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Today In Payments: Just Eat Takeaway.com To Buy Grubhub; Amazon Taps Goldman To Launch SMB Credit Program
Today In Payments: Just Eat Takeaway.com To Buy Grubhub; Amazon Taps Goldman To Launch SMB...
June 11, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Just Eat Takeaway.com and Grubhub agreed to merge, and Amazon and Goldman Sachs partnered to offer a small- to medium-sized business...

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Today In Payments: Uber Eats Quits Ghost Kitchens; Klarna Pushes Into Rewards Space With ‘Vibe’
Today In Payments: Uber Eats Quits Ghost Kitchens; Klarna Pushes Into Rewards Space With ‘Vibe’
June 10, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Uber Eats abandoned its ghost kitchens program, Klarna announced a rewards program, and a slew of financial service firms have gone...

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Today In Payments: InsurTech Lemonade To Go Public; Affirm Unveils High-Yield Savings Account
Today In Payments: InsurTech Lemonade To Go Public; Affirm Unveils High-Yield Savings Account
June 09, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, insurance tech startup Lemonade filed an IPO, and Affirm launched a high-yield savings account. Plus, retail dispute management firm Chargeback raised...

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Today In Payments: EU Launches Pandemic Economy Financial Crime Team; US Lenders Expect Few Loan Defaults
Today In Payments: EU Launches Pandemic Economy Financial Crime Team; US Lenders Expect Few Loan...
June 08, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the EU has established a team to fight financial crime amid the economic downturn, and U.S. lenders expect most borrowers to...

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Today In Payments: Amazon’s PayFort To Boost Middle East Startups; Next Economic Stimulus Package Could Hit $1T
Today In Payments: Amazon’s PayFort To Boost Middle East Startups; Next Economic Stimulus Package Could...
June 05, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Amazon is looking at buying a stake in India’s Bharti Airtel, and the Trump administration expects the next round of stimulus...

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Today In Payments: Senate Passes Bill To Extend PPP; Amex CFO Sounds Alarm Over Post-Lockdown Furloughs
Today In Payments: Senate Passes Bill To Extend PPP; Amex CFO Sounds Alarm Over Post-Lockdown...
June 04, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, the Senate passes an amendment to the Paycheck Protection Program, Amex CFO voices concern as large companies’ pledges to freeze job...

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Today In Payments: PayPal, Facebook Take Stake In Gojek; Aussie Central Bank May Lower ePayment Costs
Today In Payments: PayPal, Facebook Take Stake In Gojek; Aussie Central Bank May Lower ePayment...
June 03, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, PayPal and Facebook are to take stakes in Indonesia’s Gojek, and the Reserve Bank of Australia is considering cutting costs of...

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Today In Payments: China’s Rebounding Economy Is Likely Not Norm; At Least $20B Of PPP Loans Have Been Canceled
Today In Payments: China’s Rebounding Economy Is Likely Not Norm; At Least $20B Of PPP...
June 01, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, China’s economy looks to be rebounding, and a minimum of $20 billion in PPP loans has been returned. Plus, lawmakers ask...

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Today In Payments: Mastercard Introduces Recovery Insights Tools; Starling Notches $49M In Funding
Today In Payments: Mastercard Introduces Recovery Insights Tools; Starling Notches $49M In Funding
May 29, 2020  |  News

In today’s top news, Mastercard introduces Recovery Insights tools, Google is mulling a purchase of a share of Vodafone India, and British digital bank Starling...

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