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Lending Platform Peach Raises $20M to Grow Loan Management

Lending Platform Peach Raises $20M to Grow Loan Management
Lending Platform Peach Raises $20M to Grow Loan Management
September 15, 2021  |  Loans

Peach, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) loan management company, has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round, according to a press release on Tuesday (Sept....

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Xendit Snags $150M in Series C Funding for SE Asia Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhancements
Xendit Snags $150M in Series C Funding for SE Asia Digital Payment Infrastructure Enhancements
September 15, 2021  |  International

Southeast Asia payments platform Xendit on Tuesday (Sept. 14) finalized a Series C funding round that generated $150 million, in the process cracking the $1...

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Ford, Kia Allow Motorists to Link Connected Cars to Insurers for Better Rates
Ford, Kia Allow Motorists to Link Connected Cars to Insurers for Better Rates
September 14, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

The ability for safe drivers to share their actual on-the-road data with their insurance company and then be compensated in the form of lower auto...

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Healthcare Payments Firm Zelis Buys Sapphire Digital
Healthcare Payments Firm Zelis Buys Sapphire Digital
September 14, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Healthcare payment company Zelis has announced an agreement to acquire Sapphire Digital, a platform for provider selection, patient access, price transparency and digital consumer navigation...

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JPMorgan: US Debit, Credit Card Spend Up About 19% Over 2019
JPMorgan: US Debit, Credit Card Spend Up About 19% Over 2019
September 14, 2021  |  Consumer Insights

U.S. consumer spending is still going strong despite the delta variant’s prominence, according to executives from J.P. Morgan and Wells Fargo, the Financial Times (FT)...

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Australia’s Zip to Allow Merchants to Accept Bitcoin Payments, Adds Crypto Trading
Australia’s Zip to Allow Merchants to Accept Bitcoin Payments, Adds Crypto Trading
September 14, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Zip, an Australia-based buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm, has begun working in cryptocurrency, the Financial Review reported. The company compared the innovation in the...

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Bitcoin Daily: China’s Hebei Province Aims to Punish Crypto Miners; Crypto Hedge Funds See Nearly 24% Gains in August
Bitcoin Daily: China’s Hebei Province Aims to Punish Crypto Miners; Crypto Hedge Funds See Nearly...
September 14, 2021  |  Bitcoin

China’s cyberspace commission in the Hebei province has confirmed it will work alongside other government departments to help crack down on digital currency trading and...

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Goldman CFO Scherr to Retire; Investment Banking Exec Denis Coleman Gets Nod for Job
Goldman CFO Scherr to Retire; Investment Banking Exec Denis Coleman Gets Nod for Job
September 14, 2021  |  Personnel

Goldman Sachs has named Denis P. Coleman III, co-head of the bank’s Global Financing Group, as the bank’s new chief financial officer, according to a...

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Food Digest: GrubMarket Serves Digital Farmers With Farmigo Tie-Up; MarginEdge Lands Funds to Cater to Eatery Operators
Food Digest: GrubMarket Serves Digital Farmers With Farmigo Tie-Up; MarginEdge Lands Funds to Cater to Eatery...
September 14, 2021  |  Retail

In the latest food happenings, farmers get access to advanced digital tools thanks to the acquisition of farming eCommerce platform Farmigo by food tech supply...

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