EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
EMEA Weekly: Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Join Payments Network; Zilch, Experian Partner on Customer Affordability
April 08, 2022  |  International

In this week’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, cell phone operators in Kenya are joining a central bank initiative to integrate the nation’s...

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Today in FinTech: RITMO Raises $200M; Applied Blockchain Prepares for $60M IPO
Today in FinTech: RITMO Raises $200M; Applied Blockchain Prepares for $60M IPO
April 08, 2022  |  Technology

In today’s FinTech news, Madrid-based FinTech company RITMO raises $200 million to grow its financing and payments platform, while bitcoin mining company Applied Blockchain plans...

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Urban or Rural, the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Pinch Puts an Equal Squeeze on Consumers
Urban or Rural, the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Pinch Puts an Equal Squeeze on Consumers
April 08, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Sixty-two percent of U.S. consumers lived paycheck to paycheck in February, according to “The New Reality Check,” a PYMNTS and LendingClub collaboration based on a...

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Acorn Finance, Landscape Management Network Team to Fund Home Improvements
Acorn Finance, Landscape Management Network Team to Fund Home Improvements
April 08, 2022  |  Partnerships

Landscape Management Network (LMN) and home improvement lender Acorn Finance have joined forces to launch a new funding tool for landscape contractors and their customers,...

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Egyptian FinTech Lucky Eyes MENA Following $25M Funding Round
Egyptian FinTech Lucky Eyes MENA Following $25M Funding Round
April 08, 2022  |  International

Nearly three weeks after Lucky, an Egyptian cash back rewards app, closed a $25 million fundraising round, the startup is planning to lead the sector...

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Nigeria’s Omnibiz Signs Deals With Coke, Nestle
Nigeria’s Omnibiz Signs Deals With Coke, Nestle
April 08, 2022  |  eCommerce

Nigeria’s largest consumer goods purveyors have inked an agreement with eCommerce platform Omnibiz designed to increase sales and cut costs after the COVID lockdowns and...

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Restaurant Roundup: Restaurant Automation Takes Over Subway Stations, Sidewalks
Restaurant Roundup: Restaurant Automation Takes Over Subway Stations, Sidewalks
April 08, 2022  |  Restaurant Roundup

A robotic ramen vending machine is coming to Japan’s airports and train stations. Silicon Valley-based technology company Yo-Kai Express announced Friday (April 8) the launch...

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Klarna, About You Partner on Easy-Return eCommerce in Germany and Switzerland
Klarna, About You Partner on Easy-Return eCommerce in Germany and Switzerland
April 08, 2022  |  eCommerce

Sweden-based payments services provider Klarna this week announced a deal with European eCommerce firm About You that will allow customers in Germany and Switzerland to...

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Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Link With M-Pesa Payments Platform
Kenyan Mobile Service Providers Link With M-Pesa Payments Platform
April 08, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Cell phone operators in Kenya are joining a central bank initiative to integrate the nation’s payment systems by allowing mobile payments across networks, Bloomberg reported...

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