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Legacy Banks Must Step up Real-Time Data Analytics
Legacy Banks Must Step up Real-Time Data Analytics
May 19, 2022  |  Banking

In today’s fast-paced digital world, traditional financial institutions have a problem on their hands. Mobile-driven consumers increasingly want access to digital services, from online and...

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BNPL B2B Firm Treyd Nets $10.5M to Launch in UK
BNPL B2B Firm Treyd Nets $10.5M to Launch in UK
May 18, 2022  |  Investments

Swedish buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Treyd has raised $10.5 million in a Series A round, UKTN reported Wednesday (May 18). The funding will...

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Germany’s Fraugster Debuts Alternative Credit Tool for Merchants
Germany’s Fraugster Debuts Alternative Credit Tool for Merchants
May 18, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

AI payment intelligence firm Fraugster has rolled out a new program, Alternate Credit Decisions, to let buy now pay later (BNPL) and enterprise merchants to...

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Italian Credit Managment Firm Generalfinance Plans IPO in June
Italian Credit Managment Firm Generalfinance Plans IPO in June
May 18, 2022  |  IPO

Italian credit management company Generalfinance plans to go public via an initial public offering on the Milan bourse  next month. As Reuters reported Wednesday (May...

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WhatsApp Offers Pay Button in Brazil, India
WhatsApp Offers Pay Button in Brazil, India
May 18, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Meta Platforms-owned messaging platform WhatsApp says it wants to make it easier for users in Brazil and India to make payments with a new “Pay”...

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Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts Against Authorized Push Payments Scams
Today in TechREG: SEC’s Gensler Asks Congress for Additional Funds; UK Regulator Steps up Efforts...
May 18, 2022  |  Technology

Today in TechREG, the chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) urged Congress to increase the agency’s budget to hire more staff to...

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Kenyan Software Startup Bamba Secures $3.2M Seed Funding
Kenyan Software Startup Bamba Secures $3.2M Seed Funding
May 18, 2022  |  Investments

Enterprise software startup Bamba secured $3.2 million in a seed funding round led by 468 Capital with participation from Presight Ventures, Jigsaw VC and angel investors Mato...

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EU Regulator Launches PSD3, Open Finance Consultations
EU Regulator Launches PSD3, Open Finance Consultations
May 18, 2022  |  Regulation

The European Commission has launched a public consultation to gather information for its review of the second EU Payment Services Directive (PSD2). The same day,...

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African Healthcare Startup CarePoint Raises $10M
African Healthcare Startup CarePoint Raises $10M
May 18, 2022  |  Investments

Ghana-based healthcare startup CarePoint has raised $10 million in a bridge funding round as it builds a series of what it calls “micro-tech-enabled-clinics,” per reports...

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