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Merchant Innovation
Ex-Google Strategist Brings Connected Economy To Pet Care
March 17, 2021

Adopting a dog has become a favored coping mechanism during the last year as pet adoptions boomed during the pandemic doubling in some areas. Dogs, for a lot of people, filled a companionship void for those isolated while stuck at home. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Payhawk Debuts One-Click Bill Pay For Corporates
March 17, 2021

End-to-end financial system Payhawk has debuted a new one-click bill payment and reimbursement feature in partnership with Railsbank, a blog post from Payhawk announced on Tuesday (March 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

B2B Payments
Nexus, WePay Team On SMB Virtual Cards
March 17, 2021

Nexus, which works in accounts payable (AP) automation and payments for the real estate industry, has partnered with WePay, an integrated payment solution of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., on a new payment solution to help small businesses take virtual cards, a Tuesday (March 16)...

B2B Payments
Emburse Buys DVI To Bolster Corporate Expense Analytics
March 17, 2021

Emburse has purchased travel data expert DVI (Data Visualization Intelligence) to grow its spend management analytics capabilities for businesses. Terms of the deal were not made public, according to a Tuesday (March 16) announcement. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

IPO
UBS: Russia Bracing For $10 Billion-Plus IPO Hubbub
March 17, 2021

Russia is anticipating a deluge of companies filing for an initial public offering (IPO) this year, an upswing expected to raise in excess of $10 billion, Reuters reported on Tuesday (March 16), crediting global financial services company UBS. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

Investments
Squarespace Raises $300 Million; Eyes $10 Billion Valuation
March 16, 2021

Website builder Squarespace has announced a $300 million funding round at an enterprise valuation of $10 billion, 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...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Bids For Elon Musk’s NFT Tweet Top $1 Million; Crypto Inflows Hit $4.2...
March 16, 2021

Billionaire and Tesla CEO Elon Musk is making a tweet of his that involved non-fungible tokens (NFTs) into an NFT, CNBC reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

IPO
First Nordic SPAC Will Go Public March 25
March 16, 2021

Nordic financial services group SEB is the global coordinator and bookrunner of Scandinavia’s first special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) and is now building out a corporate finance unit, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Investments
Bird’s Scooter-Sharing Platform Invests $150 Million In Europe
March 16, 2021

Silicon Valley scooter and vehicle sharing platform Bird is launching an expansion across Europe and is earmarking $150 million to make it happen, according to a company press release on Tuesday (March 16). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...