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B2B Payments
Credit Unions Prep For A Business Funding Demand Upswing
June 08, 2021

Despite a wave of new surveys and data flooding the market, it’s just about impossible to ascertain businesses’ sentiment in today’s economic environment — namely because each business had a unique experience over the last year and a half. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Biometrics
Biometrics Airport Security Startup CLEAR Filing IPO
June 08, 2021

Biometric security firm CLEAR filed its prospectus with the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) for an initial public offering (IPO) with plans to trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker YOU. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Security & Fraud
To Win The War On Fraud, FIs Must Become FPs (Financial Protectors)
June 08, 2021

We’re all using apps more than ever before – especially to bank, make payments and get money into the hands of friends and family with the tap of a screen. In 2020, there were more than 1.3 billion global mobile payment users. Get the Full...

Retail
Why Fabric’s CEO Tells Retailers To Stop Chasing The Digital Consumer
June 08, 2021

By the numbers, the scope of the digital shift is impossible to ignore. 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....

Payment Methods
Bye Bye, Buy Button: FIS’ Kresse Says Social, Wearables, Contextual Are The Future
June 08, 2021

In this new epoch of payments, technologies and channels that were still experimental last year are going mainstream at speed — none more so than splicing artificial intelligence (AI) into the DNA of connected devices, creating new ways of transacting that go with the connected...

Investments
Health Startup LetsGetChecked Nets $150 Million Fundraise And Unicorn Status
June 07, 2021

LetsGetChecked, a virtual healthcare startup, has raised $150 million in funding, which it plans to use to boost its business, Bloomberg reported. The company is now valued at more than $1 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Investments
Grabango Secures $39 Million To Install Its Checkout-Free Tech In More Groceries
June 07, 2021

Grabango, which provides checkout-free tech for grocery and convenience stores, has raised $39 million in Series B funding, 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...

B2B Payments
InstantPay Rolls Out Cashback Card For Employee Expenses
June 07, 2021

InstantPay, which works as India’s main open banking platform, has rolled out the InstantPay Cashback Card, a press release said Monday (June 7). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Investments
AI-Grocery Service Hungryroot Nets $40 Million To Fund Expansion
June 07, 2021

Hungryroot, an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered grocery service, has raised $40 million in a Series C funding round, 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...