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Digital Banking
Pandemic, Open Banking Give Boost To Digital-Only Banking
December 09, 2020

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International
Volante Technologies Accelerates Market Convergence For Santiago Exchange
December 09, 2020

Cloud payments and financial messaging provider Volante Technologies Inc. is accelerating market convergence for the Santiago (Chile) Exchange (Bolsa de Santiago), according to a Wednesday (Dec. 9) announcement emailed to PYMNTS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Retail
Organic Shoppers Get Rewards And Discovery App; Category Grows During Pandemic
December 09, 2020

There’s arguably never been a better time to worry about healthy food. The pandemic has pushed shoppers to seek out new choices and that has led to a spike in organic food and beauty products. And, as for most everything these days, there’s an app...

Payment Methods
Revolut’s ‘Pockets’ Tool Aims To Help People Organize Payments
December 09, 2020

London FinTech Revolut has introduced Pockets, a new organization tool intended to help people organize their payments and better manage their spending. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Retail
Serena Williams’ VC Firm Funds Cause Marketing Platform For Retail
December 09, 2020

Tennis star Serena Williams is continuing her new turn as a venture capitalist. In keeping with its focus on early-stage funding, Serena Ventures is funding ShoppingGives, the social impact commerce platform that was started five years ago, which provides turnkey cause marketing and donation processing...

Retail
PayPal Processes Record-Breaking $185 Million On GivingTuesday
December 09, 2020

PayPal Holdings, Inc. said on Wednesday (Dec. 9) that it processed a record-breaking $185 million around the world this GivingTuesday, which was the most raised on its platform for the worldwide day of giving as of the event’s start in 2012, according to an announcement....

Security & Fraud
Refinitiv Completes Purchase Of GIACT For Fraud Prevention Expansion
December 09, 2020

Finance data and infrastructure-service provider Refinitiv announced Wednesday (Dec. 9) that it’s successfully completed its acquisition of GIACT and has expanded its suite of products for fraud prevention and identity verification. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

IPO
Five Questions To Ask As DoorDash Goes Public
December 09, 2020

The IPO market is hot – but is DoorDash coming at a time when it’s all too hot to handle? The competition is getting fiercer even as the end of the pandemic is on the horizon – and some warning signs are in the SEC...

IPO
DoorDash IPO Tops $32 Billion Valuation On Share Price Topping Expectations
December 09, 2020

SoftBank-backed DoorDash priced its initial public offering (IPO) shares at $102 each on a valuation of $32.4 billion, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday (Dec. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...