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Judopay, Mastercard Team With UK Pharmacy Network For Payments

Judopay, Mastercard Team With UK Pharmacy Network For Payments
Judopay, Mastercard Team With UK Pharmacy Network For Payments
May 21, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Mobile-first payments startup Judopay is collaborating with payments giant Mastercard to bring secure digital payments to The Pharmacy Centre in the U.K. The collaboration is...

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New U.S. Unemployment Claims Add Another 2.4M As Pandemic’s Total Job Losses Near 39M
New U.S. Unemployment Claims Add Another 2.4M As Pandemic’s Total Job Losses Near 39M
May 21, 2020  |  Economy

The number of workers who filed jobless claims fell slightly again last week, but the coronavirus crisis has put 38.6 million Americans on unemployment insurance...

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FinTechs Aid Banks In Their Own Open Banking Initiatives
FinTechs Aid Banks In Their Own Open Banking Initiatives
May 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Open banking initiatives and bank-FinTech collaborations continue to expand in an effort to improve financial services offerings for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). This week’s...

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How ePayments Can Ease B2B Friction In The Travel Industry
How ePayments Can Ease B2B Friction In The Travel Industry
May 21, 2020  |  B2B Payments

While the travel industry remains decimated due to the pandemic, with businesses just beginning to tiptoe toward some semblance of normalcy, the shift to digital...

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Deep Dive: Pandemic-Related Budget Concerns Push BNPL Growth
Deep Dive: Pandemic-Related Budget Concerns Push BNPL Growth
May 21, 2020  |  BNPL

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Banks Brace For Forbearance Program Expiry Dates
Banks Brace For Forbearance Program Expiry Dates
May 21, 2020  |  Loans

The time is almost up for people who got mortgage forbearance under the CARES Act, but banks can’t predict how many will default of the...

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Restaurant Supply Chain Platform xtraCHEF Adds Former Venmo COO As Adviser
Restaurant Supply Chain Platform xtraCHEF Adds Former Venmo COO As Adviser
May 21, 2020  |  Personnel

Oak HT/FC Executive in Residence Michael Vaughan will now serve as an advisor for accounts payable and automation and business intelligence firm xtraCHEF, where he’ll...

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Democrats Want Probe Of Possible Uber-Grubhub Merger
Democrats Want Probe Of Possible Uber-Grubhub Merger
May 21, 2020  |  Partnerships

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Min.) wants officials to look into potential antitrust violations involving Uber’s possible acquisition of Grubhub as the two companies remain in discussion. Get...

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