Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO Brian Chesky said on Twitter the popular vacation rental app will be sheltering 20,000 Afghan refugees for no cost following the U.S.’s departure from the country and the Taliban’s takeover. Starting today, Airbnb will begin housing 20,000 Afghan refugees globally for...
Visa is partnering with Singapore-headquartered global loyalty rewards startup Ascenda to advance new programs for customers in the Asia Pacific region. The loyalty program will work through Ascenda’s new Nexus platform. Visa is the first payments network to take advantage of Ascenda’s new product, according...
FinTech platform Paytm and private Indian bank HDFC Bank announced a strategic partnership Monday (Aug. 23) on financial solutions for India customers and merchants in a move to “accelerate digital transformation in semi-urban and rural India,” Mint reported. The deal with India’s largest private bank...
Self-service kiosk and point-of-sale (POS) company NCR Corporation has acquired Foremost Business Systems, a Minneapolis firm that makes POS systems for the restaurant industry. NCR announced the acquisition Monday (Aug. 23), saying it would expand the reach of its restaurant technology, already used in more...
Specialized payments platform Paysafe will be acquiring Germany-based viafintech, which offers the biggest bank-independent payments structure in the DACH region (Austria, Germany and Swizerland), according to a press release. Viafintech operates under the brands Barzahlen/viacash and viacash and offers an alternative to traditional banks, the...
Truist Financial Corporation on Wednesday (Aug. 18) said in a press release that President and Chief Operating Officer William H. Rogers Jr. will succeed Kelly S. King as chief executive officer Sept. 12, a move that was announced in February 2019 as part of a...
Just months after closing its $7.3 billion acquisition of Grubhub, food delivery giant Just Eat Takeaway said on Tuesday (Aug. 17) that it’s not interested in partnering with struggling industry competitors to boost its bottom line. Speaking to analysts and investors during an earnings call,...
Human resources (HR) software company BambooHR on Tuesday (August 17) announced an expansion of its marketplace partners to provide greater options for fellow HR professionals looking to generate solutions to the most challenging aspects of HR. These collaborations with five new partners will offer improved...
AML RightSource announced Tuesday (Aug. 17) its acquisition of data science automation firm QuantaVerse, according to a press release. Through the acquisition, AML RightSource is bulking up its services in fighting money laundering, improving its know your customer (KYC) offerings and providing solutions for Bank...
