SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way
SMB Funding Embraces The Open Banking Way
November 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

It may be an open road for open banking as, three years after the rollout of the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), bank-FinTech collaborations and...

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SMB Funding Looks Ahead Towards A Post-Pandemic Market
SMB Funding Looks Ahead Towards A Post-Pandemic Market
November 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

The small business financing market is in a unique position: despite market volatility and an economic downturn, funding availability remains strong for SMBs thanks to...

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Deep Dive: Turning To Digital Tools To Answer International Consumers’ Financial Services Needs
Deep Dive: Turning To Digital Tools To Answer International Consumers’ Financial Services Needs
November 12, 2020  |  Smarter Payments

Many consumers’ financial needs revolve around international transactions, meaning they require banking services that can help them smoothly make or receive cross-border payments. Workers who...

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Regulation Crowdfunding Tackles The Startups Shunned By Banks
Regulation Crowdfunding Tackles The Startups Shunned By Banks
November 12, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Government-backed loan schemes like the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) connected vital capital to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of aid to stay afloat....

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Airbnb Pushes IPO Date
Airbnb Pushes IPO Date
November 12, 2020  |  IPO

Airbnb’s initial public offering has reportedly become the first company to be officially impacted by the U.S. post-election’s uncertainty just one day before it was...

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Afterpay Rolls Out BNPL Cross-Border Pay For Merchants
Afterpay Rolls Out BNPL Cross-Border Pay For Merchants
November 12, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Afterpay has introduced new cross-border options for merchants to sell their products to consumers in Australia, New Zealand, the...

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Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
Google Critics From US, UK Demand Prompt Antitrust Enforcement
November 12, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

A group of 165 companies and industry associations — from the U.S. and U.K as well as 21 European Union (EU) countries — sent a...

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UK BaaS Railsbank Closes $37M Funding Deal To Support US Growth
UK BaaS Railsbank Closes $37M Funding Deal To Support US Growth
November 12, 2020  |  Banking

U.K. banking-as-a-service (BaaS) Startup Railsbank closed a $37 million funding deal co-led by MiddleGame Ventures and Ventura Capital. Also participating in the round were Anthos Capital,...

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Report: Strategic Payment Investments Give FIs, FinTechs Innovative Payment Options
Report: Strategic Payment Investments Give FIs, FinTechs Innovative Payment Options
November 12, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

There is no denying that the COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly accelerated the global shift toward digital commerce. Safety-minded consumers the world over can now be...

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