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Investments
Private Equity Firm Accel-KKR Invests in Entersekt to Boost Device Authentication, Security
December 09, 2021

Entersekt, which works in device identity and authentication, has seen an investment from Accel-KKR, which works in private equity, the companies announced Thursday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

B2B Payments
Real Estate Transactions Are Complicated But Real Estate Payments Don’t Need To Be
December 09, 2021

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Biometrics
Eliminating ‘Biometric Bias’ Will Take Collective Effort From Banks, Retailers and Consumers
December 09, 2021

Picture, for a moment, the biometrics you might use every day — perhaps every time you unlock your phone. The thought of bias — exclusion based on race or gender identity — might not enter your mental picture. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

B2B Payments
Fortis Buys VIP Integrated Payments to Boost ERP, VAR Business
December 08, 2021

Fortis, the payments and commerce tech company, has acquired VIP Integrated Payments, which will help it simplify payments and cash flow for digitizing businesses, a press release says. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
GameStop’s Losses Widen as it Moves to eCommerce Retail
December 08, 2021

Seeing losses in the fiscal Q3, GameStop also saw its shares fall by 4%, CNBC reported Wednesday (Dec. 8). 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...

Retail
Fashion Platform Rent the Runway Reports Widening Net Loss as Consumers Slow to Return
December 08, 2021

Fashion rental platform Rent the Runway saw its shares falling over 13% as it posted broader third-quarter losses, CNBC reported Wednesday (Dec. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Gibraltar to Test Blockchain to Deliver Public Services; Blockchain Analytics Platform Whalemap Nets...
December 08, 2021

The government of the British Overseas Territory Gibraltar will be using blockchain to help with delivering public services, per a press release Tuesday (Dec. 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

IPO
OpenSea Only Thinking of IPO That May Include NFT Community, CFO Says
December 08, 2021

Newly hired OpenSea CFO Brian Roberts has clarified that the company isn’t necessarily going public yet, but is looking at “what an IPO will look like,” a Crypto Economy report said Wednesday (Dec. 8). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

International
UK AgTech Firms Use AI, New Technology to Reduce Labor Costs, Improve Food Production
December 08, 2021

More and more machines and innovative software are being used to digitize labor-intensive farming practices and optimize food production, boosting growth in agricultural technology (AgTech). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...