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GameStop, B2B Payments, Subscriptions Top This Week’s News
April 16, 2021

In this week’s news, we saw reports of a possible clean sweep of GameStop’s executive team, and new insights have emerged on business-to-business (B2B) payments in addition to subscription commerce. The Weekender is here to catch you up. News Is GameStop Rearranging The Deck Chairs...

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BlackBerry, Embedded Payments, Delegated Authentication Top This Week’s News
April 09, 2021

In this week’s news, rumors have been swirling that a new BlackBerry-branded device will be 5G compatible, and new insights on embedded payments and delegated authentication have emerged. The Weekender is here to catch you up. News BlackBerry Attempts A Comeback With 5G Since last...

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Airtel Africa, Visa Direct Payouts, Open Banking Top This Week’s News
April 02, 2021

In this week’s news, DoorDash sued Olo for alleged overcharging, proposed USPS changes could mean slower mail delivery, and we spoke with 34 CEOs about payments and its role in the connected economy. The Weekender has it all here. News Will USPS Changes Be Another...

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Coinbase’s IPO, SMB Digital Shift, RTP Top This Week’s News
March 26, 2021

In this week’s news, we saw a report that Coinbase will be going public in April instead of this month, in addition to new insights on the digital shift for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and real-time payments (RTP). The Weekender is here to catch...

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Revolut Halting Canadian Operations, The Digital Consumer And Loyalty Programs Top This Week’s News
March 19, 2021

In this week’s news, we saw Revolut disclosing that it would suspend its Canadian operations, in addition to new insights on the digital consumer and loyalty programs. The Weekender is here to catch you up. News FinTech Startup Revolut Says Goodbye To Canada Revolut, the...

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GameStop’s eCommerce Transformation, ID Verification, Installment Plans Top This Week’s News
March 12, 2021

In this week’s news, we saw Chewy’s founder selected to head up GameStop’s eCommerce transformation, in addition to new insights on ID verification and installment plans. The Weekender is here to catch you up. News Chewy Co-Founder Tapped To Lead GameStop’s eCommerce Transformation Video game...

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Super Apps, Healthcare Payments, Digital Disbursements Top This Week’s News
March 05, 2021

In this week’s news, we saw that Walmart hired away two executives from Goldman to join the commerce firm’s FinTech efforts, in addition to new insights on healthcare payments and digital disbursements. The Weekender is here to catch you up. News Walmart, Super Apps and...

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Goodyear-Cooper Tire Merger, Cloud ATMs, BNPL Top This Week’s News
February 26, 2021

In this week’s news, we saw the Goodyear-Cooper Tire merger heating up competition, along with new insight on cloud automated teller machines (ATMs) and buy now, pay later (BNPL). The Weekender is here to catch you up. News  Goodyear-Cooper Tire Merger Heats Up Competition Among...

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Selz, Credit Unions, Crypto Exchanges Top This Week’s News
February 19, 2021

In this week’s news, we saw Amazon snapping up Selz in addition to new insight on crypto exchanges and credit unions (CUs). The Weekender is here to catch you up. News Venmo Expands General Availability Of Credit Card The Venmo credit card rolled out in...