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Regulation
EU’s Deal on Online Content Bill Still Leaves Questions Unanswered 
April 25, 2022

On Saturday, April 23, 2022, at 2 a.m. the European Parliament and EU Member States reached a preliminary agreement on the Digital Services Act (DSA). The DSA establishes an extraordinary new threshold for internet platforms’ accountability when it comes to unlawful and harmful information. According...

Payments Innovation
Prepaid Cards Use Tokenization, New Form Factors in Pursuit of Better CX
April 25, 2022

We never knew how cool — and extremely useful — payments options could be until we began to have so many to choose from. That’s putting customer experience into the frame more than ever as people decide on their preferred payment methods and providers vie...

Retail
The Knot CFO Says Vendors Brace for Burst of Business as Weddings Hit 20-Year High
April 25, 2022

“This is going to be a season for the ages, for sure,” said Andy Ivanovich, chief financial officer at The Knot Worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Cross-border Payments
Paysend CEO: Cross-Border Payments Have Failed Consumers and SMBs
April 25, 2022

“Why should it take longer to send money anywhere than sending a WhatsApp message or text message?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

International
Zimbabwe President Threatens to Seize Licenses for Currency Manipulation, Price Gouging
April 25, 2022

Emmerson Mnangagwa, president of Zimbabwe, has said banks and companies engaging in local currency manipulation and unjustifiable price increases might be at risk of losing their operating licenses, Bloomberg reported Sunday (April 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Investments
Elliott Management Backs SPAC Deal for Travel-Tech Company Mondee
April 24, 2022

Elliott Management, a hedge fund, will be investing in a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC), even as those have lost much of their appeal, a Financial Times report said Sunday (April 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Financial Inclusion
Tajik B2B FinTech Alif Prepares to Enter Pakistan’s Unbanked SMB Market
April 24, 2022

Alif, a FinTech based in Tajikistan, is looking at getting more into the Pakistan FinTech space to help the unbanked, according to a report Sunday (April 24) from The News International that cited Mahmood Shamsher Ali, the country representative of Alif. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
Crypto-to-Fiat Service Swapin Offers B2B and B2C Payment Processing
April 24, 2022

Swapin, formerly known as Piixpay, is looking to make it easier to send crypto payments, according to a CryptoPotato report Sunday (April 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Biometrics
Implanted Payments Tech Turns People Into Walking, Talking Bio-Wallets
April 23, 2022

Taking the notion of “industrial piercing” to another level entirely, payments innovators want to get under your skin — yes, literally — with a microchip that handles the bill with a gesture. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...