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Localized Payments Woo Cross-Border Luxury Shoppers
Consumer Payments // July 07, 2021

Cross-border payments account for a massive amount of the cash flow crisscrossing the globe, with these transactions expected to total $39 trillion by 2022. These payments are more complex than domestic payments as they often have to be routed through several banks before reaching their...

Merchant Acceptance Will Unlock Trillions In Pent-Up Crypto Spending Power
Cryptocurrency // June 08, 2021

Bitcoin may get a lot of attention, but it is only part of the broader digital currency equation. In the drive to bring crypto into consumers’ wallets and, in turn, into the merchants’ tills, broadening acceptance while also increasing ease of use in spending will...

Today In Payments Around The World: Gopuff Purchases UK’s Fancy; Snowball Mulls $300 Million IPO
International // May 07, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Gopuff is acquiring on-demand delivery platform Fancy, while Snowball Finance Beijing Internet Information Technology Co. is said to be considering an initial public offering (IPO). Plus, Tide is rolling out a new effort to help small to medium-sized...

Gopuff Moves Across The Pond With Fancy Acquisition
Partnerships / Acquisitions // May 06, 2021

Gopuff is acquiring on-demand delivery platform Fancy as it advances its international expansion plans, according to a Thursday (May 6) press release. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Fancy delivers in 30 minutes or less using its hyper-local, micro-fulfillment centers based out of...

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Localized Payments Woo Cross-Border Luxury Shoppers

July 07, 2021
Cross-border payments account for a massive amount of the cash flow crisscrossing the globe, with these transactions expected to total $39 trillion by 2022. These payments are more complex than domestic payments as they often have to be routed through several banks before reaching their final destinations. Each step of the process requires compliance with […]

Merchant Acceptance Will Unlock Trillions In Pent-Up Crypto Spending Power

June 08, 2021
Bitcoin may get a lot of attention, but it is only part of the broader digital currency equation. In the drive to bring crypto into consumers’ wallets and, in turn,...

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Gopuff Moves Across The Pond With Fancy Acquisition

May 06, 2021
Gopuff is acquiring on-demand delivery platform Fancy as it advances its international expansion plans, according to a Thursday (May 6) press release. The value of the deal was not disclosed. Fancy delivers in 30 minutes or less using its hyper-local, micro-fulfillment centers based out of dark stores in in six cities across the U.K., the […]

Fancy’s New Funding Hopes To Buff Up Social Commerce

February 11, 2015
Social shopping platform Fancy said it has closed a new financing round that’s reportedly worth as much as $20 million, according to TechCrunch. The New York-based startup, which hasn’t made...