March 09, 2017
US: British American Tobacco/Reynolds $47bn clears first antitrust hurdle
Reynolds American and British American Tobacco announced Thursday that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act relating to BAT’s proposed acquisition of RAI has expired without a request for additional...
March 09, 2017
The Go Global, Go Local Mobile Payments Strategy
For the average customer in the developed world — i.e. Europe or the United States — shopping for something online is something of a no-brainer. They see something they want,...
March 08, 2017
Bluefin Boosts Payment Encryption Within The LAC Market
On Tuesday (Mar. 7), Bluefin Payment Systems announced its new partnership with international online payments and fraud and data management solutions provider First Atlantic Commerce (FAC). Through the partnership, Bluefin’s...
March 08, 2017
AppsFlyer Unifies Mobile Marketing Attribution, Sees $56M Series C
Investment activity for the week that ended March 4 roughly doubled from previous levels, as the fund flow hit about $1.7 billion dollars. The bulk of that tally came from...
March 07, 2017
The Divided States Of Public Opinion On FinServ Regulation
That financial regulation is divisive among legislators is not exactly a big revelation. Any quick survey of the comments from House or Senate members after a meeting about the CFPB...
March 07, 2017
Accion and VC Quona Raise $141M To Fund Unbanked Focused...
Aiming to back and support FinTech startups focused on the underserved, Accion International and VC Quona Capital raised $141 million in funding. According to a report, the funding came from multiple...
March 07, 2017
The Enterprise Gets Real About eInvoicing
By now, it’s undeniable that an electronic invoicing solution can help eliminate time and wasted money within the enterprise. So why is adoption still lagging? Recent analysis from eInvoicing company...
March 07, 2017
Changing The Remittance Business Model
Traditional remittance services tend to focus solely on the sender — onboarding as many senders as possible and charging fees on the money sent to drive revenue. But BillMo is...
March 06, 2017
Data Dive: Walmart And Amex Get Tough; Bitcoin Rebounds
March has arrived, and though the national weather map today indicates that most of the nation is still in the “in like a lion” part of the weather pattern, the...
