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B2B Payments
Clicklease Lists Sandlot as Investor in Series A Round
September 01, 2021

Fintech company Clicklease has ended a Series A funding round with $63 million, according to a press release. 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...

B2B Payments
It’s All About Buyer/Supplier Chemistry as B2B Chemical Marketplace Heats Up
September 01, 2021

Few verticals are as vital or as global as the chemical industry, where the raw materials that cross borders find their way into everything from computer chips to potato chips. Shortages of those chemicals and bottlenecks in supply chains ultimately translate into shortages on shelves...

Payments Innovation
Credit Unions Turn to Tech, Education to Blunt Real-Time Payment Fraud
September 01, 2021

Real-time payments are quickly becoming table stakes in the high-speed digital world. 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, PYMNTS Today. By...

B2B Payments
Easebuzz Debuts Service Simplifying SMB Payments
August 31, 2021

Digital payment solution provider Easebuzz has offered a new way to simplify payments for smaller businesses’ online payments, called EasyCollect, a press release from the company stated on Tuesday (Aug. 31). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Working Capital FinTech PrimeRevenue Boosts Receivables Finance Tools
August 31, 2021

Working capital FinTech PrimeRevenue is augmenting its receivables finance solutions to enable financial institutions (FIs) to broaden their programs for receivables, a feature that is a unique tool in the market, according to a press release on Tuesday (Aug. 31). Get the Full Story Complete...

Europe
European Vacation Spots Remain Open to Americans Despite EU Recommendation
August 31, 2021

Despite new rules from the European Union to stop nonessential travel from the U.S., the region isn’t rushing to block tourism from America, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Genesis Digital Assets Buys 20,000 Bitcoin Mining Machines; El Salvador Approves More BTC...
August 31, 2021

Genesis Digital Assets, a bitcoin mining company, has set out to purchase 20,000 new bitcoin mining systems from Canaan, a blockchain hardware giant, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Brazil’s Nubank Buys Instant Payments Platform Spin Pay
August 31, 2021

The Brazil-based neobank, Nubank, has announced its acquisition of FinTech company Spin Pay, The Block reported on Tuesday (Aug. 31). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Cross-border Payments
Remitly Points To $1.5T Opportunity Within Fragmented, Outdated Remittance Market
August 31, 2021

Remitly, preparing to go public, detailed a cross-border payments opportunity worth in the trillions of dollars annually, and said that the global remittance market is ripe for a tech-led overhaul toward mobile channels. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...