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Neobank Joust Targets Freelancers With New App
January 29, 2020

Neobank startup Joust is rolling out a new banking app to help freelancers and self-employed people manage their businesses, the company announced on Wednesday (Jan. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banking
Goldman Targets $125B In Consumer Deposit Balances In Five Years
January 29, 2020

Amid the targets for return on equity in the investment banking business, Goldman’s first Investor Day in the wake of a revamped operating structure placed special emphasis on the digital realm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

Payments Innovation
French FinTech Bankin’ Enables Payments Via Bank Transfers
January 29, 2020

A French banking startup called Bankin’ has introduced Bridge Pay, an application programming interface (API) that will let people make payments using bank transfers, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
FIS Partners With Liberis For SMB Alt Lending
January 29, 2020

Florida FinTech Fidelity National Information Services (FIS) is partnering with London FinTech Liberis, to offer small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) an alternative funding source, FIS announced in a press release Wednesday (Jan. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

B2B Payments
UK Mining Firm Ditches SMB Reverse Factoring
January 29, 2020

With mounting pressure from small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as well as the media and politicians, U.K.-headquartered mining firm Rio Tinto is ditching its reverse factoring initiative, according to reports on Wednesday (Jan. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

International
France Tax Authorities Demand Data From Airbnb
January 29, 2020

Airbnb is facing a deadline to send data to French tax authorities over a law that compels marketplaces to provide revenue and other company information to the country, according to a report by Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

Retail
Popeyes Creates Beyonce-Inspired Fashions Based On Its Uniforms
January 29, 2020

Beyonce’s Ivy Park clothing line for Adidas is sold out, but fashionistas can get the look by turning to Popeyes and its uniforms, now being sold as a 10-piece limited edition collection, the New York Daily News reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Top News In Payments: Shady Bitcoin Transactions Hit All-Time High; US Airlines Halt China Flights
January 29, 2020

In today’s top payments news, illegal activity involving cryptocurrency is at a record high, U.S. airlines are cancelling all flights to and from mainland China due to the coronavirus outbreak and Starbucks reported 17 percent mobile order growth in its Q1 2020 earnings report. Get...

Regulation
UK Watchdog Accuses StubHub Of Misleading Customers
January 29, 2020

Ticket reselling company StubHub is being investigated by the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), which said the site was misleading consumers, according to a report by the Financial Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...