Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal
Swedish Startup Lendify Closes $115M Funding Deal
October 21, 2020  |  Investments

Swedish peer-to-peer (P2P) lending startup Lendify has secured $115 million in funding from Insight Investment, according to a Bloomberg report on Wednesday (Oct. 21). Get...

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Facebook Makes Nextdoor-Esque Move With Community-Focused Feature
Facebook Makes Nextdoor-Esque Move With Community-Focused Feature
October 21, 2020  |  Facebook

When it comes to upstart rival Nextdoor, Facebook appears to be engaging in some not-so-neighborly behavior. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Today In Payments: JPMorgan Takes On Square, PayPal At POS; Visa Expands Tap To Phone To 15 Countries
Today In Payments: JPMorgan Takes On Square, PayPal At POS; Visa Expands Tap To Phone To 15...
October 21, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, J. P. Morgan launches a no-fee instant payment option for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and Visa expands Tap To Phone...

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PayPal Becomes Latest Big Tech Firm To Hop On The Crypto Bandwagon
PayPal Becomes Latest Big Tech Firm To Hop On The Crypto Bandwagon
October 21, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal has announced that it is jumping into the wild world of cryptocurrency, making it possible for wallet holders to buy, sell and hold cryptocurrencies like bitcoin,...

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Uber Weighs Backup Plan If Controversial California Labor Law Stands
Uber Weighs Backup Plan If Controversial California Labor Law Stands
October 21, 2020  |  Gig Economy

Uber is weighing contingency plans that could dramatically shrink its California operations should a ballot campaign aimed at revoking a controversial state labor law fall...

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RVshare Nets $100M In Funding, Seeks To Rev Up RV Rentals
RVshare Nets $100M In Funding, Seeks To Rev Up RV Rentals
October 21, 2020  |  Investments

Akron, Ohio-based RVshare has landed more than $100 million in a fundraising round led by global investment firm KKR, with participation by existing investor Tritium...

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Uber’s Offer For Daimler/BMW’s Free Now Tops €1B
Uber’s Offer For Daimler/BMW’s Free Now Tops €1B
October 21, 2020  |  Ridesharing

The deal for Uber’s €1 billion-plus offer to buy Daimler/BMW’s Free Now is up in the air due to BMW’s hesitation, according to a Wednesday...

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Volante Lands Deal To Modernize Banorte’s Cross-Border Payments Systems
Volante Lands Deal To Modernize Banorte’s Cross-Border Payments Systems
October 21, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Volante Technologies, which works in cloud payment processing and messaging, has landed a big new client, Grupo Financiero Banorte. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Unifimoney Partners With Nium For Real-Time Global Transfers 
Unifimoney Partners With Nium For Real-Time Global Transfers 
October 21, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Silicon Valley neobank startup Unifimoney is partnering with Singapore FinTech startup Nium for real-time money transfers across the globe, the companies said in a statement...

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