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Today In Payments: US SPAC Tailwind Hunting For European Unicorns; Zoom Expects Post-Pandemic Business To Remain Brisk

Today In Payments: US SPAC Tailwind Hunting For European Unicorns; Zoom Expects Post-Pandemic Business To Remain Brisk
Today In Payments: US SPAC Tailwind Hunting For European Unicorns; Zoom Expects Post-Pandemic Business To...
March 02, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, SPAC Tailwind is hunting for a European tech unicorn to take public, and Zoom expects remote business demand to continue post-pandemic....

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Today In Payments Around The World: RecargaPay Lands $70 Million; Didi Plans To Bring Service To Europe
Today In Payments Around The World: RecargaPay Lands $70 Million; Didi Plans To Bring Service...
February 25, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

In today’s top payments news around the world, RecargaPay has notched $70 million in a Series C funding round to expand its payments platform, while...

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Lakestar’s Klaus Hommels Latest To Join SPAC Craze In Europe
Lakestar’s Klaus Hommels Latest To Join SPAC Craze In Europe
February 17, 2021  |  Acquiring

Klaus Hommels, founder of venture capital firm Lakestar, launched a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) on Wed. (Feb. 17), Lakestar SPAC I SE, with the...

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HousingAnywhere Thinks Global, Acts Local To Build Rental Platform
HousingAnywhere Thinks Global, Acts Local To Build Rental Platform
February 08, 2021  |  Real Estate

The last year in the European rental housing market has been something of a wild ride. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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PSD2’s SCA Rules Create Snags For Commercial Card Payments
PSD2’s SCA Rules Create Snags For Commercial Card Payments
February 04, 2021  |  B2B Payments

The start of 2021 marked the start of Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) enforcement across Europe under the European Banking Authority’s PSD2 (revised Payment Services Directive)...

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The Corporate Card Faces New Hurdles In AP Departments
The Corporate Card Faces New Hurdles In AP Departments
January 27, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Although commercial cards are evolving to gain traction in more B2B payment scenarios — particularly, accounts payable (AP) — new challenges emerge that can slow...

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Plaid To Focus On Growing European Market
Plaid To Focus On Growing European Market
January 18, 2021  |  Startups

FinTech startup Plaid is looking at doubling its size in Europe, Bloomberg reported. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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HR Software Firm Personio Raises $125 Million In Series D Funding
HR Software Firm Personio Raises $125 Million In Series D Funding
January 18, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Human resources (HR) technology company Personio landed $125 million in new and preemptive Series D funding in an investment round that provides the company with...

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