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Axele, Apex Capital Partner On Carrier Factoring

Axele, Apex Capital Partner On Carrier Factoring
Axele, Apex Capital Partner On Carrier Factoring
April 28, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Transportation management system (TMS) company Axele will be doing a new strategic partnership with Apex Capital, integrating its TMS with Apex’s freight factoring solution, a...

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Smart Payments Association Says 2021 Is Pivotal Year For Wearable Payments Tech
Smart Payments Association Says 2021 Is Pivotal Year For Wearable Payments Tech
April 28, 2021  |  Wearables

Wearables passed the novelty phase some time ago and are now following the money, literally, as COVID-19 keeps forcing the issue of touchless payments, and...

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MessageBird To Acquire SparkPost For $600 Million
MessageBird To Acquire SparkPost For $600 Million
April 28, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Global omnichannel communications company MessageBird is acquiring email optimization platform SparkPost in a $600 million deal that will help the Netherlands-based MessageBird expand its reach...

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Enjoy Technology Going Public Via Marquee Raine SPAC Merger
Enjoy Technology Going Public Via Marquee Raine SPAC Merger
April 28, 2021  |  IPO

Silicon Valley startup Enjoy Technology, a personal commerce platform for technology purchases, is merging with the special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Marquee Raine Acquisition in a...

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FIS’ RealNet Aims To Speed Up RTP Adoption In US (And Beyond) 
FIS’ RealNet Aims To Speed Up RTP Adoption In US (And Beyond) 
April 28, 2021  |  Faster Payments

Real-time payments may be on everyone’s radar, and though a number of domestic schemes have been proliferating around the world, the U.S. has been lagging,...

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Restaurant Chains Rethink Channel Mix For The Post-Pandemic Future
Restaurant Chains Rethink Channel Mix For The Post-Pandemic Future
April 28, 2021  |  Earnings

To weather the last year, amid mass closures of restaurant dine-in spaces and widespread contagion concerns, restaurants have had to lean heavily on digital tools...

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Humana To Acquire Home Health Provider Kindred At Home For $8.1 Billion
Humana To Acquire Home Health Provider Kindred At Home For $8.1 Billion
April 28, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Humana is acquiring home health and hospice provider Kindred at Home (KAH) from its equity firm partners, TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe...

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Today In Payments: Visa Teams With Airbnb On Faster Host Payments; Fiserv Delivers POS QR Codes With PayPal And Venmo
Today In Payments: Visa Teams With Airbnb On Faster Host Payments; Fiserv Delivers POS QR...
April 28, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, Airbnb hosts can now use Visa Direct to up their cash flow, and Fiserv is teaming with PayPal and Venmo to...

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Sezzle Teams With Market America To Bring BNPL To Shop.com
Sezzle Teams With Market America To Bring BNPL To Shop.com
April 28, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) FinTech Sezzle has partnered with global product brokerage firm Market America Worldwide to advance payment options on its Shop.com platform. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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