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African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
African FinTech Chipper Cash Gets $6M To Enter New Markets
December 17, 2019  |  Investments

Chipper Cash, a FinTech startup in Africa that facilitates cross-border peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Uganda and Ghana, has raised $6...

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Visa, MFS Africa Team To Take Mobile Wallets Cross-Border
Visa, MFS Africa Team To Take Mobile Wallets Cross-Border
December 11, 2019  |  VISA

Since the rise of M-Pesa in 2007, mobile money wallets have become prevalent across Africa. And while that addition to the market has made many...

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MoneyGram Extends Visa Direct Service To Spain, Philippines
MoneyGram Extends Visa Direct Service To Spain, Philippines
December 05, 2019  |  International

MoneyGram, in partnership with Visa, has expanded its debit card deposit service, which was launched in collaboration with Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments platform,...

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Logistics Startup Flow Snags $37M To Streamline Cross-Border Shipping
Logistics Startup Flow Snags $37M To Streamline Cross-Border Shipping
December 04, 2019  |  Delivery

Flow, a logistics startup that helps companies with cross-border eCommerce solutions, has raised $37 million in a Series B funding round, according to a report....

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Elavon Spends $300M For Sage Pay
Elavon Spends $300M For Sage Pay
November 18, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

U.S. Bancorp subsidiary Elavon is acquiring U.K. payments gateway Sage Pay for $300 million, according to reports on Monday (Nov. 18). The deal comes as...

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Bitcoin Daily: Fold Crypto App Offers Bitcoin Rewards On Airbnb Stays; JPMorgan, Temasek, MAS Team On Blockchain Prototype
Bitcoin Daily: Fold Crypto App Offers Bitcoin Rewards On Airbnb Stays; JPMorgan, Temasek, MAS Team...
November 12, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin payments app Fold has announced that its users can now get 3 percent back in bitcoin when they book a stay and experience on...

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Jamaican Shoppers Can Now Pay For Amazon Orders At Western Union
Jamaican Shoppers Can Now Pay For Amazon Orders At Western Union
November 05, 2019  |  eCommerce

Amazon shoppers in Jamaica can now pay for their items in local currency at Western Union locations across the country, according to a release on...

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Why Western Union Is Embracing Its White-Label Future
Why Western Union Is Embracing Its White-Label Future
November 01, 2019  |  Earnings

If one were looking for a simple phrase to describe the theme of Western Union’s Q3 earnings report on Thursday (Oct. 31), “pleasant surprises” would...

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Western Union Rolls Out Full API Access For International Payments
Western Union Rolls Out Full API Access For International Payments
October 28, 2019  |  Global Payments

Cross-border payments firm Western Union has rolled out full application programming interface (API) access to domestic and global payment applications, the company said in a...

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