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Marqeta and Scalapay Team to Expand Europe’s BNPL Use
Marqeta and Scalapay Team to Expand Europe’s BNPL Use
October 17, 2023  |  BNPL

Card issuer Marqeta has teamed with Scalapay to expand buy now, pay later use in Europe. The collaboration, announced Tuesday (Oct. 17), will see Marqeta work with Scalapay — a buy...

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NMI Expands Underwriting Capabilities With Acquisition of Sphere’s Commercial Division
NMI Expands Underwriting Capabilities With Acquisition of Sphere’s Commercial Division
October 13, 2023  |  Acquisitions

NMI, a full commerce enablement technology company, has acquired software and payments technology company Sphere’s Commercial Division. This move aims to enhance NMI’s underwriting and risk...

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X Tests Three Tiers of Paid Accounts
X Tests Three Tiers of Paid Accounts
October 06, 2023  |  Subscriptions

Social media platform X is reportedly testing three tiers of premium service.  The company formerly known as Twitter is considering splitting its current $7.99 per month...

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Central Banks, BIS and FI Projects Point to Growing Embrace of Tokenized Deposits
Central Banks, BIS and FI Projects Point to Growing Embrace of Tokenized Deposits
October 05, 2023  |  Banking

The Bank for International Settlements, central banks and traditional financial institutions (FIs) are in the midst of tackling various ways and means of creating and...

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Restaurants Considering Biometric Payments May Want to Try Fingerprint Scans
Restaurants Considering Biometric Payments May Want to Try Fingerprint Scans
October 04, 2023  |  Biometrics

As biometric payments catch on across industries, restaurants looking to use these technologies to reduce friction in transactions may be best served by fingerprint scan...

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Visa Wants Generative AI to Fuel Tomorrow’s Payments Ecosystem
Visa Wants Generative AI to Fuel Tomorrow’s Payments Ecosystem
October 03, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

The payments industry continues to be transformed and remade by the 21st century’s digital shift.  And as technical innovations like generative artificial intelligence (AI) continue...

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Stitch Raises $25 Million to Expand Payments Infrastructure Offering
Stitch Raises $25 Million to Expand Payments Infrastructure Offering
October 03, 2023  |  Investments

South African payments infrastructure Stitch has raised $25 million in a Series A extension. The round, announced Tuesday (Oct. 3), was led by Ribbit Capital...

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Apple Adds Open Banking-Powered Capabilities to iPhone Wallet in UK
Apple Adds Open Banking-Powered Capabilities to iPhone Wallet in UK
September 29, 2023  |  Apple

Apple has reportedly soft launched an iPhone Wallet app integration that provides users in the United Kingdom with their current account balances and transaction histories. This...

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Global Merchants See Sales Boost With Modern Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure
Global Merchants See Sales Boost With Modern Cross-Border Payments Infrastructure
September 29, 2023  |  eCommerce

The pandemic era ushered in many favorable trends for global eCommerce businesses, but times have changed, says Pranav Sood, EMEA executive GM at payments firm...

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