Australian small business (SMB) accounting software startup Karbon sees opportunity in the failed merger of industry leaders MYOB and Reckon, according to The Australian Financial Review (AFR) reports Monday (June 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Kenya’s biggest mobile phone operator, Safaricom, is against a proposed tax rise on mobile phone-based cash transfers. 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...
WhatsApp, the Facebook-owned messaging app that counts more than 200 million monthly users, has launched a payments feature in India during the past several months which now has around a million users. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...
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Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at today’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a new, comprehensive look at the QSR world, and Apple’s good day before the U.S. Supreme Court. Walmart is going further with blockchain, Google has a new plan to take...
Finastra, the FinTech company, announced Monday (June 18) that it has acquired Malauzai, a provider of mobile and internet banking solutions for community financial institutions (FIs). In a press release, Finastra said the buy reflects its commitment to the U.S. retail and business banking sectors by...
Viva Republica, Korea’s FinTech startup and maker of financial services app Toss, announced Monday (June 18) it has completed a $40 million round of funding raising. In a press release, Viva Republica said the funding came from GIC and Sequoia China, and with it has...
One of the biggest initial public offerings (IPOs) in Japan may herald a sea change across a number of fronts: in payments, how the Japanese population views budgeting and how marketplaces are evolving in that country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Amazon’s furniture sales are on the move: A One Click Retail study found that the eCommerce retailer has more than tripled sales in that category since 2015. And, in 2017, furniture brought in approximately $4 billion, retail news source Chain Store Age reported. Get the...
