Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix And Other Global Web Giants

Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix And Other Global Web Giants
Canada Seeks Digital Tax On Google, Netflix And Other Global Web Giants
December 02, 2020  |  Taxes

Facing a growing budget deficit and the cries from local businesses about fairness, the Canadian government is proposing a new digital tax on foreign web...

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Basware Unveils AP Software Tools For ‘Power Users’
Basware Unveils AP Software Tools For ‘Power Users’
December 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Basware has added a collection of functionalities meant for “power users” to its Accounts Payable (AP) Automation offering, according to a Wednesday (Dec. 2) announcement....

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Activist Shareholder Starboard Urges ACI Worldwide To Put Itself Up For Sale
Activist Shareholder Starboard Urges ACI Worldwide To Put Itself Up For Sale
December 02, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Activist investor Starboard Value wants payments firm ACI Worldwide to put itself up for sale. Starboard is a significant shareholder with a 9 percent stake in...

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Quick-Service, Fast-Casual Restaurant Gift Card Sales Outpace Upscale Competitors, Study Finds
Quick-Service, Fast-Casual Restaurant Gift Card Sales Outpace Upscale Competitors, Study Finds
December 02, 2020  |  Payment Methods

With fine dining having taken a hit amid the pandemic, quick service and fast-casual restaurant gift cards are holding steady and even seeing a bit...

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Visa Teams With Circle On USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card
Visa Teams With Circle On USDC Digital Currency Corporate Card
December 02, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Visa is linking its 60 million-merchant-strong international payments network to the U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC), which Circle Internet Financial built, Forbes reported. Get the Full...

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BNPL Firm Afterpay Tops $2 Billion In Sales For November
BNPL Firm Afterpay Tops $2 Billion In Sales For November
December 02, 2020  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay Later (BNPL) company Afterpay surpassed $2.1 billion in sales for the month of  November, a new milestone that more than doubled last...

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Today In Retail: Colgate Teams With Headspace; Blendid, Jamba Team Up On Robotic Smoothie Kiosk
Today In Retail: Colgate Teams With Headspace; Blendid, Jamba Team Up On Robotic Smoothie Kiosk
December 02, 2020  |  News

In today’s top retail news, hum by Colgate and meditation/mindfulness program Headspace have joined forces to help individuals “stress less and smile more,” while Blendid...

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Facebook And Celebrities Like Justin Timberlake Join $50 Million Series B For FinTech Startup Step
Facebook And Celebrities Like Justin Timberlake Join $50 Million Series B For FinTech Startup Step
December 02, 2020  |  Investments

Silicon Valley FinTech startup Step has raised $50 million in a Series B funding round, the company announced Wednesday (Dec. 2). The funding round was led...

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P97 Networks Teams With Visa’s Cybersource To Fuel Digital-First Payments Adoption
P97 Networks Teams With Visa’s Cybersource To Fuel Digital-First Payments Adoption
December 02, 2020  |  VISA

P97 Networks and Cybersource, Visa’s international payment and fraud management platform, have unveiled a new multi-year international partnership to provide mobile payment acceptance tools that...

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