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B2B Resale Platform LePrix Focuses on Wholesale, Expands to Europe
B2B Resale Platform LePrix Focuses on Wholesale, Expands to Europe
August 18, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Aiming to make it easier for merchants to tap into what it says is one of the fastest growing sectors in retail, LePrix has expanded...

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AI Firm G42 Launches $10B Technology Fund
AI Firm G42 Launches $10B Technology Fund
August 18, 2022  |  Startups

G42, an artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing firm based in the United Arab Emirates, has launched a $10 billion fund to invest in late-stage...

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Wix Partners With Vyne on A2A Payments for UK Merchants
Wix Partners With Vyne on A2A Payments for UK Merchants
August 18, 2022  |  Digital Payments

U.K.-based open banking payments platform Vyne announced Thursday (Aug. 18) that it has partnered with Wix, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) content management system. The partnership gives...

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VertoFX Acquires Indian Innovation Studio Locusnine
VertoFX Acquires Indian Innovation Studio Locusnine
August 18, 2022  |  Acquisitions

VertoFX, a London-based foreign exchange (FX) platform and cross-border payments solution, has acquired Indian software developer and engineering innovation studio Locusnine. In a blog post...

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Crypto Platform Wirex Integrates SEPA Instant Payments
Crypto Platform Wirex Integrates SEPA Instant Payments
August 18, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Crypto platform Wirex is integrating SEPA (Single Euro Payments Area) Instant and Faster Payments to make it easier for users in the U.K. and the European Economic Area (EEA)...

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Adyen Share Price Tumbles as Earnings Miss Estimates
Adyen Share Price Tumbles as Earnings Miss Estimates
August 18, 2022  |  Earnings

Shares of Adyen plunged as much as 14.5% in trading on Thursday (Aug. 18) after the global payments firm reported first-half results 3% below consensus....

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54% of Online Marketplaces Rely on Payments Automation to Manage Burgeoning Volume
54% of Online Marketplaces Rely on Payments Automation to Manage Burgeoning Volume
August 18, 2022  |  Accounts Payable

Online marketplaces are growing at a tremendous pace because of the economy’s digital shift. Executives now recognize that, paradoxically, the faster their monthly payables volume...

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Mobile Wallets Offer Egypt Digital Transformation and Use Case Expansion
Mobile Wallets Offer Egypt Digital Transformation and Use Case Expansion
August 18, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

According to World Bank data, in 2021 just 22% of the Egyptian population over the age of 15 owned a debit or credit card, and...

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PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: The Metaverse
PYMNTS Cryptocurrency Glossary: The Metaverse
August 17, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency is a confusing business with a language all its own, in part because it is a genuinely new way of doing business and also...

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