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Klarna Lands $639 Million, Valuing BNPL Company At $45.6 Billion
Klarna Lands $639 Million, Valuing BNPL Company At $45.6 Billion
June 10, 2021  |  Investments

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) company Klarna has landed $639 million in venture funding. In a Thursday (June 10) announcement, the company said it would...

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Western Union, Australia Post Team Up For Money Transfers
Western Union, Australia Post Team Up For Money Transfers
June 10, 2021  |  Digital Payments

Denver-based Western Union said on Thursday (June 10) that it has added the Australian Postal Corp. to its roster of national postal services worldwide. The...

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GameStop’s Post-Meme Transformation Takes Two Steps Forward
GameStop’s Post-Meme Transformation Takes Two Steps Forward
June 10, 2021  |  Retail

In the wake of GameStop’s dual C-suite and better than expected first-quarter earnings announcements Wednesday (June 9), a strange thing happened to the embroiled specialty...

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Initial Unemployment Claims Fall For Sixth Consecutive Week
Initial Unemployment Claims Fall For Sixth Consecutive Week
June 10, 2021  |  Economy

New jobless claims in the week ending June 5 dropped again — the sixth time in a row — coming in at 376,000, a decrease...

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Stripe Launches Global Tax Compliance Service
Stripe Launches Global Tax Compliance Service
June 10, 2021  |  Taxes

Stripe launched its own tax compliance service for businesses in more than 30 countries around the world Thursday (June 10), the FinTech announced in a...

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A Proactive Strategy To The Existential Crisis Of An SMB Cyberattack
A Proactive Strategy To The Existential Crisis Of An SMB Cyberattack
June 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

News that the U.S. government recovered more than $2 million from ransomware attackers whose victim, Colonial Pipeline, paid the ransom sparked conversations yet again about...

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FinTechs Dive Into Multi-Rail Strategy To Combating B2B Payments Friction
FinTechs Dive Into Multi-Rail Strategy To Combating B2B Payments Friction
June 10, 2021  |  B2B Payments

This week’s look at the latest in payment rail innovations finds FinTechs embracing the strategy of deploying multiple networks to combat a variety of pain...

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Deep Dive: How The Increased Use Of Cryptocurrency Could Impact Debit Payments
Deep Dive: How The Increased Use Of Cryptocurrency Could Impact Debit Payments
June 10, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

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UPS Piloting Same-Day Delivery Model 
UPS Piloting Same-Day Delivery Model 
June 10, 2021  |  Delivery

UPS is launching a pilot program to explore how a same-day delivery model could work for the company, which is among the biggest global shipping...

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