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Partnerships / Acquisitions
KeyBank Buys B2B Digital Banking Platform XUP 
November 22, 2021

Cleveland-based financial service company KeyBank National Association has purchased B2B digital banking-as-a-service (BaaS) platform XUP Payments, according to a Monday (Nov. 22) press release. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cross Border Commerce
Brussels Proposes End to Banks’ Cross-Border Services Sales from Outside EU
November 22, 2021

Brussels has proposed an end to almost all cross-border selling of services by banks based outside the European Union, according to a Financial Times report Monday (Nov. 22), a move that could hurt lenders in London and other financial institutions without staff or a solid...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
China’s DHgate Teams with Google to Drive Joint Marketing Solution
November 22, 2021

China’s B2B cross-border eCommerce marketplace DHgate partnered with Google to launch a joint advertisement solution for the 2.3 million exporters selling on its marketplace. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Banking
AmEx Lured Business Customers with Fraudulent Sales Pitch
November 22, 2021

American Express’ pitch to business customers that using an AmEx card to pay employees and suppliers turned out to be built on a flawed premise that generated billions for the company but cost customers because of “a shaky interpretation of how tax law treats rewards...

Security & Fraud
As Platforms Wage War on Cybertheft, Crooks Turn to Low-Tech Shoplifting and Online Resale
November 22, 2021

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Investments
MoonPay Nets $555M in Series A, Pushing Value to $3.4B
November 22, 2021

Crypto payments infrastructure provider MoonPay Inc. has generated $555 million in an all-equity Series A funding round, driving the 2-year-old company’s valuation to $3.4 billion, according to a Monday (Nov. 22) press release. The funding round was led by Tiger Global Management and Coatue, with contributions...

Investments
Investors Drop $4.6M on Youth Fashion Platform TheDrop
November 22, 2021

TheDrop.com, a youth lifestyle marketplace platform, has raised $4.6 million through a Series A funding round, bringing the company’s total funding to $8.5 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security & Fraud
UK Payments Regulator to Require Repayment for Push Payment Fraud
November 22, 2021

The U.K. Payments System Regulator (PSR) is requiring repayment to victims of authorized push payment (APP) fraud after more than 350 million pounds ($469 million) were swiped in the first half of 2021, according to a Thursday (Nov. 18) report from Computer Weekly.  Get the...

Retail
Target Announces Permanent Thanksgiving Day Closure
November 22, 2021

Target is keeping its stores closed permanently on Thanksgiving Day, according to an Associated Press report on Monday (Nov. 22), indefinitely extending a practice that started when the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic caused retailers to change the way they approach the unofficial kickoff...