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Garanti BBVA Launches QR Codes For Business Banking Transactions

Garanti BBVA Launches QR Codes For Business Banking Transactions
Garanti BBVA Launches QR Codes For Business Banking Transactions
December 19, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Garanti BBVA has rolled out a QR code service to facilitate transfers and cashless, cardless deposits and withdrawals for businesses, the company announced in a...

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Top News In Payments: Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M; Fed’s Brainard Warns Of Crypto Risks
Top News In Payments: Indian FinTech ZestMoney Raises $15M; Fed’s Brainard Warns Of Crypto Risks
December 19, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news, Indian FinTech ZestMoney raises $15 million, the latest in a $63 million Series B funding round, and Federal Reserve Gov. Lael...

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PayPal Closes On GoPay Acquisition, Enters China
PayPal Closes On GoPay Acquisition, Enters China
December 19, 2019  |  Partnerships

For PayPal, eyeing growth and eyeing new markets, the gaze is, at least in part, turned eastward. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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EU Court Rules Airbnb Doesn’t Need Estate License
EU Court Rules Airbnb Doesn’t Need Estate License
December 19, 2019  |  Europe

Europe’s highest court ruled that Airbnb is an “information society service” rather than a property broker or estate agent, TechCrunch reported on Thursday (Dec. 19)....

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Legal Disbursements And The Paper Chase
Legal Disbursements And The Paper Chase
December 19, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The third decade of the 21st century is dawning with self-driving cars, the ability to rent almost anything and, best of all, instant money. But...

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Delivery App Glovo Notches $166M To Expand Development Team
Delivery App Glovo Notches $166M To Expand Development Team
December 19, 2019  |  Investments

In a Series E round headed up by Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala state investment company, Spain’s on-demand delivery app Glovo has notched €150 million ($166 million) in funding....

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Fed Hiccup Delays Direct Deposits
Fed Hiccup Delays Direct Deposits
December 19, 2019  |  Real-Time Payments

With a problem at the Federal Reserve that has since reportedly been fixed, direct deposits, as well as other financial transactions, were delayed on Thursday...

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PayPal Now Holds 70 Pct. Stake In China’s GoPay
PayPal Now Holds 70 Pct. Stake In China’s GoPay
December 19, 2019  |  Partnerships

PayPal has acquired a 70 percent equity stake in Guofubao Information Technology (GoPay) and will head to China as their first foreign online-only payments platform,...

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