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B2B Payments
Commercial Cards Fuel The Next Wave Of Bank-FinTech Competition
April 02, 2021

Commercial card adoption is on the rise as more organizations not only want to digitize their payments but take advantage of growing value-added opportunities that other payment methods like ACH don’t offer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
Venture Capitalists Continue Aggressive Push Into B2B FinTech
April 02, 2021

With four, nine-figure funding rounds, venture capitalists continue to drive aggressively into the B2B FinTech landscape. This week’s roundup includes new investment in digital currency crime mitigation, small business accounting, small business insurance and accounts receivable automation — with another investment in commercial card technology...

Security & Fraud
To Catch A Thief: Identifying Fraudster Behaviors Before The Act
April 02, 2021

There’s data — and then there’s the information that comes as data is being transmitted. It’s the digital version of body language and it’s all over the Dark Web. It’s awash in bits and pieces of consumer identity like Social Security numbers, names, addresses, schools and passwords. Name...

Retail
Hippeas Snacks On Traditional Retail Channels to Generate D2C Awareness
April 02, 2021

It has been a big year for direct-to-consumer (D2C) commerce. As consumers turned to online channels to fulfill retail needs that they had previously primarily fulfilled in-store, brands have had an opportunity to take advantage of the digital shift’s acceleration to drive D2C sales. Existing D2C...

Investments
Loyalty App Fetch Rewards Seals $210 Million Led By SoftBank Vision Fund 2
April 01, 2021

Fetch Rewards, a consumer loyalty and rewards app, has raised over $210 million in a Series D 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 —...

B2B Payments
BMO, Export Development Canada Team On SMB Trade Finance
April 01, 2021

BMO Business Banking customers can now participate in the Trade Expansion Lending Program (TELP), which is provided with the help of Export Development Canada (EDC), according to a Thursday (April 1) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Lendica Partnerships Could Boost Cannabis Industry Capital
April 01, 2021

Automated financing platform Lendica, which works specifically with the cannabis, hemp, cannabidiol (CBD) and other high growth industries, is now announcing a suite of partnerships to help those kinds of businesses access capital, a press release said on Thursday (April 1). Get the Full Story...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Morgan Stanley To Add Bitcoin Exposure To 12 Mutual Funds; Blockchain-Based eCommerce Firm...
April 01, 2021

Morgan Stanley has registered to add bitcoin exposure to a dozen investment funds, according to a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

IPO
Coinbase Sets A Date; April 14 For IPO
April 01, 2021

Coinbase is planning to begin trading April 14, Bloomberg reported. 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. By completing this...