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Grab’s Q3 Results Show Bumpy Path to Super App Status as Asian Lockdowns Linger
Grab’s Q3 Results Show Bumpy Path to Super App Status as Asian Lockdowns Linger
November 12, 2021  |  Earnings

The old chestnut holds in business, especially for platform firms focused on building super apps: You’ve gotta spend money to make money. It’s not uncommon to...

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PayPal, Crypto and the Continued Super App Evolution
PayPal, Crypto and the Continued Super App Evolution
November 09, 2021  |  Ecosystems

In the establishment of the connected economy, there’s room for cryptocurrencies, for digital wallets and for consumers to use cards in the mix to transact....

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PayPal’s Super App, BNPL Expansion and More Expected from Q3 Earnings
PayPal’s Super App, BNPL Expansion and More Expected from Q3 Earnings
November 08, 2021  |  Earnings

As PayPal readies to share its third-quarter financials after the bell on Monday (Nov. 8), market watchers are expecting news about the platform’s hotly awaited...

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Why PayPal Buying Pinterest Wasn’t Such A Bad Idea
Why PayPal Buying Pinterest Wasn’t Such A Bad Idea
October 26, 2021  |  Connected Economy

After nearly a week of market rumors, PayPal released a short but sweet statement on Monday morning (Oct. 25) stating that it is not pursuing...

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PayPal’s Interest in Pinterest Adds Social Commerce to Super-App Vision
PayPal’s Interest in Pinterest Adds Social Commerce to Super-App Vision
October 21, 2021  |  Retail

PayPal may soon be making a social commerce purchase, though likely on a larger scale than consumers buying many items: The financial services company is...

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Inside Revolut: 5 Banking and Payments Products Linked To UK’s Most Valuable FinTech
Inside Revolut: 5 Banking and Payments Products Linked To UK’s Most Valuable FinTech
September 29, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

What started six years ago as a pre-paid debit card making it easy for customers to use their debit card anywhere in the world, in...

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The Week in Payments: PayPal’s Super-App Debut, Voice as Third-Generation ‘Operating System,’ and Affirm’s Alt-Credit Terms Splash
The Week in Payments: PayPal’s Super-App Debut, Voice as Third-Generation ‘Operating System,’ and Affirm’s Alt-Credit...
September 24, 2021  |  News

It’s been a decidedly connected week in payments, with PayPal debuting its hotly anticipated super app, Alexa taking to the open road via the OnStar...

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Nuula CEO Sees Data-Fueled Super-App That Re-Bundles the Best of Unbundled Banks
Nuula CEO Sees Data-Fueled Super-App That Re-Bundles the Best of Unbundled Banks
September 21, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

Fintechs got big by unbundling old-school banking and financial services — money transfers, for example — and building entire businesses around discrete functions. It’s what...

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This Week in Payments: EU Goes Super AND Streamlined, BNPL’s Got MoJo, Plus a Sideline View of Crypto 
This Week in Payments: EU Goes Super AND Streamlined, BNPL’s Got MoJo, Plus a Sideline...
September 17, 2021  |  News

In a week that saw yet more big money moves into the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space and Europe laying out its plans —...

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