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UK Retailers Reimagine Cashback to Keep Gen Zs Engaged
Payments Innovation // April 04, 2023

Brands typically struggle to engage two key audiences: affluent consumers who are cash rich, time poor, and Gen Zs, who have a short attention span due to the endless stream of social media content they are exposed to. As a result, these two groups of...

EMEA Daily: UK Media Regulator Investigates Russian TV Station Over Ukraine Coverage; Payhawk Becomes Bulgaria’s...
International // March 01, 2022

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, the U.K.’s broadcasting watchdog is investigating a Russian-backed TV station over alleged bias in its coverage of the Ukraine invasion, while payments platform Payhawk has become Bulgaria’s first unicorn. Plus, Mastercard and Visa have blocked Russian...

Today in FinTech: TabaPay Eyes New Verticals; Tranglo Teams with Ripple; M-KOPA Branches Out; Cheddar...
Fintech Investments // March 01, 2022

In today’s FinTech news, it’s all about growth as TabaPay lands SoftBank funding while eyeing different verticals, M-KOPA secures fresh capital for new market expansion and Shift4 buys two companies to pick up unexplored verticals. Meanwhile, Tranglo is now offering Ripple’s on-demand liquidity (ODL) service,...

UK Banking Platform Cheddar Acquires Upside Saving
Acquisitions // March 01, 2022

Bank transfer platform Cheddar has acquired open banking technology firm Upside Saving, Business Cloud reported Tuesday (March 1). Cheddar, based in London, provides a free bank account-enabled payments platform, and said it ends inefficiencies in the payment chain for consumers and small businesses. Upside, meanwhile,...

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UK Retailers Reimagine Cashback to Keep Gen Zs Engaged

April 04, 2023
Brands typically struggle to engage two key audiences: affluent consumers who are cash rich, time poor, and Gen Zs, who have a short attention span due to the endless stream of social media content they are exposed to. As a result, these two groups of consumers don’t have the time to use traditional cashback sites […]

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UK Banking Platform Cheddar Acquires Upside Saving

March 01, 2022
Bank transfer platform Cheddar has acquired open banking technology firm Upside Saving, Business Cloud reported Tuesday (March 1). Cheddar, based in London, provides a free bank account-enabled payments platform, and said it ends inefficiencies in the payment chain for consumers and small businesses. Upside, meanwhile, offers a marketing platform that connects retail brands and consumers […]