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Investments
Indian Digital Payments Platform Cashfree Lands $35M From Apis Partners  
November 24, 2020

Indian digital payments platform Cashfree has just landed tens of millions in new capital to help fuel its expansion, the Bengaluru-based company announced on Tuesday (Nov. 24). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
D2C: It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like … Retail
November 24, 2020

As COVID-19 drives a surge in digital traffic and online consumption, merchants and manufacturers alike are racing to upgrade and adjust their platforms to capture as much of the consumer shift as possible this holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Today In Payments: POS Startup Valued At $8B; PayPal’s Schulman Says Consumers Moving To Crypto...
November 24, 2020

In today’s top news, point-of-sale tech startup Toast is valued at $8 billion after a share purchase, and PayPal’s CEO says it’s only a matter of time before central banks launch digital currencies. Plus, Western Union expands its real-time digital payment service to 100 countries....

Retail
Walmart Speeds Deliveries By Fulfilling Orders At Local Stores
November 24, 2020

In an effort to reduce delivery times, Walmart announced that it will start fulfilling some of its online orders directly from individual stores. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Today In B2B: Corporate M&A Tech Gets Creative; BBVA Enhances Expense Management
November 24, 2020

Today in B2B payments, corporate acquirers get creative with technology in a pandemic world, while BBVA upgrades its expense management offering. Plus, Sleek raises $4 million, JAGGAER upgrades its treasury management tool and AWS teams with Orange Business Services to accelerate corporates’ digital cloud migrations....

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Today In Payments Around The World: Western Union Grows Real-Time Digital Payments; Visa Wraps Up...
November 24, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Western Union has expanded its real-time digital payout capabilities, while Visa has wrapped up its acquisition of YellowPepper. Plus, the eurozone economy is backsliding amid a second lockdown. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

International
Ukrainian Bank Partners With Swedish FinTech
November 24, 2020

Ukrainian bank UKRSIBBANK, part of BNP Paribas Group, is teaming up with Dreams, a financial wellness FinTech startup based in Sweden. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

IPO
Digital Car Insurer Metromile To Go Public Through Merger With INSU II
November 24, 2020

Digital auto insurer Metromile plans to go public by merging with publicly traded INSU II (Nasdaq: INAQ), a special purpose acquisition entity sponsored by Cohen & Company (NYSE: COHN). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Nestle, HelloFresh Give Meal Kits Second Wind In Stay-at-Home Economy
November 24, 2020

With restaurant dining rooms closed and Americans forced to rely on their own abilities as home chefs over the last eight months, meal kits have caught a second wind in the pandemic economy. As it turns out, the average person only has so many recipes stored...