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Three Big Shifts for Banking From PYMNTS Intelligence’s Embedded Finance and BaaS Report
Three Big Shifts for Banking From PYMNTS Intelligence’s Embedded Finance and BaaS Report
July 26, 2024  |  Banking

As the financial services landscape rapidly evolves, traditional banks and financial institutions (FIs) find themselves at a pivotal juncture. The emergence of embedded finance and...

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Swap Raises $9 Million to Launch Global eCommerce Platform
Swap Raises $9 Million to Launch Global eCommerce Platform
April 30, 2024  |  Cross Border Commerce

Swap has raised $9 million in a Series A round to launch its global eCommerce platform designed to facilitate cross-border shipments. The new Swap Global will...

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Shop Circle Raises $120 Million to Develop eCommerce Tools
Shop Circle Raises $120 Million to Develop eCommerce Tools
September 06, 2023  |  Investments

Shop Circle has secured $120 million in Series A funding to further develop its suite of eCommerce tools. The firm also aims to solidify its position...

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What If: Walmart Succeeds as a Neobank?
What If: Walmart Succeeds as a Neobank?
August 10, 2023  |  Walmart

In the bid to build a financial services ecosystem, and a super app that marries commerce and banking, there’s a 800-pound gorilla in the space...

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What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?
What If: Elon Musk’s X Becomes the Next Super App?
August 03, 2023  |  financial apps

Super apps like Alibaba’s Alipay and Tencent’s WeChat have become super successful in Asia. Their market dominance in turn has made Western entrepreneurs “super” interested...

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Micro Excitements Drive Macro Economy — but It’s a Two-Way Street
Micro Excitements Drive Macro Economy — but It’s a Two-Way Street
July 27, 2023  |  Economy

Today’s business operating landscape is a decidedly modern one. And an increasingly digital one — the hyperconnectivity of which impacts nearly every near and long-term...

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Efficient Capital Labs Secures $7 Million in Funding Led by QED Investors
Efficient Capital Labs Secures $7 Million in Funding Led by QED Investors
July 13, 2023  |  Startups

Efficient Capital Labs (ECL) has closed a $7 million funding round led by QED Investors. Founded in early 2022, the startup provides business-to-business (B2B) software-as-a-service (SaaS) companies...

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Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?
Threads Is Social Media’s Newest Nepo Baby, but Does It Have Staying Power?
July 13, 2023  |  Social Commerce

Is the social media landscape too crowded? The winners of today’s attention economy don’t seem to think so. That’s why Meta, the parent company of...

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An American Revolution — How US Crypto Policy Diverges From Rest of World
An American Revolution — How US Crypto Policy Diverges From Rest of World
July 04, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

There will be no fireworks for the digital asset sector this July Fourth.  It’s looking like the course du jour being cooked on the grill...

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