Philippine central bank Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is looking into creating a cross-border payment network across Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand, according to an ABS-CBN News report on Friday (Nov. 12). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
Today in B2B payments, FinTech SMBX offers bonds rather than bank loans to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). Plus, Veem announces their Partner Connect program for global AP/AR-as-a-Service, and one-third of small businesses are planning to automate their accounts receivable by 2025. Get the Full...
The automotive transport company Ship.Cars has formed a partnership with the logistics brokerage Montway Auto Transport. 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...
IPOs and SPAC announcements in the banking sector this year to date have totaled 61, followed by firms that are engaged in transforming the way companies’ workflows operate (the “work”) segment, at 48. The activity was decidedly international in scope. Payments firms follow, with 36...
Crypto made news this week on a couple of fronts. For one, Coinbase reported earnings that were a bit of a disappointment from the Street’s perspective, with both trading volumes and active users down. Notably, Coinbase advocated for a single digital asset regulator, mentioning that...
Booking Holdings Inc. on Friday (Nov. 12) agreed to acquire B2B hotel room distributor Getaroom from Court Square Capital Partners for about $1.2 billion and will roll it into the Priceline brand, subject to customary closing conditions including regulatory approval, according to an Associated Press...
When online delivery orders made up only a small fraction of all sales, the turnkey solution was the best option for most restaurants. Third-party aggregators gave them access to digital order-taking and payment tools and drivers to fulfill delivery orders, as well as a marketplace...
FinTech startups in Africa are ballooning beyond their borders to access a wave of new investments expected to arrive with the advent of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
The blockchain space continues to boom, and recent data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) shows that the market capitalization of stablecoins – digital currencies pegged to a stable asset like the U.S. dollar or Euro – has quadrupled to over $120 billion in 2021,...
