December 09, 2021
5 Crypto Startups to Join the Mastercard Start Path

Mastercard has announced five new startups on its Start Path Crypto program, which is meant to use blockchain to solve “real world problems” around the world, a press release says....

December 09, 2021
Consumers Bring Domestic eCommerce Demands to Growing Cross-Border Transactions

More than a decade ago, when cosmetics company 100% Pure was starting to sell internationally, it ran a separate website for each country, which “was a lot of overhead,” according...

December 08, 2021
UK AgTech Firms Use AI, New Technology to Reduce Labor...

More and more machines and innovative software are being used to digitize labor-intensive farming practices and optimize food production, boosting growth in agricultural technology (AgTech). As a sign of growing...

December 08, 2021
Walmart Canada Debuts Interac Debit Payments for App, Online Shopping

Walmart Canada and Interac Corp. have partnered to offer the retailer’s customers the ability to pay with Interac Debit for online purchases at Walmart.ca and in-app using Apple Pay, according to a...

December 08, 2021
Financial Services Startup Ualá Launches Broker-Dealer Ualintec Capital

Financial services startup Ualá in Buenos Aires, Argentina, recently launched Ualintec Capital, its own broker-dealer operations, to expand the number of investment alternatives it can offer customers through its digital...

December 07, 2021
VEON Eyes 10-14% CAGR Benchmark Through 2024 

Amsterdam-based global telecommunications and digital services company VEON Ltd. has announced a benchmark of 10-14% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) local currency revenue and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and...

December 07, 2021
Canadian Businesses See Virtual Cards, Real-Time Payments as Key to...

Canadian firms are struggling to get past the pandemic receivables slowdown. Twenty percent of all Canadian businesses report experiencing longer days sales outstanding (DSO) now than just prior to March...

December 06, 2021
$196M BitMart Hack Puts Crypto’s Weakness on Display

Well, crypto got hacked again. This time it was the exchange BitMart, which announced a hack of at least $150 million on the evening of Saturday, Dec. 4. Blockchain security...

December 06, 2021
Mastercard’s Ethoca Teams With European PSP Nets to Lower Chargebacks

European payment service provider (PSP) Nets is partnering with Ethoca, a Mastercard company, to help merchants and banks minimize chargebacks, lower consumer transaction confusion, and better share details of confirmed...