Instant Pay Startup Clair Notches $4.5M To Help Gig Workers
Instant Pay Startup Clair Notches $4.5M To Help Gig Workers
October 09, 2020  |  Investments

New York City-based FinTech startup Clair has raised $4.5 million in seed funding to disrupt payday lending schemes and help gig workers and freelancers get...

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Restaurants, Cybersecurity And Government Stimulus Top This Week’s News
Restaurants, Cybersecurity And Government Stimulus Top This Week’s News
October 09, 2020  |  The Weekender

It’s the end of another work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news. We have deep dives...

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Today In Payments: Central Banks Frame Criteria For Digital Currency; Amazon India Gets $95.5M For Festive Season
Today In Payments: Central Banks Frame Criteria For Digital Currency; Amazon India Gets $95.5M For...
October 09, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the Federal Reserve and seven central banks are collaborating on a framework for digital currency, and Amazon India prepares for its...

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Google Backlash Triggers Indian Movement To ‘Free The Internet’
Google Backlash Triggers Indian Movement To ‘Free The Internet’
October 09, 2020  |  International

Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Indian billionaire and founder of payments decacorn Paytm, is leading a charge to topple Google’s dominance over the internet. Get the Full...

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UK Weighs New Regulatory Unit To Police Tech Firms
UK Weighs New Regulatory Unit To Police Tech Firms
October 09, 2020  |  ANTITRUST

Britain’s top antitrust regulator proposed Friday (Oct. 9) that the country contemplate creating a new regulatory unit whose approval would be required before any dominant...

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New US ‘Cryptocurrency Enforcement Network’ Takes Aim At Bitcoin Scammers
New US ‘Cryptocurrency Enforcement Network’ Takes Aim At Bitcoin Scammers
October 09, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are continuing to attract attention from authorities for all the wrong reasons. For instance, a new U.S. Justice Department report is...

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Is YouTube The Next Amazon? Google Hopes So
Is YouTube The Next Amazon? Google Hopes So
October 09, 2020  |  eCommerce

Google is experimenting with new features to drive online shopping dollars to YouTube and is encouraging some creators there to tag and track any products...

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White House Preps $1.8T Relief Package; Trump Says It’s Time To ‘Go Big’
White House Preps $1.8T Relief Package; Trump Says It’s Time To ‘Go Big’
October 09, 2020  |  Coronavirus

President Donald Trump and top administration officials did an apparent 180-degree reversal on new stimulus funding mid-day on Friday (Oct. 9), just hours after Senate...

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Today In Payments Around The World: dLocal Expands X-Border Payments Network; Mambu Teams With Ranqx For Digital Lending
Today In Payments Around The World: dLocal Expands X-Border Payments Network; Mambu Teams With Ranqx...
October 09, 2020  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, cross-border payment platform dLocal has grown its network, while Mambu is joining forces with New Zealand digital...

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