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Mobile Payments
GoDaddy App to Offer Mobile QR Code Payments
February 17, 2022

GoDaddy is offering a way to streamline payments for small businesses, both in eCommerce and in person, through QR codes for on-the-go transactions, a press release said Tuesday (Feb. 15). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

International
Air France-KLM to Repay State Aid by Raising $4.5B
February 17, 2022

Air France-KLM wants to be free of bans on acquisitions as soon as it can by repaying state aid. To do so, the Financial Times wrote, the group plans to raise €4 billion (about $4.5 billion) in new capital. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Security & Fraud
SEC Charges Infinity Q Capital Founder With Valuation Fraud
February 17, 2022

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged James Velissaris, former chief investment officer and founder of Infinity Q Capital Management, with overvaluing assets and pocketing tens of millions, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Mobile Commerce
China’s WeChat, AliExpress Added to US Piracy Market List
February 17, 2022

The U.S. has added WeChat and online market AliExpress to its list of markets infamous for counterfeiting and piracy, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
Today in B2B: CFOs Drive Digital Efficiencies for Their Businesses and Customers; RangeMe Adds Direct...
February 17, 2022

Today in B2B payments, one in four U.S.-based global companies will invest in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) integration within the next three years, and Convictional raises $40 million in fundraising round. Plus, FinTech Transact365 has launched its payments platform in Latin America...

International
EMEA Daily: Facebook Launches Tools to Fight Disinformation in France, OBIE Reports More Than 5M...
February 17, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Facebook is fighting misinformation in advance of the French presidential election, and more than 5 million people in the U.K. use open banking services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Investments
Convictional Grabs $40M for Product Innovation, Sales and Market Expansion, B2B Automation
February 17, 2022

Supply chain software company Convictional on Thursday (Feb. 17) announced it has wrapped up a $40 million Series B fundraising round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
RangeMe Lets Retailers Purchase 1M Products Directly From 200k Suppliers
February 17, 2022

Product discovery and sourcing platform RangeMe on Thursday (Feb. 17) added a direct purchasing option that will allows retail buyers to browse and then buy CPG products directly from over 200,000 grocery suppliers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Digital Banking
BoA Confirms Digital Banking Engagement as Consumers, Clients Flock Online
February 17, 2022

Debatably slow on takeoff, digital banking is soaring with the eagles now, standing as one of the biggest success stories yet to emerge from the great digital shift the pandemic caused. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...