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ValueAct Joins Fiserv Board, Wants to ‘Aggressively Invest’ in Clover
ValueAct Joins Fiserv Board, Wants to ‘Aggressively Invest’ in Clover
February 23, 2022  |  Fintech Investments

ValueAct, an activist investor, has gotten a seat on Fiserv’s board because of a settlement with the FinTech and payments firm, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Feb....

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Nigeria’s FairMoney Nets $42M To Expand FinServ For The Underbanked
Nigeria’s FairMoney Nets $42M To Expand FinServ For The Underbanked
July 02, 2021  |  Fintech Investments

FinTech FairMoney has raised $42 million in a Series B funding round to expand its financial services offerings in Nigeria and India, Nairametrics reported Friday...

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The Week In Payments: Super Apps, Food’s Future And The Expanding FinServ Frontier
The Week In Payments: Super Apps, Food’s Future And The Expanding FinServ Frontier
March 05, 2021  |  News

Another week in payments ends, and per usual, there’s no shortage of things to discuss as vaccines go out, the road to recovery begins to...

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Why Global Citizens Need Credit Passports
Why Global Citizens Need Credit Passports
February 25, 2020  |  International

When one has a credit history, it is easy to overlook if it’s working as intended, as it is a fairly invisible piece of the...

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LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals
LendingClub and Morgan Stanley, A Tale of Two Bank Deals
February 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Two deals this past week shone a spotlight on the lure of financial services — done digitally — and the “build vs. buy” debate, settled...

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NCR: How Platforms Enable Banks To Be ‘Digital-First’ Fast
NCR: How Platforms Enable Banks To Be ‘Digital-First’ Fast
February 13, 2020  |  Digital Banking

To bring digital transformation to banks, and to help them bring their assets to the “digital-first” consumer, look to the platform. In an interview with...

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How Payments Power Small Businesses’ Mobile Banking Adoption
How Payments Power Small Businesses’ Mobile Banking Adoption
February 10, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) seem to have crossed a threshold over the last few years. In 2017, researchers at RateWatch found that small businesses were skeptical of...

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CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
CFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
January 27, 2020  |  CFPB

For the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 2020 may be a landmark year. There’s the looming question over the agency’s very constitutionality, recent definitions of...

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How ‘Contact Us’ And The Kardashians Ignited Afterpay In The US
How ‘Contact Us’ And The Kardashians Ignited Afterpay In The US
January 20, 2020  |  Retail

Never underestimate the value of the “Contact Us” form that every merchant and service provider places somewhere on its website — because no one knows...

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