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International
Today In Payments Around The World: UK’s Taster Lands $37 Million; Finland’s Oura Health Eyes...
April 30, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Taster has notched a $37 million cash infusion from several outside investors, while Oura Health Oy is reportedly in talks with investors in regard to a possible fundraise that would value the company at $800 million. Plus,...

Retail
‘We’re Not Rabbits’: Veteran Food Creators Bring Flavor To Plant-Based Category
April 30, 2021

The plant-based food space is rapidly growing. While this trend has been on the rise for years — a Google Trends analysis shows searches for “plant-based diet” gradually increasing over the last decade — it has been supercharged since the start of the pandemic. In 2020,...

Acquiring
IBM’s Journey To Hybrid Cloud Territory Continues With Turbonomic Deal
April 30, 2021

IBM has acquired Turbonomic, a Boston-based application resource management (ARM) and network performance management software provider. 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...

International
European Payments Council Seeks Help In Tracking Fraud
April 30, 2021

The European Payments Council (EPC) wants to hear from service providers with the expertise to oversee a multi-nation alarm system designed to cut down on payments fraud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

IPO
Sezzle Plans US IPO Amid Growth In Active Merchants, Consumers
April 30, 2021

Sezzle plans to file a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a potential U.S. initial public offering (IPO), according to a Friday (April 30) announcement from the buy now, pay later (BNPL) company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Acquiring
Coinbase Closes Busy Month With Acquisition Of Data Analytics Platform
April 30, 2021

Coinbase capped a busy April on Friday with its announcement that the cryptocurrency exchange will acquire skew, a data visualization and analytics platform for crypto markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Delivery
DoorDash Eyes European Acquisition Or Expansion
April 30, 2021

On the heels of a successful public offering, the biggest food-delivery business in the U.S. has its sights set on expanding into Europe, Bloomberg reported Thursday (April 29), citing sources. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Retail
Vaccine Rollout Prompts CPG Brands To Look Toward Away-From-Home Offerings
April 30, 2021

As newly vaccinated consumers return to activities enjoyed in pre-pandemic life, brands that have struggled through the last 13 months have an opportunity to re-establish themselves, while those that have boomed will be challenged to find ways to make these changes stick in years to...

IPO
Banking And PropTech Firms Get IPO Traction
April 30, 2021

The latest edition of the ongoing SPAC/IPO Tracker finds that traditional listings held sway in the past week. 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...