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Investments
Finclusion Group Raises $20M in Funding to Build out African Neobank
January 21, 2022

Finclusion Group, the African-focused FinTech platform crafting neobank offerings for its users, has secured $20 million in funding from investors in its latest capital raise, the company announced Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Dialing up the Digital, Working on the Warehouses
January 21, 2022

It seems too good to be true. A virtual customer walks into a virtual store and purchases a virtual sweater with some virtual currency. The only thing missing from this digital dream, it would appear, are virtual profits, as in, how do you actually make...

B2B Payments
CFOs Move Beyond ‘Bean Counting’ to Collaboration, Efficiency
January 21, 2022

Two decades ago, providing payments to workforce employees and channel members meant signing a check and putting it in the mail. Today, it’s an evolving process that engages recipients through text messages, emails and apps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

Cross-border Payments
Analytics, ERP Key to Managing Bank Master Data, Simplifying X-Border Transactions
January 21, 2022

Global payments are not as simple as we’d like them, or need them, to be. 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 daily newsletter,...

Banking
Open Banking APIs Help Corporate Clients ‘Get In, Get It Done And Get Out’
January 21, 2022

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Security & Fraud
New Year, Same Fraud: Why Payments Fraud Tactics May Look Much the Same in 2022
January 21, 2022

In 2022, when it comes to phishing, application and payments fraud — and all the scams that aim to part us from our money — expect more of what we’ve seen over the last two years of the pandemic, Robin Love, vice president, product management...

B2B Payments
Virtual Cards Help Improve Remote Accounts Payables Efficiencies
January 21, 2022

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CFPB
CFPB to Probe College Loan Programs
January 20, 2022

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced its intent to look into post-secondary schools like for-profit colleges, which extend private loans to students. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: SEC Rejects Scaramucci Bitcoin Investment Fund Idea
January 20, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission has shot down Anthony Scaramucci’s proposal for a bitcoin investment fund over the risk posed to investors, Politico reported Thursday (Jan. 20). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...