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Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says

Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
Big Bank Collaboration Not The Inevitable Path For B2B FinTech Firms, Qonto Says
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In some markets, new entrants into the financial services (FinServ) market went from bank competitors to bank collaborators, seemingly overnight as traditional financial institutions (FIs)...

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FreightRover Lands $500M For Faster Freight Payments
FreightRover Lands $500M For Faster Freight Payments
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

FreightRover, a company working to accelerate B2B payments to truck operators, has secured $500 million in financing to fuel its factoring operations. Get the Full...

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SWIFT gpi Makes Inroads Into Malaysia
SWIFT gpi Makes Inroads Into Malaysia
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

On the heels of the uptake of its global payments innovation initiative, SWIFT has said it is working with Malaysian banks. Elsewhere in the payments infrastructure...

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BNP Digitizes Treasurers’ Cash Flows With Cashforce
BNP Digitizes Treasurers’ Cash Flows With Cashforce
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

BNP Paribas announced a new collaboration with a FinTech company as it looks to enhance its services for corporate treasurers. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Western Union Mulls Sale Of B2B Payments Unit
Western Union Mulls Sale Of B2B Payments Unit
September 27, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Western Union is reportedly considering a sale of its business payments operation, unnamed sources told Bloomberg on Wednesday (Sept. 26). Get the Full Story Complete...

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Lyft Revenue Sees Big Lift In First Half Of 2018
Lyft Revenue Sees Big Lift In First Half Of 2018
September 27, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Rideshare company Lyft’s revenue more than doubled in the first half of the year to $909 million. In addition, the company’s net loss increased at...

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Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
Amazon To Sell Only Its Best Items In New NYC Store
September 27, 2018  |  Amazon

Amazon has opened Amazon 4-star, a new store in New York City where every product is rated 4 stars and above, is a top seller...

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Bitcoin Daily: Scrabble Adds ‘Bitcoin,’ Experts Uncover 2.5M Crypto-Jacking Instances
Bitcoin Daily: Scrabble Adds ‘Bitcoin,’ Experts Uncover 2.5M Crypto-Jacking Instances
September 27, 2018  |  Bitcoin

Scrabble has added the word ‘bitcoin’ to the list of words that players can officially use in its popular board game, CNBC reported. That is,...

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Faster Payments Go Live In Hong Kong
Faster Payments Go Live In Hong Kong
September 27, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Hong Kong has launched the Faster Payments System (FSP), which allows users to send money almost instantly using a mobile number or email address as...

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