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Social Commerce
YouTube Expands Partnership Program With Ads in Shorts Videos
September 20, 2022

YouTube is adding ways for content creators to make money from Shorts videos, a company post said Tuesday (Sept. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Security & Fraud
Sardine Raises $51M for Fraud Prevention Solutions for FinTechs, DeFi
September 20, 2022

Sardine, which provides fraud, compliance and instant settlement solutions, has gotten $51.5 million in Series B financing, which will go toward product development and marketing and sales worldwide, a press release said Tuesday (Sept. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

B2B Payments
Today in B2B Payments: 2 Firms Raise Money to Expand Internationally
September 20, 2022

Today in B2B payments, Zopper raises $75 million to expand its InsurTech services internationally, while Sievo raises $44 million to accelerate the growth of its procurement analytics platform in the United States and global markets. Plus, MaterialsXchange and Mickey aim to speed the digitalization of...

B2B Payments
B2B Supply Chain Platform actyv.ai Adds BNPL, Insurance Options
September 20, 2022

Global B2B supply chain management platform actyv.ai has added an embedded B2B buy now, pay later (BNPL) option and insurance to its artificial intelligence (AI)-based platform, saying this will help make business transactions faster and easier. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

International
UK Government Seeks to Reduce Influence of Chinese Tech, Investments
September 20, 2022

While the value of Chinese imports stood at over 63 billion pounds in 2021, the U.K. government has been at pains to limit Chinese influence in certain strategic sectors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
InvoiceCloud, Intellagents Integrate Tools for Insurance Carriers
September 20, 2022

Online bill payment services solution InvoiceCloud and insurance software supplier Intellagents have a new relationship in which they will provide “a premier billing and payments experience” to insurance carriers and their policyholders. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

eCommerce
Mollie Brings Payments to Jumper.ai Conversational Commerce
September 20, 2022

Payments firm Mollie will be the European payment provider for the end-to-end conversational commerce solution Jumper.ai, which was acquired by global cloud communications firm Vonage last October. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Investments
Indian B2B InsurTech Zopper Raises $75M to Expand Internationally
September 20, 2022

Solvy Tech Solutions, the parent company of Indian B2B InsurTech firm Zopper, has reportedly raised $75 million, which will be used to help Zopper expand internationally, develop its technology and make acquisitions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Regulation
GOP AGs Ask Credit Card Companies to Drop Merchant Code That Tracks Gun Sales
September 20, 2022

Republican attorneys general in 24 states said America’s three largest card networks could be violating the law with a new system for processing firearms purchases. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...