Klarna Counts 11M Users, Acceptance At 60K US Stores
Klarna Counts 11M Users, Acceptance At 60K US Stores
November 19, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Klarna, which works in global payments and shopping services, has expanded to over 60,000 in-store payment services around the country to allow for buy now,...

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PayPal Ventures Invests $11.9M In Payments Services Firm Modulr
PayPal Ventures Invests $11.9M In Payments Services Firm Modulr
November 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Modulr, a Payments-as-a-Service application programming interface (API) platform, has received an investment of 9 million pounds ($11.9 million) from PayPal Ventures in order to boost...

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Wells Fargo Debuts Digital Supplier Payment Tool
Wells Fargo Debuts Digital Supplier Payment Tool
November 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Wells Fargo is beefing up its digital payments arsenal with a new service aimed at business customers. The financial services giant on Thursday (Nov. 19)...

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Google, Mobile Wallets Pave Roadmap To Super Apps
Google, Mobile Wallets Pave Roadmap To Super Apps
November 19, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

The pandemic has had an impact on digital wallet usage – in other words, up and to the right. Blackhawk Network noted that mobile wallet...

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Intesa Sanpaolo, Kyriba Partner For Dynamic Discount Service
Intesa Sanpaolo, Kyriba Partner For Dynamic Discount Service
November 19, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Italian bank Intesa Sanpaolo will work with supply chain finance FinTech Kyriba in order to debut a new dynamic discount service, a press release says....

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Bitcoin Daily: BoE Economist Cites Benefits Of Digital Assets; Online Gamblers Choose Crypto To Cash Out; One Charged In $2M Crypto Theft
Bitcoin Daily: BoE Economist Cites Benefits Of Digital Assets; Online Gamblers Choose Crypto To Cash...
November 19, 2020  |  Bitcoin

Bank of England Chief Economist Andy Haldane advocated for the potential benefits digital currencies can offer in a recent speech given at TheCityUK 10th Anniversary...

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CDC Advises Against Thanksgiving Travel
CDC Advises Against Thanksgiving Travel
November 19, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has come out with a warning against Americans traveling home for the Thanksgiving holiday, The Wall Street...

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Ex-Wirecard CEO Defends Regulators, Refuses To Answer German Parliament’s Questions
Ex-Wirecard CEO Defends Regulators, Refuses To Answer German Parliament’s Questions
November 19, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Former Wirecard CEO Markus Braun doesn’t blame regulators or German politicians for the events that led to Wirecard’s demise in a global scandal earlier this year,...

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SEC Chair: Flaws In Modern Payments Systems Are Boosting Bitcoin
SEC Chair: Flaws In Modern Payments Systems Are Boosting Bitcoin
November 19, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton thinks inefficiencies in traditional payments are boosting favorability for bitcoin, a report from Coindesk says. Clayton, speaking on...

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