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PayPal Buy Now, Pay Later Grabs $6B of Payment Volumes, Up 70%
PayPal Buy Now, Pay Later Grabs $6B of Payment Volumes, Up 70%
May 08, 2023  |  Earnings

PayPal’s latest earnings results show users are transacting more often, and buy now, pay later is increasingly embraced at checkout. The company’s earnings materials show...

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Stripe Now Powers Real-Time Card Payments on Microsoft Teams
Stripe Now Powers Real-Time Card Payments on Microsoft Teams
May 01, 2023  |  Payments Innovation

Businesses using Microsoft Teams can now accept payments with Stripe. With Stripe powering Teams Payments, meeting hosts can accept real-time card payments before, during or...

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Global Processing Services Rebrands as Thredd, Aims to Expand
Global Processing Services Rebrands as Thredd, Aims to Expand
April 27, 2023  |  Payments As A Service

Global Processing Services (GPS) has rebranded as Thredd. The new name reflects the global payments platform’s role in “weaving together” different elements of the payments...

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Cashless Cannabis Delivery Drives Higher Order Values to a Fragmented Space
Cashless Cannabis Delivery Drives Higher Order Values to a Fragmented Space
April 19, 2023  |  Delivery

In a curious reversal, the ongoing legalization of cannabis is akin to the repeal of alcohol prohibition of the 1920s, except in that case, the...

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Musk’s Plans to Forge a Financial Ecosystem May Face Harsh Realities  
Musk’s Plans to Forge a Financial Ecosystem May Face Harsh Realities  
April 03, 2023  |  Payment Methods

It’s one thing to envision building a financial ecosystem: A digital front door where users lock into a continuum of banking, payments, app-driven activities that...

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Brightwell and Visa Team to Simplify Launching Cross-Border Payments Programs
Brightwell and Visa Team to Simplify Launching Cross-Border Payments Programs
March 28, 2023  |  Cross-border Payments

Brightwell and Visa have teamed up to help customers launch cross-border payments programs. This collaboration enables the use of Visa Direct through Brightwell’s ReadyRemit platform,...

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Cross River Helps UK Payments Provider Pay.com Expand Into US
Cross River Helps UK Payments Provider Pay.com Expand Into US
March 22, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Embedded finance provider Cross River Bank is helping Pay.com expand into the U.S. The partnership between the two companies, announced Wednesday (March 22), will enhance...

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ISOs Use Data and Service to Reframe Business Model and Merchant Value
ISOs Use Data and Service to Reframe Business Model and Merchant Value
March 22, 2023  |  Data

Charles Zhu, vice president of product at Enigma, told PYMNTS that the pressure is on independent sales organizations (ISO) to reinvent themselves. And in doing...

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Motive Partners Reportedly Working to Acquire Payments Tech Platform ACI Worldwide
Motive Partners Reportedly Working to Acquire Payments Tech Platform ACI Worldwide
March 16, 2023  |  Acquisitions

Private equity firm Motive Partners is reportedly working to acquire payments technology platform ACI Worldwide. Motive Partners has been seeking financing for a potential deal...

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