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Standard Chartered Partners To Launch Mobile Wallet In Uganda
June 20, 2018

Standard Chartered Bank has announced a partnership with MTN Uganda to launch its mobile wallet service in the country. 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...

Security & Fraud
IdentityMind Announces 2.0 Version Of AML Transactions
June 20, 2018

IdentityMind Global, the AML transaction monitoring company, announced on Wednesday (June 20) the launch of IdentityMind 2.0, which the firm is calling a new generation of AML transaction monitoring. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Paysafe, Ingo Money Deliver Same-Day Settlement To SMBs
June 20, 2018

Same-day settlement can be a cash flow life saver for small to mid-sized merchants. Money moved instantly, via push payments, can bring several verticals beyond the confines of waiting for checks and credit card transactions to clear, which in turn frees up business owners to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Braintree’s Juan Benitez On The Future Of A PayPal-Owned Hyperwallet
June 20, 2018

It’s a deal that hits some of the most important payment-related hotspots: Online marketplaces. Localized currencies. Global payout services. The gig economy. Expanded eCommerce ecosystems. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Point of Sale
Becoming Our Money — And Other Tales From The POS World
June 20, 2018

Perhaps not since the adoption of chip and PIN payments has there existed so much potential for disruption in the point-of-sale market. The rise of mom-and-pop entrepreneurs, the coffee truck operators, craft makers and others has opened the door for the smaller POS operators to...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
PayPal Will Buy Hyperwallet In $400 Million Deal
June 19, 2018

PayPal said on Tuesday (June 19) that it will buy payments payout platform Hyperwallet for $400 million in cash. 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...

News
Five At Five: Amazon Moves Into The Marriott
June 19, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a look at the latest job for Alexa and why Google is teaming up with travel startup Peek. Visa is dealing with a U.K. outage, healthcare is being...

Security & Fraud
CrowdStrike Raises $200M For Valuation Of More Than $3B
June 19, 2018

CrowdStrike, the cybersecurity technology company, announced on Tuesday (June 19) that it raised $200 million in a Series E round of financing led by General Atlantic, Accel and IVP, with participation from March Capital and CapitalG. In a blog post, the company said that with this...

Investments
Peek Raises $23M, Inks A Deal With Google
June 19, 2018

Peek, the startup that wants to overhaul the travel activities industry with technology, has raised $23 million in venture funding and unveiled a partnership with Google. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...