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Digital Banking
Russia’s Sberbank To Acquire Part Of Mail.ru Internet Firm
October 29, 2019

Russia’s Sberbank, which is trying to become more digitally inclined as a financial institution, said it is buying Gazprombank’s holding stake in Mail.ru, a Russian internet company, according to Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

IPO
Chinese Bitcoin Mining Firm Canaan Creative To List On Nasdaq
October 29, 2019

A bitcoin mining company in China is looking to raise capital in the neighborhood of $400 million and is aiming to file on the Nasdaq for an IPO, in what would be at least its third attempt to do so. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Top News In Payments: Western Union Debuts New Set Of APIs; Uber Rolls Out Uber...
October 29, 2019

In today’s payments news, cross-border payments firm Western Union has rolled out full application programming interface (API) access to domestic as well as global payment applications. Also, Uber has rolled out its Uber Money solution. And London API provider TrueLayer is collaborating with Visa. Get the...

B2B Payments
Tradeshift Taps Genpact To Broaden AP Automation Offerings
October 29, 2019

Supply chain payments solution provider Tradeshift is collaborating with professional services firm Genpact to broaden its procure-to-pay offering in an effort to support digitization and automation for joint customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Investments
WeFarm Raises $13M To Grow Global Farming Network
October 29, 2019

The London-headquartered Wefarm network for independent farmers has raised $13 million in a Series A funding round led by True Ventures, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday (Oct. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Delivery
Waymo Gains Speed With Self-Driving Taxis And Deliveries
October 29, 2019

The self-driving future is not exactly here yet, but it’s coming quickly, at least based on some of the most recent moves in this space – a space that will impact payments and commerce much more as time goes on. Get the Full Story Complete...

B2B Payments
Tencent Spearheads Blockchain Invoice Standardization Initiative
October 29, 2019

China’s Tencent will take the lead in helping the global blockchain industry standardize invoices sent on distributed ledger technology (DLT), China’s Global Times reported on Tuesday (Oct. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Ridesharing
Lyft Rolls Out Paid Membership Discount Program
October 29, 2019

Lyft is rolling out Lyft Pink, a new membership plan for riders looking for discounts on car, bike and scooter rides, the ridesharing firm said in a blog post on Tuesday (Oct. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Amazon Business Expands To Canada
October 29, 2019

Amazon is expanding Amazon Business and Business Prime for its Canadian business customers, the eCommerce conglomerate announced on Tuesday (Oct. 29). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...