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Berkeley Intros Real-Time Business Payments

Berkeley Intros Real-Time Business Payments
Berkeley Intros Real-Time Business Payments
January 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Global payments solution firm Berkeley Payments is introducing DirectSend to offer corporates frictionless real-time transfers, the company announced on Thursday (Jan. 30).  Get the Full...

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Business Banking Co Pleo Shifts To Credit Cards
Business Banking Co Pleo Shifts To Credit Cards
January 30, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Pleo, a business banking company, has announced that it is pivoting its business model in partnership with JPMorgan and Mastercard, and will now offer company...

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Basware Revamps eProcurement Interface
Basware Revamps eProcurement Interface
January 30, 2020  |  Spend Management

The Finnish electronic invoicing and source-to-pay firm Basware has launched an updated edition of Basware Purchase to help its business clients boost user adoption while...

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Top News In Payments: Facebook Expenses Rise 51 Pct; Goldman Targets $125B In Consumer Deposits
Top News In Payments: Facebook Expenses Rise 51 Pct; Goldman Targets $125B In Consumer Deposits
January 30, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Facebook reports a 51 percent increase in expenses for 2019 in its Q4 earnings release, Goldman focuses on expanding its digital...

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SoftBank Asked Uber And DoorDash To Discuss Merger
SoftBank Asked Uber And DoorDash To Discuss Merger
January 30, 2020  |  Delivery

The Financial Times is reporting that food delivery companies Uber and DoorDash met to talk about a potential merger about six months ago, at the...

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Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action From Barstool
Super Bowl Countdown Brings New Online Gambling Action From Barstool
January 30, 2020  |  Commerce

As the Super Bowl approaches this Sunday — the holy of holies for so many sports fans, even as some baseball nerds shrug — new developments...

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Farfetch Raises $250M To Grow Luxury Fashion Platform
Farfetch Raises $250M To Grow Luxury Fashion Platform
January 30, 2020  |  Investments

Farfetch, a luxury technology platform, has raised $250 million from Tencent and Dragoneer through the sale of convertible senior notes, according to a release. Get...

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Japan’s Central Bank Says Digital Currency Demand Could Soar
Japan’s Central Bank Says Digital Currency Demand Could Soar
January 30, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Although the Bank of Japan has no immediate time frame to issue digital currencies, the central bank’s deputy governor said it should explore the possibility...

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Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India
Breach Exposes Personal Data Of 1.2M SpiceJet Passengers In India
January 30, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

A breach of India’s SpiceJet, one of the country’s biggest independent airlines, exposed the data of more than a million passengers, per a report on...

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