Today In Payments

Today In Payments: Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima; FIS, Global Payments Eyed Merger
Today In Payments: Rent-A-Center Acquires Acima; FIS, Global Payments Eyed Merger
December 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Rent-A-Center acquires Acima, FIS and Global Payments discussed a merger and the U.S. Senate reached a deal for a new stimulus...

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Today In Payments: GoCardless Raises $95 Million; BarkBox To Go Public Via SPAC At $1.6 Billion Valuation
Today In Payments: GoCardless Raises $95 Million; BarkBox To Go Public Via SPAC At $1.6...
December 17, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, GoCardless raised $95 million in a funding round, and BarkBox plans to go public via a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC)....

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Today In Payments Around The World: British FinTech GoCardless Notches $95 Million; Australia’s Openpay Rolls Out In The US
Today In Payments Around The World: British FinTech GoCardless Notches $95 Million; Australia’s Openpay Rolls...
December 17, 2020  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, British FinTech GoCardless has landed $95 million in a Series F funding round, while Australian buy now,...

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Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech Breakup Over Anti-Competitive Practices
Today In Payments: China’s Central Bank Tells Merchants To Accept Cash; EU Threatens Big Tech...
December 15, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the People’s Bank of China ordered merchants to accept cash and the EU has threatened to break up Big Tech firms...

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Today In Payments: Huntington Merging With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Deal; Affirm Delays IPO Until Q1 2021
Today In Payments: Huntington Merging With TCF Financial In $22 Billion Deal; Affirm Delays IPO...
December 14, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Huntington Bancshares is merging with TCF Financial, and Affirm has delayed its IPO. Plus, Mastercard faces a £14 billion lawsuit over...

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Today In Payments: New Funding Values Tink At $824 Million; Starbucks Shifts 45 Pct Of Stores Toward Drive-Thru, Order Ahead
Today In Payments: New Funding Values Tink At $824 Million; Starbucks Shifts 45 Pct Of...
December 11, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, FinTech startup Tink raised €85 million to bring its valuation to €680 million, and Starbucks plans to shift more toward drive-thru...

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Today In Payments: Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Nation-State; PayPal’s iZettle Intros QR Codes At POS In UK
Today In Payments: Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Nation-State; PayPal’s iZettle Intros QR Codes At...
December 09, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to...

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Today In Payments: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By End Of 2021; Chinese Watchdog Warns More Big Tech Rules Looming
Today In Payments: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By End Of 2021; Chinese Watchdog...
December 08, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, economists expect the economy to recover back to pre-pandemic levels by the end of 2021, and China’s banking watchdog warns of...

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Today In Payments: Airbnb Boosts Price Range For IPO; Paysafe Readies $9 Billion IPO Via SPAC
Today In Payments: Airbnb Boosts Price Range For IPO; Paysafe Readies $9 Billion IPO Via...
December 07, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Airbnb raises its IPO pricing just days before its date to go public, Paysafe could go public through a SPAC merger...

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