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B2B Payments
Banks Keep Biz Cards, Modernization At The Top Of Their FinTech Collab Agendas
June 22, 2021

FinTech collaborations can help banks modernize in a variety of ways, from introducing a new, digital-first product to overhauling internal legacy infrastructure. This week’s look at the latest in bank-FinTech collaboration finds commercial card enhancements, and an overall push towards digitization, remain key priorities. Get...

B2B Payments
App And Game Developers Level-Up Their Financing Strategies
June 22, 2021

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B2B Payments
Bringing Economies Of Scale To Government Procurement
June 22, 2021

In the world of government procurement, the U.S. ranks at the top of the performance list thanks to an emphasis on digitization and optimization. But zoom in on the landscape of smaller, local-level government agencies and schools, and the picture of eProcurement becomes far less...

Investments
Amsterdam Payments Firm Mollie Notches $800M Led By Blackstone
June 22, 2021

Amsterdam payments firm Mollie raised $800 million in a Series C funding round led by Blackstone Growth (BXG), with participation by EQT Growth, General Atlantic, HMI Capital, and Alkeon Capital. TCV, who led the Series B investment in September 2020, also participated in this round....

B2B Payments
Report: Remote Deposit Capture Paves Path For B2B Payments Digitization
June 22, 2021

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Payment Methods
TrueLayer: Instant Refunds Key To Bringing Open Banking Payments Mainstream
June 22, 2021

The groundswell for open banking is here. Banks in the U.K. are now seeing more open banking payments volume in a single month than what was measured in all of 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Payment Methods
Biometrics Shape the Evolution of Physical (and Virtual) Cards
June 22, 2021

As commerce becomes truly omnichannel, consumers are becoming used to wielding plastic and virtual cards. According to Amanda Gourbault, executive vice president, financial institutions at IDEMIA, enhancing the digital services on offer as those physical and virtual cards are launched can make them more attractive to...

Security & Fraud
Foiling The Fraudsters Means Getting Consumers Engaged
June 22, 2021

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B2B Payments
B2B Payments Should Be Like A Conversation Between Payor And Receiver
June 22, 2021

When we think about the major advances the connected economy has made, particularly over the last 15 months of the rapid onset of digitization, the advances that get the most attention are consumer oriented. Powered often by payments, the emerging digital economy has thus far...