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UniZest Opens £300K Seed Round For Int’l Student Banking In UK
September 20, 2019

UniZest, which provides banking services for international students, revealed it has opened a £300,000 public seed round on cross-border fundraising and trading platform Funderbeam. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Payments Innovation
Keeping Online Counterfeits Off Luxury Marketplaces
September 20, 2019

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B2B Payments
Visa B2B Connect Live In 62 Countries, Adds Infosys As Integration Partner
September 20, 2019

Visa announced today that Visa B2B Connect is live in 62 countries, and has added Infosys as a new integration partner. Ahead of the announcement, Karen Webster spoke with Alan Koenigsberg, senior vice president and global head of New Payment Flows, Visa Business Solutions, about...

Retail
WAYV Launches New Platform To Streamline Cannabis Logistics
September 20, 2019

B2B cannabis logistics platform WAYV has launched a service to streamline cannabis supply chain logistics. 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 our daily newsletter,...

Merchant Innovation
Tapping Tech To Take The Misery Out Of Moving
September 20, 2019

In the annals of digital age start-ups, stories of a business founded in dorm rooms are a dime a dozen.  Some stories are more dramatic than others — but they tend to have some common elements: an Ivy League student, a laptop and late-night hours...

Self-Service Retail
Putting The Smarts In Grocery Store Shopping Carts
September 20, 2019

Grocery store operators — no matter if it is that small store on the corner or that sprawling location near the strip mall — are engaged in an existential fight that is certain to intensify in the coming years. The challenge (and the opportunity, of...

Investments
Darkstore eCommerce Fulfillment Firm Raises $21M
September 20, 2019

Darkstore announced that it has raised a $21 million Series B round led by EQT Ventures. 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 our daily...

Investments
Investment App Groww Lands $21.4M To Expand India Market Share
September 20, 2019

Indian startup Groww has raised $21.4 million in a Series B financing round led by U.S.-based VC firm Ribbit Capital. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Investments
Postmates Raises $225M On $2.4B Valuation Pre-IPO
September 19, 2019

As it prepares to go public, delivery company Postmates has raised $225 million at a $2.4 billion valuation, according to a report by TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...