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Partnerships / Acquisitions
SpotOn Acquires Enterprise POS Provider Appetize to Expand Ability to Scale 
September 13, 2021

Retail and restaurant point-of-sale (POS) system provider SpotOn has raised $300 million in Series E funding, which will be used to acquire digital and mobile commerce platform Appetize while raising its own valuation to $3.15 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

Payment Methods
Square Sellers Can Accept Payments With Cash App Pay
September 13, 2021

Sellers on Square can now accept payments through Cash App Pay, a new contactless payment method for online and offline transactions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

B2B Payments
As Ant Reconfigures Loan Business, China’s SMBs Could See Credit Headwinds 
September 13, 2021

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Risk Management
Moody’s, BitSight Team On Cybersecurity Risk Platform
September 13, 2021

Moody’s Corporation and BitSight announced a collaborative effort aimed at helping the companies’ customers identify and quantify cybersecurity risk and potential for financial exposure, according to a Monday (Sept. 13) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Digital Checkout Platform Sprinque Lands $2M From Investors
September 13, 2021

Amsterdam’s digital checkout platform Sprinque recently brought in €1.7 million (more than $2 million) in a fundraising round led by Volta Ventures, Force Over Mass, several angel investors and payments industry executives. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

International
DBS, SWIFT Partner to Offer Cross-Border Payment Tracking  
September 13, 2021

DBS Bank, in conjunction with SWIFT Global Payments Innovation, is offering up-to-the-minute online tracking for cross-border payments, the company announced in a Monday (Sept. 13) press release.   Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Regulation
Big Tech Compliance Tracker: China Demands ‘Walled Gardens’ Opened; Fortnite Still Banned From South Korea...
September 13, 2021

Here’s the latest news from the technology industry, which is coming under increasing global scrutiny. 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,...

IPO
Freshworks Aims to Go Public With $9B Valuation
September 13, 2021

The software-as-a-service (SaaS) firm Freshworks Inc. hopes to hit a nearly $9 billion valuation in its initial public offering (IPO). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

IPO
MoneyLion Intros Crypto Trading with $1M Prize Before IPO  
September 13, 2021

FinTech MoneyLion, set to go public Sept. 22, introduced cryptocurrency buying and selling for Bitcoin and Ethereum from within the company’s app on Monday (Sept. 13) and will continue rolling out the feature over the coming weeks, until the feature becomes available to all customers...