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B2B Payments
Sokin Partners With Currencycloud On Money Transfer Services
August 11, 2020

Payments firm Sokin is integrating local payment rails from Currencycloud to help boost its money transfer service around 150 different countries with 35 different currency options, the company announced Tuesday (Aug. 11). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

B2B Payments
Convoy Debuts Quick Payments Tool, Fuel Card
August 11, 2020

Convoy, which works in digital freight, announced a new service called Convoy Factoring, which is powered by Apex Capital and touted as a cost-efficient, quick payment method for B2B needs for freight carriers, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

eCommerce
It’s Pedal To The Metal For Online Car Sales
August 11, 2020

With estimates that U.S. automobile sales may fall by 22 percent to just over 13 million vehicles sold in all of 2020, the process of buying a car continues to undergo its own digital reinvention.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

B2B Payments
Clear Books Links With Stripe To Help SMBs Accept Card Payments
August 11, 2020

In a move that lets small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) take card payments and monitor income, accounting platform Clear Books has integrated with Stripe. The connection enables SMBs with a Clear Books account to take invoice payments by credit and debit card, according to an...

Security & Fraud
FTC Warns Taxpayers About Stimulus Fraud
August 11, 2020

Congress has yet to agree on the next round of stimulus funding, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is already warning the public to beware. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Financial Inclusion
American Express Launches New Credit Score Management Tool
August 11, 2020

If you are interested in not just tracking your credit score, but finding ways to boost it, American Express may have the product for you. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Delivery
Instacart-Walmart Delivery Pact Heats Up Online Grocery Wars
August 11, 2020

The great digital shift — and the evolution of how we get our food from grocers’ aisles to table — has spurred a number of strategic partnerships aimed at cementing customer loyalty. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

News
Today In Payments: Facebook Forms Facebook Financial For eCommerce; Execs Vow To Hire 100K Low-Income...
August 11, 2020

In today’s top news, Facebook launched Facebook Financial to run the company’s eCommerce and payments projects, and more than two dozen top executives have pledged to hire 100,000 people from minority communities. Plus, a California judge ruled that Uber and Lyft must stop classifying workers...

IPO
CuriosityStream Unveils Plans To Go Public Through Reverse Merger
August 11, 2020

CuriosityStream, a streaming service that produces documentaries on history, science and technology, is poised to become the latest company to go public through a merger with a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...