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B2B Payments
TIS Notches $20M For B2B Payments Flow Platform Expansion
May 26, 2020

To continue its fast international expansion, TIS (Treasury Intelligence Solutions) notched $20 million in additional financing led by Aquiline Technology Growth. The funding round for the corporate payments and cash flow management cloud platform also included participation from 83North, an existing investor, according to an...

Retail
First Six Flags To Reopen Next Week In Oklahoma City
May 26, 2020

For Greater Oklahoma City families who are eager to spend the day at an amusement park, Six Flags Entertainment Corp. has some good news. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Today In Payments: Uber India Lays Off 600 Amid COVID-19; With Startup Valuations Down, VC...
May 26, 2020

In today’s top news, Uber lays off 600 workers in India, venture capital firms seek acquisitions amid lower prices, and economists are beginning to forecast that the worst of the pandemic’s damage is over. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Investments
UBS To Invest Millions In FinTechs Via Corporate VC Fund
May 26, 2020

As it follows peers in investing in startups disrupting traditional banking, UBS Group AG is dedicating hundreds of millions to back FinTechs. The firm is intending to have a corporate VC fund to make investments ranging from $10 million to $20 million and intends to...

Investments
European Mobility Platform Bolt Notches €100M Investment
May 26, 2020

With funding that will help keep growing its product categories from ridesharing to food delivery and micro-mobility in Africa as well as Europe, Bolt closed a €100m investment round. Naya Capital Management, the investment manager that Masroor Siddiqui started in 2012, made the investment, according...

Retail
Faire Bets Wary Buyers Will Support Online Trade Show
May 26, 2020

What will it take to bring consumers and product buyers out of their homes and onto the road as the economy reopens? The wholesale website Faire is betting they’ll “leave” their homes via its trade show platform. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Checkout.com Buys Australian Startup Pin Payments
May 26, 2020

London-based global payment provider Checkout.com has purchased Pin Payments, an Australian startup, the companies announced Tuesday (May 26). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...

Retail
Chinese Festivals Show Government Spin On Consumer Stimulus
May 26, 2020

The last time Chinese eCommerce companies collaborated for an online shopping holiday it was called Singles Day. Held on 11/11 and managed by Alibaba, in 2019 it took in $38 billion. It was also the likely inspiration for Amazon’s Prime Day, which took in $7.1...

Retail
AI Powers Digital Shift In Grocery
May 26, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) is entering the retail mainstream. Domino’s uses it to set pizza delivery times. Sephora’s ColorIQ scans shoppers’ skin to provide custom recommendations for foundation and concealer. Walmart’s Intelligent Retail Lab is experimenting with a number of artificial intelligence tools. And the most recent case in point:...