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Klarna Seeks Additional $1 Billion In Funding At $31 Billion Valuation
February 23, 2021

Klarna is expected to announce new funding in the coming days that will value the company at $31 billion, Bloomberg reported. The amount is around three times more than what the company was valued at after its last round in September. Get the Full Story...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Cannabis eCommerce Platform American Green To Accept Bitcoin Payments; Crypto Custody Platform Koine...
February 23, 2021

American Green will be expanding its eCommerce platform in March to include bitcoin payments to help people pay for cannabidiol (CBD) and hemp, according to a press release from the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Digital Banking
Citibank Brings Hong Kong Digital Banking Platform Out Of Beta
February 23, 2021

Citibank has announced that it is rolling out Citi Plus, its Hong Kong project which it recently brought out of beta, according to a press release. The company touts the project as a new way to get people into digital banking. Get the Full Story...

B2B Payments
Advanced Fraud Solutions Debuts Tool To Fight Vendor Fraud
February 23, 2021

Advanced Fraud Solutions (AFS), which works in deposit fraud detection software, has rolled out AFS Positive Pay, which will help financial institutions (FIs) and enterprise customers look at changes in payments information to prevent fraud, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete...

International
Today In Payments Around The World: Zomato Notches $250 Million On $5.4 Billion Valuation; Tyme...
February 23, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Zomato has landed an additional $250 million from existing and new investors, while Tyme plans to expand its online bank for the underserved into Asia and Southeast Asia. Plus, telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel is teaming with...

B2B Payments
Bookipi Teams With Fat Zebra On SMB Invoice Payments
February 23, 2021

Bookipi, a company that generates invoices for small companies and freelancers, is poised to roll out its new BookiPay invoice payments system in Australia through a new collaboration with the financial technology firm Fat Zebra, according to an announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
i2c Collaborates With Millennial- And Gen Z-Focused FinTech Zytara
February 23, 2021

Digital payment and banking technology provider i2c has teamed with Zytara, a FinTech firm geared toward millennial and Generation Z gamers and their households. The collaboration comes on the heels of Zytara’s recent ZUSD stablecoin rollout announcement, according to a Tuesday (Feb. 23) press release....

Banking
JPMC Addresses Racial Wealth Gap With Investment Product For Black-Owned Banks
February 23, 2021

J.P. Morgan Chase is launching an investment product specifically to support Black-owned banks, Bloomberg reported. The financial services firm also made equity investments in four minority banks as part of a mission to reduce the racial wealth gap. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

International
Central Banks Of China, UAE Join CBDC Cross-Border Initiative
February 23, 2021

The People’s Bank of China and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates are now joining the second phase of the initiative formerly known as Project Inthanon-LionRock, which is working on a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for cross-border payments, a press release says....