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Rappi To Introduce Credit Cards In Brazil With Visa
Credit Cards // July 02, 2021

Amid increasing rivalry in the payments vertical in Latin America, delivery company Rappi is rolling out credit cards for Brazilian users, Reuters reported. Rappi teamed with Visa to provide the credit cards. Its credit cards offerings include RappiPrime Infinite, which will come with a fee of...

Sionic Mobile Offers Pay At Pump – Minus The App
Mobile Payments // July 31, 2019

Sionic Mobile has announced the launch of mobile payments at gas pumps without requiring a mobile app. The company is integrating its secure, zero-friction ULink service with fuel dispenser supplier Gilbarco Veeder-Root’s Passport point-of-sale solution, enabling fast and convenient payment at all PoS systems, payment...

FAA Drone Rules Take Effect
Regulation // August 30, 2016

Although commercial drone delivery still isn’t here yet, it could be getting closer. That’s because new rules by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) governing commercial drones 55 pounds and less went into effect on Sunday (Aug. 28). The rules include licensing requirements for pilots, among...

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Contis Brand Retires Following Embedded Finance Merger With Solaris

December 06, 2022
Following last year’s merger with Solaris, the Contis brand is being retired. In a press release on Tuesday (Dec. 6), Solaris wrote that the Banking-as-a-Service (BaaS) provider Contis will now operate under the Solaris name. “Solaris has established itself as the leading platform for embedded finance in Europe. Combining our forces under the Solaris umbrella […]

Sionic Mobile Offers Pay At Pump – Minus The App

July 31, 2019
Sionic Mobile has announced the launch of mobile payments at gas pumps without requiring a mobile app. The company is integrating its secure, zero-friction ULink service with fuel dispenser supplier...