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Card-Based Payment Platform Provider MOCA Debuts Browser Extension Mia For Online Payments
August 10, 2021

Digital payment platform MOCA on Tuesday (Aug. 10) rolled out its online payment assistant browser extension, Mia. 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...

Acquiring
Robinhood Buys Communications Platform Say Technologies for $140M
August 10, 2021

Robinhood announced Tuesday (August 10) that it has signed an agreement to acquire investment communication platform Say Technologies for about $140 million as an all-cash deal, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: NFT Market DraftKings Marketplace Goes Live; FalconX Quintuples Its Value; India’s CoinDCX Now...
August 10, 2021

Non-fungible token (NFT) ecosystem DraftKings Marketplace has gone live and will be featuring its first Preseason Access Collection, set to debut this week. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
ZenBusiness Debuts Invoicing And Payment App
August 10, 2021

Business management platform ZenBusiness has rolled out a new invoicing and payment app, per an announcement on Wednesday (August 10). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Bill Tech Firm Paymentus Signs Acquisition Deal With P2P Startup Payveris
August 10, 2021

Paymentus Holdings, which offers cloud-based bill payment technology tools, is acquiring Payveris, a cloud-based software provider that streamlines person-to-person (P2P) and account-to-account (A2A) money transfers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Banking
TIPS System Glitch Stalls European Banks
August 10, 2021

A glitch in the European Central Bank’s payment system late Monday (Aug. 9) left several EU financial institutions stranded during the vital hours near the close of business. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Retail
Today In Retail: Mattress Companies Can’t Keep Up With Sleepy Customers; Amazon Expands Third-Party Consumer...
August 10, 2021

In today’s top retail news, direct-to-consumer mattress brands Purple Innovation and Casper Sleep are wrestling with demand the supply chain can’t keep up with, while Amazon says it will directly pay customers for injury or damage caused by products sold by third-party merchants. Also, luxury...

Investments
Jerry AI Insurance App Valued At $450M After $75M Series C
August 10, 2021

Insurance app Jerry on Tuesday (Aug. 10) announced that it has completed a $75 million Series C funding round, pushing the company’s value to $450 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

B2B Payments
B2B Payments Today: Scaling B2B Payments For B2B Marketplaces; KPMG Collaborates With Bill.com
August 10, 2021

Today in B2B payments, Balance discusses scaling B2B payments for B2B marketplaces, and KPMG Spark links its small business clients to Bill.com. Plus, FlexEarn explores the logistics of earned wage access, Bank BBVA collaborates with Trusple and Volaris focuses on invoicing with a new acquisition....