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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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    Goldman Sachs taps Visa for cross-border payment upgrade

    The global investment bank is aiming to streamline and enhance cross-border payments for its clients by signing on for Visa's cross-border programs.

    By June 7, 2021
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    Embedded payment tools make inroads

    Business customers demanding integrated tools is likely to keep driving a trend toward more embedded payments tools.

    By Payments Dive staff
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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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    Mastercard invests in fledgling fintech Synctera

    San Francisco-based Synctera, only six months old, draws $33 million from a pack of investors as it takes on the role of matchmaker between small banks and fintechs.

    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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    Crypto exchange Kraken launches mobile app in US

    Customers can buy and sell more than 50 crypto tokens from their mobile phones with a starting investment of as little as $10. The services are not available for residents of New York or Washington state.

    By Dan Ennis • 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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    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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    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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    Parthenon Capital, Tiger Global fuel payments sector 'boom'

    Competition among firms to invest in payment industry companies is driving up fundraising amounts and valuations.

    By May 28, 2021
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    E-commerce fraud prevention startup Forter raises $300M

    The recent funding round, which the company will use to expand its global ecosystem, brings the company's valuation to $3 billion.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 27, 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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    Visa expands reach of fintech partnership program

    The card network behemoth is doing its part to help banks connect with fintechs that it believes can help bring more business to all the companies moving money through the system.

    By May 26, 2021
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    Fintechs attack cross-border business payments as banks and legacy players rush to innovate

    Nonbank fintechs are gaining ground, mainly with small company customers, but target larger ones for cross-border business, even as competition gives way to symbiotic 'coopetition' with larger bank incumbents.

    By Suman Bhattacharyya • 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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    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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    Wells Fargo to offer crypto investment product for wealthy clients

    The bank's decision to wade into crypto follows similar moves made by other large institutions, and comes as the nation's top bank regulator has indicated it plans to review past crypto-friendly actions.

    By Anna Hrushka • May 21, 2021
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    Federal Reserve to kick off conversation on CBDC

    Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said yesterday that the Fed will issue a paper this summer to begin a public discussion about the possibility of a central bank digital currency.

    By May 21, 2021
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    Major payments trade group weighs in on CBDC development

    The Electronic Transactions Association is touting principles on interoperability, consumer protections and risk safeguards in Washington discussions about a central bank digital currency.

    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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    Payments firms draw another $275 million in venture capital

    DailyPay and Amount are the latest companies in the industry to attract investors' dollars.

    By May 19, 2021
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    Green Dot doubles down on tax refund processing

    The fintech will bulk up its tax refund processing services with the acquisition of Republic Bank's tax refund processing unit for $165 million.

    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