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Plaid Calls For Startups To Help Tackle $1.6T Student Debt Balance
Plaid Calls For Startups To Help Tackle $1.6T Student Debt Balance
October 29, 2019  |  Innovation

In its third annual Request for Startups, Plaid is aiming to focus on student debt management along with other areas of financial services that FinTech has...

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Automatic Food Service Implements USAT’s Vending Management Software
Automatic Food Service Implements USAT’s Vending Management Software
October 29, 2019  |  Retail

Automatic Food Service (AFS) said it has improved service times since installing USA Technologies‘ Seed Pro, Seed Markets and Seed Office, software which tracks stocking...

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How B2C FinTech Can Support Real Estate’s B2B Innovation Journey
How B2C FinTech Can Support Real Estate’s B2B Innovation Journey
October 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The real estate industry is a popular target for FinTech innovators, particularly when it comes to new services and products that target renters and homeowners....

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Greensill Steps Into Early Wage Access With Latest SoftBank Backing
Greensill Steps Into Early Wage Access With Latest SoftBank Backing
October 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The SoftBank Vision Fund has invested an additional $655 million in supply chain financing firm Greensill Capital, just months after contributing an $800 million investment...

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RTP, Blockchain Gain Traction In Business Payments
RTP, Blockchain Gain Traction In Business Payments
October 29, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The Clearing House’s (TCH) Real-Time Payments (RTP) network received multiple shows of support from B2B FinTechs this week as service providers embrace the U.S.’s newest...

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London FinTech TrueLayer Partners With Visa
London FinTech TrueLayer Partners With Visa
October 29, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

London API provider TrueLayer is collaborating with Visa, which now has a minority stake in the FinTech as part of a $35 million Series C...

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Visa’s Kereere: eComm Firms Say X-Border Growth Critical — But Daunting
Visa’s Kereere: eComm Firms Say X-Border Growth Critical — But Daunting
October 29, 2019  |  VISA

A new study from Visa finds 87 percent of eCommerce execs see cross-border growth as critical for their top lines — but, a majority also...

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Stardog On Data Management’s ‘Useful Fictions’
Stardog On Data Management’s ‘Useful Fictions’
October 29, 2019  |  Data

Data across any organization tends to be siloed and far-flung, spanning departments within a firm, continents and supply chains. Monetizing data is a challenge, of...

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Bitcoin Escalates On China’s Blockchain Endorsement
Bitcoin Escalates On China’s Blockchain Endorsement
October 29, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

The Chinese state media advised people to stay levelheaded following a price escalation of bitcoin and blockchain stocks triggered by Chinese President Xi Jinping’s support,...

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