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B2B Payments
Western Union, TerraPay Team Up For Mobile Wallet Payout Options
December 13, 2018

Western Union has teamed up with TerraPay, a B2B mobile payments company, to enable bank account and mobile wallet payouts, according to the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Delivery
Instacart Will No Longer Work With Whole Foods
December 13, 2018

Instacart, the grocery delivery service, will begin the process of separating from long-time partner Whole Foods, according to a report from Bloomberg. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Emergent Technology Buys Interpay To Get Access To Africa
December 13, 2018

Emergent Technology, the financial technology company, announced Thursday (Dec. 13) that it has bought Interpay, a Ghana-based payments processor. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Banking
Robinhood Launches Checking, Savings Account
December 13, 2018

Robinhood, the mobile investment app company, announced Thursday (Dec. 13) that it has launched Robinhood Checking & Savings, a new feature aimed at expanding its mission to overhaul the financial system in America. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Square Appointments Integrates With Google And Instagram
December 13, 2018

Square is giving merchants a better way to work with Google and Instagram. The company says that its Square Appointments will now integrate with those two platforms, “allowing sellers to grow awareness of their business and acquire new customers right from their social media feed...

Banking
Revolut Gets Banking License By European Central Bank
December 13, 2018

Revolut, the U.K. digital bank, announced Thursday (Dec. 13) that it received approval for a banking license in Europe by the European Central Bank. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Security & Fraud
AriseBank To Pay $2.3M Over ICO Violations
December 13, 2018

AriseBank, a startup that ran afoul of regulators in the U.S. with its initial coin offering (ICO), agreed to pay $2.3 million, reported The Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Cross Border Commerce
Ripple, Finablr To Launch Asia X-Border Remittances
December 13, 2018

UAE Exchange, the United Arab Emirates-based company, and Ripple, the blockchain technology company based in the U.S., are gearing up to launch cross-border remittances to Asia using blockchain technology. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
The Children’s Place Has Complex Path Toward Omnicommerce
December 13, 2018

In retail it seems a truism that there is no such thing as too many sales. The ultimate goal of any merchant is to sell its goods and services — and as many of them as possible. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...