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Greensill Steps Into Early Wage Access With Latest SoftBank Backing

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

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 & Research

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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The Three A’s Of Alphabet’s Q3: Advertising, AI And Ambient Computing
The Three A’s Of Alphabet’s Q3: Advertising, AI And Ambient Computing
October 29, 2019  |  Earnings

The penultimate quarter of 2019 has been difficult for Google’s parent firm Alphabet. Like many names in big tech, it finds itself swept up in...

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Bitcoin Daily: IADB Tests Blockchain For Registering Land; Crypto Platform Bakkt To Team With Starbucks For Mobile Payments Pilot
Bitcoin Daily: IADB Tests Blockchain For Registering Land; Crypto Platform Bakkt To Team With Starbucks...
October 29, 2019  |  Bitcoin

The Inter-American Development Bank is launching a two-year blockchain project for land registries in three Latin American countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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