Neobank Starling Gets £50 Million Goldman Backing 
Neobank Starling Gets £50 Million Goldman Backing 
April 19, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Goldman Sachs backed British FinTech Starling Bank with £50 million in an oversubscribed Series D funding round that valued the startup in excess of £1.1...

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NEW DATA: How Mass Vaccinations Will Shape Consumers’ Restaurant Experiences
NEW DATA: How Mass Vaccinations Will Shape Consumers’ Restaurant Experiences
April 19, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

Mass vaccinations in the United States are in full swing, with more than 56 million U.S. consumers fully vaccinated against COVID-19 — and many are eager to...

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New Report: Hit Reset: Five Recommendations For FIs To Modernize Their Tech Stacks
New Report: Hit Reset: Five Recommendations For FIs To Modernize Their Tech Stacks
April 19, 2021  |  Innovation

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What PayFacs, Mario Andretti And Merchant Onboarding  Have In Common
What PayFacs, Mario Andretti And Merchant Onboarding Have In Common
April 19, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The old maxim “slow and steady wins the race” definitely does not apply when it comes to onboarding merchants to their payment processors. If onboarding is about assessing...

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EU Banking Trade Group Presses The Issue On Instant Payments
EU Banking Trade Group Presses The Issue On Instant Payments
April 19, 2021  |  Payment Methods

It’s not an easy task to get the European Union to speak in a single voice for anything. With 27 member states in motion and...

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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Madoff Book Author Sees Connection To His Crimes And Current Wall Street Environment
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Madoff Book Author Sees Connection To His Crimes And Current Wall Street Environment
April 19, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Bernie Madoff died last week (April 14) closing a chapter on one part of his historical fraud and massive manipulation of the financial system. Get...

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Global Consumer Saving Stockpile Reaches $5.4 Trillion
Global Consumer Saving Stockpile Reaches $5.4 Trillion
April 18, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Global consumers have been doing well at saving during this past year of the pandemic, with a total of $5.4 trillion now stockpiled, Financial Times...

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Luxury Travel Startup Inspirato Looking At $1 Billion SPAC Merger
Luxury Travel Startup Inspirato Looking At $1 Billion SPAC Merger
April 18, 2021  |  IPO

Luxury travel startup Inspirato has potential plans to go public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), Bloomberg reports. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Chain.io Gets $5 Million In Funding Round
Chain.io Gets $5 Million In Funding Round
April 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Cloud-based supply chain integration platform Chain.io has completed a funding round for $5 million, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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