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Veterinary Care Firm Petfolk Nets $40M for Expansion
Veterinary Care Firm Petfolk Nets $40M for Expansion
August 24, 2022  |  Investments

Veterinary care firm Petfolk has closed a Series A round for $40 million, a press release said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Consumer Desire for Fitness, Better Sleep Drive Smartwatch Improvement
Consumer Desire for Fitness, Better Sleep Drive Smartwatch Improvement
August 24, 2022  |  Fitness

Google’s Fitbit has announced that its two new smartwatches available for pre-order are designed to feel at home on the wearer’s body, 24/7. Get the...

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Luxury Industry Digitization Drives YOOX Net-a-Porter, Farfetch Partnership
Luxury Industry Digitization Drives YOOX Net-a-Porter, Farfetch Partnership
August 24, 2022  |  Partnerships

In what is said to be a landmark move in the digitalization of the luxury industry, fashion industry platform Farfetch has acquired a 47.5% stake...

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Visa and Mastercard Blame Fraud for Increased Cross-Border Fees
Visa and Mastercard Blame Fraud for Increased Cross-Border Fees
August 24, 2022  |  Credit Cards

Visa and Mastercard have blamed fraud and growing competition for the increase in their cross-border fees since the U.K. left the European Union, a post...

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Open Finance Company MX Adds PayPal’s Wes Hummel as CTO 
Open Finance Company MX Adds PayPal’s Wes Hummel as CTO 
August 24, 2022  |  Personnel

Open finance company MX has named Wes Hummel, who most recently served as PayPal’s vice president, site reliability and cloud engineering, as chief technology officer...

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LianLian Global Partners With Uncapped on eCommerce Financing
LianLian Global Partners With Uncapped on eCommerce Financing
August 24, 2022  |  eCommerce

LianLian Global and London-based FinTech Uncapped have announced a strategic partnership to provide online merchants in the U.S. and U.K. with access to financing to...

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Visa: Tokens Now Outnumber Physical Cards
Visa: Tokens Now Outnumber Physical Cards
August 24, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Visa said Wednesday (Aug. 24) that it had issued more than 4 billion network tokens through its security technology Visa Token Service (VTS), more than...

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Cost, Tech Hurdles May Slow Goldman’s Checking Rollout
Cost, Tech Hurdles May Slow Goldman’s Checking Rollout
August 24, 2022  |  Banking

Goldman Sachs is reportedly considering further delay of its planned online checking accounts for consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Japan’s SMBC Expands US Operations With Jenius Bank
Japan’s SMBC Expands US Operations With Jenius Bank
August 24, 2022  |  Banking

Japan’s SMBC Group says it hopes to strengthen its presence in the U.S. with Jenius Bank, a digital consumer banking business. Get the Full Story...

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