Pinterest has rebranded its third-party partner program Marketing Partners into Pinterest Partners to facilitate a greater number of shopping experiences on its platform, according to a report by Retail Dive. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Shares in Western Union have fallen on Tuesday (June 18) on the news that Facebook is going to release a new cryptocurrency called Libra, according to a report by CNBC. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
A senior policymaker at the Bank of England said a cyberattack by a state actor could corrupt British banks’ records over a period of a few months, and present a risk that banks might not be able to protect against on their own, according to...
Adoption of real-time payments in the U.S. has been slow, particularly compared to other markets like the U.K. The assumption, of course, is that faster payment functionality only has a place in the peer-to-peer payments arena. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Zego, a London-based startup that provides insurance for gig workers, has raised $42 million in a Series B funding round, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
India is asking messaging service WhatsApp to put a digital fingerprint on every message sent by the service, but without breaking the encryption, according to a report by the Economic Times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
In a Series C round led by Sequoia India and Ribbit Capital, online payments firm Razorpay has notched $75 million in funding. Y Combinator’s Continuity Fund and Tiger Global Management, who are existing investors, also joined the round in the Bengaluru-based firm, DealStreetAsia reported. Get...
To strengthen its eSports efforts, Amazon-owned streaming video site Twitch has acquired Bebo. The two platforms are said to work on growing the eSports business of Twitch, and Twitch Rivals in particular, according to reports. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
How many handbags the average woman owns is a matter of some debate. On the low end the estimates are around five, and upper-end estimate seem to fall at 11. Whatever the actual number, it is fair to say two things. First, the handbag industry...
