Commerce’s Conversion Problem
February 24, 2020  |  Retail

The potential of social commerce – consumers transacting directly through their various social media channels – has been talked up for the better part of...

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Fiserv Connects 600 Banks, CUs To Zelle
Fiserv Connects 600 Banks, CUs To Zelle
February 24, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Almost 600 banks and credit unions have joined the Turnkey Service from payments startup Zelle via the FinTech solutions firm Fiserv to enable person-to-person (P2P)...

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Sony Debuts Flagship 5G Handset
Sony Debuts Flagship 5G Handset
February 24, 2020  |  Retail

To bolster its lumbering smartphone business, Sony has debuted its inaugural 5G smartphone. On Monday (Feb. 24), Sony introduced its Xperia 1 II flagship handset,...

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