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Starbucks Deploying NFTs in Rewards Program
Starbucks Deploying NFTs in Rewards Program
September 12, 2022  |  NFTs

Starbucks is using NFTs to buttress its already formidable rewards program beginning today, the company announced. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Future FinTech Unit Collabs With Currencycloud on Remittance App
Future FinTech Unit Collabs With Currencycloud on Remittance App
September 12, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

Future FinTech Labs, a subsidiary of blockchain player Future FinTech (FTFT), and Currencycloud, a global payments platform owned by Visa and licensed for money transmission...

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Report: Users Still Spending 10x Time on TikTok Than Instagram Reels
Report: Users Still Spending 10x Time on TikTok Than Instagram Reels
September 12, 2022  |  Meta

Meta’s efforts to match the popularity of TikTok by promoting short-form videos called Reels on its Instagram platform is falling short. Get the Full Story...

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Mastercard Expects Consumers to Spend 7.1% More During Holidays
Mastercard Expects Consumers to Spend 7.1% More During Holidays
September 12, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers are expected to spend 7.1% more on retail goods during this year’s holiday season than they did last year, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse...

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Mercury Launches Corporate Cashback Mastercard for Startups
Mercury Launches Corporate Cashback Mastercard for Startups
September 12, 2022  |  Credit Cards

FinTech Mercury is launching a corporate Mastercard to help startups scale their business, with the card offering 1.5% cashback without any annual fees or personal...

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Western Union Acquires Te Enviei to Speed Digital Wallet Launch in Brazil
Western Union Acquires Te Enviei to Speed Digital Wallet Launch in Brazil
September 12, 2022  |  Mobile Wallets

Western Union will begin offering its digital wallet in Latin America in the first half 2023, beginning with a launch in Brazil enabled by the...

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Turkish Banks Reduce Corporate Lending Due to New Banking Regulations
Turkish Banks Reduce Corporate Lending Due to New Banking Regulations
September 12, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

Turkish banking regulations meant to keep the cost of credit low for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and exporters are reportedly causing banks to pull...

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Bolt Financial, Wyre Payments Scrap Merger, Remain Partners
Bolt Financial, Wyre Payments Scrap Merger, Remain Partners
September 12, 2022  |  Partnerships

Payments FinTech Bolt Financial and crypto startup Wyre Payments are remaining business partners but have decided to scrap the $1.5 billion merger plans announced in...

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Blockchain, Crypto Firm Fireblocks Tops $100M Annual Recurring Revenue
Blockchain, Crypto Firm Fireblocks Tops $100M Annual Recurring Revenue
September 12, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Driven by growing interest in decentralized finance (DeFi), blockchain and Web3 technologies, blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Fireblocks has topped $100 million in annual recurring revenue...

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