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Greenlight Raises $54M To Enhance Kid-Friendly Financial Tools
Greenlight Raises $54M To Enhance Kid-Friendly Financial Tools
September 16, 2019  |  Investments

Greenlight, which provides a debit card and app to teach kids about financial education, has closed a $54 million Series B funding round that was...

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Everlink Bolsters FI Fraud Protection With ACI Worldwide
Everlink Bolsters FI Fraud Protection With ACI Worldwide
September 10, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Canada’s Everlink Payment Services, a payment solution and service provider for banks, credit unions and small businesses, is strengthening its fraud controls for clients through...

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Debit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
Debit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
August 27, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Paying out a kid’s allowance may not sound like a major payments hurdle to clear, but for Greenlight Co-Founder, CEO and father of four Tim...

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Visa Pushes Back On India’s No-Fee Debit Plan
Visa Pushes Back On India’s No-Fee Debit Plan
August 19, 2019  |  VISA

Visa is unhappy with India’s plan to require banks and card payment networks to offer no-fee debit card transactions. Last month, India’s Finance Minister Nirmala...

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Mumbai Bus Operator To Test India’s National Transit Card
Mumbai Bus Operator To Test India’s National Transit Card
August 13, 2019  |  Digital Payments

India’s One Nation One Card will be test-piloted with Mumbai bus operator BEST in November, NFCWorld reported on Tuesday (Aug. 13). The national transit card...

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London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card
London FinTech Glint Pay Launches Gold-Backed Debit Card
July 29, 2019  |  Digital Banking

A company called Glint Pay has launched a debit card that’s backed by gold instead of currency, according to a report in The Denver Post....

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UK Gov’t Wants New Homes To Have Electric Car Chargers
UK Gov’t Wants New Homes To Have Electric Car Chargers
July 15, 2019  |  International

The U.K. government wants to equip all new homes in the country with electric car charging points. The news comes as the nation has proposed...

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Mastercard Teams With Hertz To Allow Rentals With Debit Cards In Europe
Mastercard Teams With Hertz To Allow Rentals With Debit Cards In Europe
July 11, 2019  |  Mastercard

To offer customers greater choice and convenience in time for the summer holiday season, Hertz, Dollar and Thrifty are welcoming debit cards at selected European...

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Japan-Based Challenger Bank Kyash Notches $14M To Expand
Japan-Based Challenger Bank Kyash Notches $14M To Expand
July 03, 2019  |  Investments

To continue its growth, FinTech firm Kyash has reportedly notched $14 million in funding. The investment was co-led by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital and Goodwater Capital,...

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