Blockchain Technology Could Solve Many Challenges in Africa’s Payments Space
Blockchain Technology Could Solve Many Challenges in Africa’s Payments Space
December 06, 2021  |  Blockchain

Over the past year, Africa has been widely reported as the next crypto frontier, helped by an under-developed infrastructure and a heavily fragmented digital payments...

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Car Apps Add Vehicle Financing to Acquire, Retain Customers
Car Apps Add Vehicle Financing to Acquire, Retain Customers
December 06, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

It’s been a turbulent 18 months for car owners. Since March 2020, there have been huge swings in the number of miles driven, rapid inflation...

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UK’s Carwow Raises $55M to Expand Online Car Marketplace
UK’s Carwow Raises $55M to Expand Online Car Marketplace
December 06, 2021  |  Investments

Fueled by the pandemic, digital car sales are still going strong. On Monday (Dec 6.), London-based online car marketplace Carwow announced that it has secured...

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Card Issuer Tutuka Merges With Paymentology 
Card Issuer Tutuka Merges With Paymentology 
December 06, 2021  |  B2B Payments

A pair of issuer-processors — Tutuka and Paymentology — announced Monday (Dec. 6) they would merge into a single entity.   Get the Full Story...

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Down $10,000 In One Hour? What Happened to Bitcoin This Weekend?
Down $10,000 In One Hour? What Happened to Bitcoin This Weekend?
December 06, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Big flash crashes in bitcoin are nothing new, but this weekend’s trip below $42,300 highlighted what seems to be a growing trend in the first...

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Retail Exec Lauds Strong Online Holiday Shopping, Predicts Pandemic-Era Conveniences Will Continue
Retail Exec Lauds Strong Online Holiday Shopping, Predicts Pandemic-Era Conveniences Will Continue
December 06, 2021  |  Retail

Australian global payments platform EML Payments and its North American malls partner, Cadillac Fairview, which operates 35 million square feet of retail and office space, credit...

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Smartphone Procurement Firm everphone Raises $200M 
Smartphone Procurement Firm everphone Raises $200M 
December 06, 2021  |  Investments

The German phone-as-a-service provider everphone has raised $200 million in new funding, money the company says it will use to expand its efforts in Europe,...

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Stripe Acquires OpenChannel for Ecosystem Integration
Stripe Acquires OpenChannel for Ecosystem Integration
December 06, 2021  |  Acquisitions

Digital payment processing firm Stripe on Monday (Dec. 6) announced the acquisition of app marketplace software platform OpenChannel, which helps businesses build app ecosystems for...

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New Study: Debit, Credit in Physical Stores Pull Ahead of Digital Wallets
New Study: Debit, Credit in Physical Stores Pull Ahead of Digital Wallets
December 06, 2021  |  Payment Methods

In early December 2019, few had yet heard of COVID-19. News reports were only just trickling in. It didn’t seem like the entire world was...

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