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Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Rolls Out Fund To Help Partners; UK Card Spending Reached 88 Pct Of Pre-Pandemic Level

Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Rolls Out Fund To Help Partners; UK Card Spending Reached 88 Pct Of Pre-Pandemic Level
Today In Payments Around The World: Grab Rolls Out Fund To Help Partners; UK Card...
April 08, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab is rolling out the GrabForGood Fund, while the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that the...

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Acuant Teams With Microsoft On Secure ID Verification
Acuant Teams With Microsoft On Secure ID Verification
April 08, 2021  |  Digital Identity

Identity verification provider Acuant has partnered with Microsoft to support secure information exchange and identity verification on the Azure Active Directory (Azure AD), Acuant announced...

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Report: Two Amazon Grocery Stores To Open In Washington, DC Area
Report: Two Amazon Grocery Stores To Open In Washington, DC Area
April 08, 2021  |  Retail

Two brick-and-mortar Amazon grocery stores are near opening in the Washington, D.C. region. The retailer unveiled plans to bring part-time and full-time workers onboard at...

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PAR Expands ResTech Platform With Punchh Acquisition
PAR Expands ResTech Platform With Punchh Acquisition
April 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PAR Technology, which provides restaurant software, has acquired Punchh, which works in loyalty and guest solutions, for around $500 million, PAR announced in a Thursday...

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Amazon Aims To Bring Malls To Last-Mile Fulfillment Strategy
Amazon Aims To Bring Malls To Last-Mile Fulfillment Strategy
April 08, 2021  |  Amazon

In the bid to refashion commerce, Amazon has been a juggernaut. The pandemic, of course, has strained even the online giant’s logistics capabilities. Among the...

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Nu Mexico To Receive $135 Million Infusion To Fuel Early-Stage Operations
Nu Mexico To Receive $135 Million Infusion To Fuel Early-Stage Operations
April 08, 2021  |  Digital Banking

To fuel its early-stage business in Mexico, Nubank’s unit in the Latin American country is receiving an infusion of $135 million, Bloomberg reported. Get the...

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Mogo, LendingClub Bank Partner On Debit Card Issuance
Mogo, LendingClub Bank Partner On Debit Card Issuance
April 08, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Canadian digital payment FinTech Mogo has announced that Carta Worldwide, its payments platform, will be partnering with U.S.-based LendingClub Bank to help power a debit...

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UK Card Spending Continues Recovery
UK Card Spending Continues Recovery
April 08, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Spending via debit and credit card use in the United Kingdom has reached 88 percent of its pre-pandemic level — its highest level since Christmas,...

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More Aggregator Apps Tied In Latest Provider Ranking
More Aggregator Apps Tied In Latest Provider Ranking
April 08, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Like the companies we cover in the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Aggregators, the ranking itself is doing something new for the post-pandemic era. We’re packing...

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