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Hygglo Acquires Fat Llama to Create Europe’s Largest P2P Rental Platform
Hygglo Acquires Fat Llama to Create Europe’s Largest P2P Rental Platform
August 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Swedish online rental marketplace Hygglo has acquired U.K.-based rental platform Fat Llama for $41.5 million. Both platforms operate a similar model that allows users to...

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FinTech Remitly to Acquire Rewire for $80M
FinTech Remitly to Acquire Rewire for $80M
August 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Remitly, a global finTech that provides digital remittance solutions, announced Tuesday (Aug. 16) that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rewire, an Israeli-based...

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Axo Acquires Nordic Financial Management Platform Defero
Axo Acquires Nordic Financial Management Platform Defero
August 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Norwegian personal finance company Axo announced Tuesday (Aug. 16) that it has acquired Defero, a digital credit-scoring and financial management platform in the Scandinavian region....

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Surging Cross-Border Payment Volumes Reflect Rise of Multinational D2C Sellers
Surging Cross-Border Payment Volumes Reflect Rise of Multinational D2C Sellers
August 16, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

The continued eCommerce shift has merchants — especially larger ones — pivoting to sell their products directly to consumers (D2C). In that model, they’re eschewing...

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TenureX Teams With TM Group to Democratize Correspondent Banking in Nordics Region
TenureX Teams With TM Group to Democratize Correspondent Banking in Nordics Region
August 16, 2022  |  Banking

Correspondent banking startup TenureX is partnering with technology management and integration firm TM Group in a move to democratize correspondent banking in the Nordics region. Under the partnership agreement,...

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Authentic Brands Set to Acquire UK’s Ted Baker at 80% Discount
Authentic Brands Set to Acquire UK’s Ted Baker at 80% Discount
August 16, 2022  |  Retail

After months of searching for a buyer, Ted Baker has found its suitor in Authentic Brands Group (ABG), which has agreed to purchase the U.K....

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The Frenzy to Digitize Must Not Eclipse Business Fundamentals, Says PayU CFO
The Frenzy to Digitize Must Not Eclipse Business Fundamentals, Says PayU CFO
August 16, 2022  |  Back-office

While digitization and automation dominate the payments ecosystem, the underlying fundamentals remain the same and must be in place if automation is to realize its...

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APIs Build Bridges From ERPs to Faster, More Accurate Payments
APIs Build Bridges From ERPs to Faster, More Accurate Payments
August 16, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Business-to-business (B2B) payments are growing increasingly digital, a relief for accounting teams burdened with the manual processes of invoice creation, check writing and mailing invoices...

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Digital Beats Legacy in Sending Remittances to Remote, Rural Recipients
Digital Beats Legacy in Sending Remittances to Remote, Rural Recipients
August 16, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

An essential part of migrant workers’ lives is sending money abroad to recipients who often depend on funds for critical expenses such as housing, food...

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