Klarna has opened its waitlist for the new Klarna Card to all U.S. consumers and said the credit card will roll out over the next few months. The new card, which is already available in Europe, offers flexible payment options both in-store and online, can be used...
B2B credit card platform Pliant is planning to expand after raising $19 million. The funding round, announced Wednesday (April 17) was led by PayPal Ventures and brings the Berlin-based Pliant’s total Series A financing to north of $53 million. “We are excited to welcome PayPal Ventures as a new shareholder,...
Walmart will launch a new service that allows suppliers to combine insights from its data monetization platform with its closed-loop, omnichannel retail media solutions. This combination of Walmart Luminate insights and the Walmart Connect retail media solutions was piloted last year and will be available to all Walmart Luminate Charter...
The former chair of the FDIC is looking for signs of weakness in regional bank earnings. “I’m worried about a handful of them,” Sheila Bair, who headed the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. during the financial crisis of 2008, said in an interview with CNBC Tuesday (April 16). “I think some...
U.S. Bancorp is forecasting a decline in net interest income for this year. In announcing its earnings Wednesday (April 17), the lender said it anticipates net interest income (NII) of $16.1 billion to $16.4 billion, down from earlier projection of at least $16.6 billion for the...
Call it the thaw after the FinTech funding winter. Maybe. And for the FinTech IPO Index, there may be some reason for cheer — perhaps this year. Because if private capital is sanguine about the prospects of digital upstarts seeking to change financial services and...
The first payment in the ISO 20022 message format on the CHIPS network was completed by Japanese financial institution MUFG Bank and European financial institution Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank, The Clearing House said in a Wednesday (April 17) press release. “We congratulate Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank and MUFG for completing...
Online shoppers want options for a wider range of grocery occasions, not just their weekly haul, Misfits Market CEO Abhi Ramesh said. The online grocer on Wednesday (April 17) announced a partnership with Gopuff to leverage its perishable supply chain and operational capabilities to enable...
Flatpay has raised 45 million euros (about $48 million) in a Series B funding round to expand its offering of point-of-sale (POS) systems and payment solutions designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). The Danish company will use the new funding to develop new products...
