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Alternative Finances
Finlok And Building Better Financial Services For Young Indian Consumers
October 30, 2018

In the course of conversations with many innovators and entrepreneurs about how they ended up founding the firms they founded, we tend to hear something of a recurring theme. It always starts with a problem, usually one the innovator has run across in their day-to-day...

Global Payments
Klarna Integrates Sofort With Shopify Payments; Japan Mulls QR Code Standard For Transit
October 30, 2018

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Klarna’s integration with Shopify for payments to German merchants. In addition, Google Pay has become available in the Scandinavian countries, and the industry ministry in Japan is mulling unified quick...

Point of Sale
BoA Merchant Services, talech Team On New POS
October 30, 2018

Bank of America Merchant Services, the payments, eCommerce and security solutions company, announced Tuesday (October 30) that it and talech, a cloud-based restaurant management software company, are teaming up to roll out a point of sale solution for the full-service restaurant and bar industries. Get...

Investments
Jay-Z, Google-Backed InsurTech Co Ethos Gain $100M Valuation
October 30, 2018

Ethos, a startup that claims to process life insurance applications in minutes, has raised $35 million in venture funding. 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...

Investments
Deliv Raises $40M, Gets Support From Google
October 30, 2018

Deliv, the startup delivery platform that has partnerships with well-known brands, has raised $40 million in venture funding. 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...

Investments
Coinbase Raises $300M At $8B Valuation
October 30, 2018

Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange operator, has raised a fresh round of funding that gives it a valuation of more than $8 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

International
Adyen Expands Into Canada, Adds Adidas As Client
October 30, 2018

Adyen, the payments platform company, announced Tuesday (Oct. 30) that it has expanded into Canada and landed four new customers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Retail
Goodyear And Changing Tires On Demand
October 30, 2018

Most Americans don’t know all that much about tires. According to the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), 35 percent of American drivers can’t tell if their tires are bald — a problem since cars with worn-out tires are far more likely to crash.   Get the...

Retail
Walmart Prepares For The Holidays With Inventory, Faster Checkout
October 30, 2018

To prepare to take a larger chunk of consumer spending over the holidays, Walmart plans to offer digital maps in its stores to guide shoppers to product locations. At the same time, the retailer said it would offer speedier checkout, Reuters reported. Get the Full...