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B2B Payments
AI-Powered Finance Startup Zeni Notches $34M Series B Funding
August 04, 2021

Silicon Valley finance concierge startup Zeni raised $34 million in a Series B funding round led by Elevation Capital with additional participation from new backers, Think Investments and Neeraj Arora. Elevation Capital founder and managing partner Ravi Adusumalli is also joining Zeni’s board. Get the...

Retail
Today In Food: Lines Blur Between Grocery And Restaurant, Content And Commerce
August 04, 2021

Today in restaurant and grocery news, POS companies aim to meet more of restaurants’ tech needs, while sandwich chain Quiznos announced that some Denver locations will soon accept bitcoin. Plus, contextual commerce platform Chicory’s president talks about making content fully shoppable. Get the Full Story...

Loyalty & Rewards
When It Comes To Small Business Loyalty Programs, Half Of Brazilians Say They Prefer Banks
August 04, 2021

Analyzing the role of loyalty for recovering small and medium businesses (SMBs), PYMNTS researchers surveyed a census-balanced panel of over 1,100 Brazilian consumers as part of a global study of more than 4,500 consumers in four countries. What we found is that Brazilians stand out...

Investments
DoorDash Prepares For Investment In Grocery Delivery App Gorillas
August 04, 2021

U.S. food delivery group DoorDash is ready to make a new investment in Berlin-based grocery delivery app Gorillas, the Financial Times (FT) reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

IPO
Brazil IPO Market Sets New Standard
August 04, 2021

Low interest rates, an economic rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic and high levels of interest in the local money management industry across the country have led to a record year for the initial public offering (IPO) market in Brazil — and there’s still almost one-third...

Investments
B2B FinTech Reserve Trust Lands $30.5M Investment
August 04, 2021

FinTech trust company Reserve Trust, which has a Federal Reserve master account, announced in a press release Wednesday (Aug. 4) that it has secured a $30.5 million Series A investment in a round led by QED Investors. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

eCommerce
Soon All Content Will Be Shoppable, Says Contextual Commerce Platform Chicory
August 04, 2021

Contextual commerce is rapidly evolving, growing both in scale and in scope, growing more common and becoming integrated into more parts of consumers’ routines. One of the common forms coming to the fore is shoppable content. From social media platforms’ shopping tools to retailers’ own...

B2B Payments
Accounting Software Firm Xero Launches App Store
August 04, 2021

Cloud-based accounting software company Xero launched its own app store Wednesday (Aug. 4), allowing small businesses, accountants and bookkeepers access to new apps to help them run their businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Feedzai Buys FinTech AI Platform Revelock 
August 04, 2021

Artificial intelligence FinTech Feedzai announced Wednesday (Aug. 4) it has acquired Revelock, a behavioral biometric platform. 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...