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Partnerships / Acquisitions
BigCommerce Acquires Feedonomics For $145M To Manage Sellers’ Ad Data
July 27, 2021

BigCommerce, an eCommerce software platform, on Tuesday (July 27) announced its acquisition of Feedonomics in an asset purchase transaction. 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...

Retail
Shopify Will Let Merchants Sell NFTs
July 27, 2021

Shopify will allow its merchants to sell non-fungible tokens (NFTs), the head of the eCommerce platform announced on Monday (July 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Investments
Nium Hits Unicorn Status With $200M Funding Round
July 27, 2021

Singapore’s Nium became the first B2B payments unicorn in Southeast Asia Tuesday (July 27) following a $200 million Series D funding round. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Today In Payments: Amazon Refutes Bitcoin Rumors; Goldman, Fiserv Team On X-Border Supplier Payments
July 27, 2021

In today’s top news, Amazon has denied reports that it would soon be accepting bitcoin payments, and Goldman Sachs and Fiserv have teamed up to streamline cross-border supplier payments. Plus, Tether’s bank fraud probe signals larger regulatory ripple effects for the stablecoin industry. Get the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Lime And Moovit Announce Global Micromobility Partnership
July 27, 2021

Shared electric vehicle company Lime and urban mobility service provider Moovit announced a global partnership on Tuesday (July 27) that will integrate Lime’s fleet of electric scooters, bikes and mopeds into the Moovit app in 117 cities across 20 countries, including the U.S., South Africa...

International
China’s WeChat Turns Away New Users While Meeting Mandated Upgrades
July 27, 2021

For the time being, Tencent is no longer taking on new WeChat users while it undergoes technical upgrades that will adhere to new security mandates handed down by the Chinese government, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday (July 27). Get the Full Story Complete the...

Payment Methods
SWIFT Intros Fast Cross-Border Payment Service
July 27, 2021

Belgium-based financial messaging services company SWIFT on Tuesday (July 27) announced the launch of SWIFT Go, a service that transmits instant cross-border payments anywhere in the world from a user’s bank account. So far, seven global banks which handle a combined 33 million cross-border transactions...

Retail
Japan’s BNPL Platform Paidy Launches New Shopping App
July 27, 2021

Japan’s buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Paidy is rolling out a new discovery app to help users find what they want from thousands of digital retailers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Payments Innovation
The Key To Creating Scale Amid A Crisis
July 27, 2021

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look like as recovery rolls on and the next iteration of normal rolls out. In this excerpt, Allen Simpson, acting CEO...