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B2B Payments Today: Plate IQ Saves Restaurants Time and Money; WFH Means SMBs Must Control Spending

B2B Payments Today: Plate IQ Saves Restaurants Time and Money; WFH Means SMBs Must Control Spending
B2B Payments Today: Plate IQ Saves Restaurants Time and Money; WFH Means SMBs Must Control...
September 02, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Centerbase buys Family Law Software and Plate IQ uses automation to help restaurants streamline their back-of-house operations. Plus, FourKites unveils new...

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Digital IDs Find New Use Cases and Unexpected Advocacy from UK Postal Service
Digital IDs Find New Use Cases and Unexpected Advocacy from UK Postal Service
September 02, 2021  |  Digital Identity

The push toward digital identities is so far a fragmented one, where seemingly app by app, digital identities are established, and at least in some...

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Point Card Wraps $46.5M Series B Funding Round
Point Card Wraps $46.5M Series B Funding Round
September 02, 2021  |  Investments

Point Card, the premium debit card geared toward millennials and Gen Z consumers, announced on Thursday (Sept. 2) that it has wrapped a $46.5 million...

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Cross-Border CBDCs Being Piloted in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa
Cross-Border CBDCs Being Piloted in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa
September 02, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

Central bank digital currencies (CBDC) are being trialed for cross-border payments in Australia, Malaysia, Singapore and South Africa, according to Reuters and other news outlets...

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Indian Nonprofit Cites Apple Fees in Antitrust Complaint
Indian Nonprofit Cites Apple Fees in Antitrust Complaint
September 02, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

In-app payment issues are at the forefront of an antitrust complaint against Apple by an Indian nonprofit group, which went to the Competition Commission of...

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Wyoming Gets BetMGM Mobile Sports Betting
Wyoming Gets BetMGM Mobile Sports Betting
September 02, 2021  |  Mobile

BetMGM on Thursday (Sept. 2) announced Wyoming as the 14th market to offer digital sports betting through the company’s mobile and online platforms. Get the...

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Singapore: Binance Lacks License to Offer Services
Singapore: Binance Lacks License to Offer Services
September 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The Monetary Authority of Singapore said cryptocurrency exchange platform Binance Holdings Ltd. had been providing payment and business transaction services to Singapore’s residents without proper...

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PropTech FinTech HomeLight Nets $363M, Ups Valuation To $1.6B
PropTech FinTech HomeLight Nets $363M, Ups Valuation To $1.6B
September 02, 2021  |  Investments

Real estate technology platform HomeLight on Thursday (Sept. 2) announced a new $363 million round of funding. Led by Zeev Ventures — with participation from...

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JPMorgan Vet John Hunter Named SWIFT Chief of Americas, UK 
JPMorgan Vet John Hunter Named SWIFT Chief of Americas, UK 
September 02, 2021  |  Personnel

 The financial messaging services provider SWIFT has named JPMorgan Chase vet John Hunter to serve as its chief executive for its Americas and U.K. operations. ...

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