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BlueSnap Adds X-Border Payments Support For B2B eCommerce
BlueSnap Adds X-Border Payments Support For B2B eCommerce
March 24, 2020  |  B2B Payments

BlueSnap wants to break the glass ceiling for companies looking to sell products on marketplace-style websites of their own with its new product, according to...

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Robinhood Apologizes To Users For Outages, Offers Credit
Robinhood Apologizes To Users For Outages, Offers Credit
March 24, 2020  |  Markets

Trading startup Robinhood has apologized to its members for outages that occurred earlier in March during a historic market rally, according to a report by...

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GoFundMe, Yelp Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For SMBs
GoFundMe, Yelp Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For SMBs
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To offer a quick and easy way for independent businesses to begin fundraisers and take donations via their Yelp pages, Yelp has teamed with social...

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Smartphone-maker OnePlus Brings Mobile Payment Platform To China
Smartphone-maker OnePlus Brings Mobile Payment Platform To China
March 24, 2020  |  Mobile Payments

Chinese smartphone manufacturer OnePlus said it would debut its mobile payment system this year when its OnePlus 7T series of mobile phones rolled out in...

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Facebook’s Deal For 10 Pct Of Indian Telco Postponed Due To COVID-19
Facebook’s Deal For 10 Pct Of Indian Telco Postponed Due To COVID-19
March 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Facebook is in talks to buy a multibillion-dollar stake in Indian telecommunications company Reliance Jio, but the deal’s timetable has been stalled due to the...

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JPMC Freezes New Hires Given COVID-19 Crisis
JPMC Freezes New Hires Given COVID-19 Crisis
March 24, 2020  |  Coronavirus

JPMorgan Chase & Co has announced it will be instituting a hiring freeze throughout most of the company to help stop the spread of the...

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First Online-Only Bank Opens In Hong Kong
First Online-Only Bank Opens In Hong Kong
March 24, 2020  |  Digital Banking

The first online bank in Hong Kong, ZA Bank, opened on Tuesday (March 24), according to reports. The bank is a unit of China’s ZhongAn Online...

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Today In Payments: Mortgage Servicers Ready For ‘Liquidity Tsunami’; London Unicorn FinTech Revolut Rolls Out In The US
Today In Payments: Mortgage Servicers Ready For ‘Liquidity Tsunami’; London Unicorn FinTech Revolut Rolls Out...
March 24, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, mortgage firms are bracing for a succession of missed payments, and London-based Revolut opened its digital-only banking app in the...

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Delivery Drones Take Flight With UPS, Wingcopter Collaboration
Delivery Drones Take Flight With UPS, Wingcopter Collaboration
March 24, 2020  |  Delivery

UPS subsidiary UPS Flight Forward (UPSFF) is collaborating with German drone maker Wingcopter to advance next-generation delivery drones worldwide. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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