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Flywire Acquires Education Payments Platform Cohort Go
Flywire Acquires Education Payments Platform Cohort Go
July 14, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Global payments enablement and software company Flywire has acquired international education payments platform Cohort Go to bring students, agents and student services to Flywire, according...

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Musk Will ‘Integrate Payments’ Into Twitter, Crypto Included
Musk Will ‘Integrate Payments’ Into Twitter, Crypto Included
June 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Twitter’s move into the payments field is about to accelerate dramatically. And it’s very likely to include cryptocurrency. Elon Musk made that clear in his...

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Santander Seals $453M Deal For UK-Based FinTech Ebury
Santander Seals $453M Deal For UK-Based FinTech Ebury
April 29, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Banco Santander has officially acquired a 50.1 percent stake in Ebury, a payments platform that has been growing at a brisk pace, for $453 million...

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Joint Venture Delivers Payments To Singapore
Joint Venture Delivers Payments To Singapore
February 14, 2020  |  B2B Payments

British bank Standard Chartered and payments firm Assembly Payments have established a joint venture in Singapore to bring payment solutions to its $29 trillion global...

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Mercari Acquires Rival Marketplace App Origami
Mercari Acquires Rival Marketplace App Origami
January 24, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Mercari, the flea market app in Japan with nearly 15 million users, announced Thursday it is purchasing Origami, a payments platform also in Japan. The...

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Are Millennials Really Over Revolving Credit?
Are Millennials Really Over Revolving Credit?
November 22, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Consumers and their credit providers aren’t always aligned when it comes to best outcomes. For a customer using a revolving credit tool, such as a...

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Why AI Could Be Fashion Rental Platforms’ Next Big Thing
Why AI Could Be Fashion Rental Platforms’ Next Big Thing
May 23, 2019  |  Platform Payments

Technology may be changing, but the level of service consumers want from businesses is not. With a growing number of consumers around the globe now...

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Aussie Reserve Bank Throws Shade On Banks’ Slow Response To New Payments Platform
Aussie Reserve Bank Throws Shade On Banks’ Slow Response To New Payments Platform
May 17, 2019  |  Banking

The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has sent a warning to major banks that its slow progress in implementing the New Payments Platform (NPP) has...

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How GDPR Is Testing The Homesharing Market
How GDPR Is Testing The Homesharing Market
April 24, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The sharing economy is butting against regulatory challenges. As the number of sharing economy participants grows worldwide, governments and regulatory bodies are starting to ask...

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