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Finanzguru Raises $14 Million to Bolster Financial Advice Platform
Finanzguru Raises $14 Million to Bolster Financial Advice Platform
April 04, 2023  |  Investments

Germany’s Finanzguru is $14 million richer after a new PayPal Ventures-led funding round. The Frankfurt-based financial advice/banking app announced the funding — co-led by SCOR...

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How the Last Five Years Will Shape the Next Five Years of Payments Innovation
How the Last Five Years Will Shape the Next Five Years of Payments Innovation
April 04, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

The old maxim says the more things change, the more they stay the same. The payments industry may have disproved that wisdom, at least in...

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UK Retailers Reimagine Cashback to Keep Gen Zs Engaged
UK Retailers Reimagine Cashback to Keep Gen Zs Engaged
April 04, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

Brands typically struggle to engage two key audiences: affluent consumers who are cash rich, time poor, and Gen Zs, who have a short attention span...

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JCB and Fiserv Team to Increase Card Acceptance in Europe
JCB and Fiserv Team to Increase Card Acceptance in Europe
April 03, 2023  |  Partnerships

JCB cards can now be accepted by merchants in the United Kingdom, Germany and Poland. This expansion follows JCB International’s formation of a new multiregional...

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UK Slaps Levy on Regulated Entities to Help Fund Money Laundering Fight
UK Slaps Levy on Regulated Entities to Help Fund Money Laundering Fight
April 03, 2023  |  AML

A recently implemented Economic Crime Levy under the U.K.’s Finance Act 2022 is aiming to help in the fight against money laundering. Details outlined in the...

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Paysafe Names Ex-Experian CPO Nicole Carroll Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
Paysafe Names Ex-Experian CPO Nicole Carroll Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer
April 03, 2023  |  Personnel

Payments platform Paysafe has chosen its first ever chief strategy and innovation officer. Nicole Caroll, a veteran of Experian, Visa and Discover, was appointed to...

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Acorns Acquires GoHenry to Grow Its Money Management Tools for Kids
Acorns Acquires GoHenry to Grow Its Money Management Tools for Kids
April 03, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Investment/savings app Acorns has acquired GoHenry, a U.K. money management platform for younger consumers. “All kids around the world deserve access to responsible money management...

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Generative AI Is Already Enhancing CFO Office While Erasing Redundancies
Generative AI Is Already Enhancing CFO Office While Erasing Redundancies
April 03, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

As the business world transforms, so too does the role and impact of finance teams. This, as the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is...

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Paris to Ban eScooter Rentals After Being Pioneer in Micromobility
Paris to Ban eScooter Rentals After Being Pioneer in Micromobility
April 03, 2023  |  Transportation

Paris will ban electric scooter rental services effective Sept. 1. The move follows a Sunday (April 2) referendum in which 89% of those who voted...

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