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B2B Payments
Paytm Secures $445 Million, Eyes Supplier Payments Amid KYC Pressures
April 03, 2018

Reuters reported news on Monday (April 2) that a regulatory filing has revealed $445 million being invested into India mobile wallet company Paytm by SoftBank and Alibaba. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Wells Fargo Divests Payroll Assets
April 03, 2018

Wells Fargo reached an agreement to sell assets of its Business Payroll Services unit to Asure Software, the companies said in a press release on Monday (April 2). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

B2B Payments
Barclays Completes ‘Ring-Fencing’ Overhaul In Post-Crisis Reforms
April 03, 2018

U.K. banking group Barclays announced the completion of its “ring-fencing” project, an overhaul of the financial institution’s structuring to prevent some of the scenarios that occurred in the wake of the financial crisis. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

IPO
Lending FinTech GreenSky Files For IPO
April 03, 2018

Lending FinTech GreenSky has confidentially filed paperwork for an initial public offering (IPO). 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today....

Investments
SoftBank Invests $400M In India’s Paytm Mall
April 03, 2018

SoftBank Group announced that it is investing $400 million in India’s Paytm E-Commerce Pvt. Ltd., which will bring the value of the online retailer to around $1.9 billion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Cross-border Payments
Walmart Money Transfer Goes Global
April 03, 2018

Sending funds overseas is big business in the United States. According to the World Bank, in 2016, roughly $138 billion in remittances were sent from the U.S. to receivers worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Retail
Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop Now Valued At $250M
April 02, 2018

Goop, the lifestyle brand founded by Gwyneth Paltrow, is lapping up some serious investor love. The website has just snatched up $50 million in Series C venture funding from NEA, Lightspeed Venture Partners and Felix Capital, according to news from Fortune. Get the Full Story Complete...

Retail
Toys R Us Stops eCommerce Sales
April 02, 2018

As Toys R Us winds down its operations, it is no longer accepting eCommerce orders through its website. Instead, the retailer is directing customers to liquidation sales at its brick-and-mortar stores for both its namesake and Babies R Us brands, industry news source Chain Store Age reported....

Retail
Why The Transportation Sharing Economy Isn’t Just For Cars
April 02, 2018

Drivers can borrow cars for a few hours at a time — or a day — through services like Zipcar. But car shares don’t solve all transportation challenges: Cars are limited to busy roads, after all. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...