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    Gemini acquires Shard X, seeking to bolster crypto transactions and custodian security

    Cryptocurrency exchange and custodian platforms like Gemini are ramping up security measures as the digital asset class is gaining popularity among users and fraudsters alike.

    By June 8, 2021
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    Walmart makes cash payment options more efficient

    The retailer in August will start offering a faster cash payment option at 4,000 locations to customers paying monthly bills, through its partnership with financial tech partners PayNearMe and Green Dot.

    By June 8, 2021
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    Digital wallets proliferate as features advance

    As more companies aim to offer digital wallets the rise in competition is sharpening their features.  

    By Payments Dive staff
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    'Super-apps' are the next evolutionary step for financial services

    As transactions are increasingly digitized, financial service providers are vying to create "super-apps" that connect consumers to a bevy of financial services.

    By June 7, 2021
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    Consumer spending changes likely to stick, Visa says

    For better or worse, some of the pandemic-triggered behavioral changes, like more online purchasing and digital payments, are likely to outlast COVID, a top executive for the company said.

    By June 3, 2021
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    DLocal raises $75M in IPO, spearheads emerging markets

    DLocal aims to expand in emerging markets because "strong cross-border business partnerships between global merchants and service providers are important and will continue to gain importance," DLocal COO Sumita Pandit told Payments Dive.

    By June 3, 2021
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    Certegy aims to counter rivals with white label offering

    Certegy is taking aim at competing buy now-pay later market players with its new product, as customer adoption of that BNPL financing option grows.

    By June 2, 2021
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    Visa's results show rising consumer demand

    The card giant's May performance released Tuesday underscores the economic recovery that economists have been predicting.

    By June 2, 2021
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    SpotOn raises $125M to keep up battle against Toast, Square

    "We're always looking for companies to partner with or acquire," said SpotOn Co-CEO Zach Hyman. "It's always a question of build versus buy."

    By June 1, 2021
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    How BNPL can help reduce cart abandonment

    The largest barrier to cart abandonment is the simplest: shoppers are worried about being able to afford the purchase.

    June 1, 2021
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    Sift acquires Chargeback to crack down on rising payments fraud

    Sift is beefing up its ability to fight rising e-commerce fraud through its acquisition of software-as-a-service company Chargeback.

    By May 31, 2021
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    PayPal invests $50M more in Black, Latinx funds

    PayPal is placing the money with 11 Black and Latinx-led venture capital funds to "expand wealth creation opportunities," doubling up on an initial investment last year.

    By Updated June 3, 2021
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    Paymentus raises $210M in IPO, eyes international expansion

    The company aims to acquire other companies as it pursues expansion in the European, Asia-Pacific and LatAm markets.

    By May 26, 2021
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    Fiserv, PayMyTuition partner to ease Chinese student tuition payments

    The partnership will provide services for Chinese student tuition payments to educational institutions in Australia and Singapore and expand to other parts of the world. 

    By May 26, 2021
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    Sunbit raises $130M, doubles down on BNPL for auto-repairs, elective healthcare

    Sunbit is offering buy now-pay later financing services in those categories partly because of their "stickiness" in customer relationships, Sunbit CEO Arad Levertov told Payments Dive.

    By May 25, 2021
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    Square may soon offer small-business checking and savings accounts, app code shows

    The code indicates the company will not charge monthly service fees, minimum balance fees or overdrafts on its checking account, and will offer a 0.5% interest rate on its savings account through 2021, Bloomberg reported.

    By Dan Ennis • May 25, 2021
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    ReCharge eyes European expansion, raises $227M in capital

    The company, founded in 2014, provides e-commerce businesses the opportunity to add subscription-based payment options for recurring payments. 

    By May 24, 2021
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    Payments giant FIS makes another crypto move, expanding in Europe

    "We’ll be well-positioned to handle (cryptocurrencies) across the whole ecosystem in the marketplace," FIS President Bruce Lowthers said at a recent industry conference.

    By May 24, 2021
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    Credit Rich offers millennials, marginalized communities more credit tools

    "We created Credit Rich to provide people with the opportunity to take the burden [of debt] off them by helping them understand how the credit system works," said Angel Rich, CEO of Credit Rich parent WealthyLife.

    By May 21, 2021
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    Square and Plaid partner to provide ACH payments to merchants

    Square aims to draw larger merchants to its services with the new offering, while continuing to cater to smaller businesses growing into the middle market.

    By May 20, 2021
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    Cedar to acquire OODA Health for $425M to digitize, simplify healthcare bill payments

    The two companies join forces to digitize medical bill payment processes after the pandemic increased telemedicine use.

    By May 19, 2021
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    Neobank Lance targets gig economy's income volatility

    The New York City-based challenger divides a user's payments into sub-accounts for salary, tax withholdings, business expense balance and a savings account automatically.

    By Anna Hrushka • May 19, 2021
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    Point of sale tech upgrades to drive payments to $17.3 trillion by 2026, research says

    As cash based transactions dwindle and technology upgrades payment methods, transactions processed by hardware point of sale are set to increase by 28% over the next five years, a Juniper report found.

    By May 18, 2021
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    Marqeta IPO shares pop 13% on first day of trading

    Marqeta, which counts payments technology company Square as its largest customer, raised $1.23 billion from the initial public offering.

    By Updated June 10, 2021
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    Stripe, PayPal drive payments acquisitions spree with 2 more deals

    Stripe's acquisition of fraud prevention company Bouncer, and PayPal's deal to buy Happy Returns, are latest deals driving payments industry M&A.

    By May 17, 2021
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    PayPal acquires returns startup Happy Returns

    After investing in the startup in 2019, the payments platform is now acquiring Happy Returns to better serve consumers throughout their transactions.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 14, 2021