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Binance Leads Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets Into the New Year
Crypto Wallet // December 29, 2023

If your New Year’s resolution for 2024 is to get into cryptocurrency, PYMNTS’ Provider Ranking of Cryptocurrency Wallets is here to help. Each month, PYMNTS uses metrics such as number of downloads, active users and more to determine the most popular crypto wallet apps in...

Klarna Union Employees Could Go on Strike Next Month
BNPL // October 26, 2023

Swedish payments firm Klarna is facing a possible strike by employees in its home country. The Unionen and Swedish Engineering unions announced Thursday (Oct. 26) that the strike will commence on Nov. 7 if a collective bargaining accord is not reached. Negotiations have been underway since March, with both...

Provider Rankings of Crypto Wallets Feels Like Something Weird Going On
Cryptocurrency // March 17, 2023

Mind telling us what’s going on with the Provider Rankings of Crypto Wallets? It’s like a crowded elevator in here. Something’s afoot. Stay tuned. The Top 5 Where to start? How about the logical place: at No. 1 where there is now a three-way tie between Binance, Coinbase,...

Crypto Firms Fight to Supply Payments Tech to Twitter
Cryptocurrency // November 03, 2022

There’s widespread agreement that Elon Musk wants to turn Twitter into an all-in-one super app that includes payments. Let the free-for-all begin. While Musk, who was a co-founder of PayPal and knows the payments business well, can certainly build his own payments tool for his...

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Klarna Union Employees Could Go on Strike Next Month

October 26, 2023
Swedish payments firm Klarna is facing a possible strike by employees in its home country. The Unionen and Swedish Engineering unions announced Thursday (Oct. 26) that the strike will commence on Nov. 7 if a collective bargaining accord is not reached. Negotiations have been underway since March, with both sides accusing each other of acting in bad faith. The […]

Strike Raises $80M to Grow Its Bitcoin-Based Payment Network

September 27, 2022
Digital payment provider Strike, which is built on the Bitcoin Lightning Network, has raised $80 million in a Series B funding round, which it will use to grow, expand existing...

Today in the Connected Economy: OmniBiz Helps Nestle, Coke Boost and Track Sales

April 08, 2022
Today in the connected economy, Nigeria’s OmniBiz inks deals with brands like Nestle, Kellogs and Coke to help them track and improve their sales in the African country. Also, payments...

eCommerce Platform Shopify Integrates With Payments Network Strike to Accept Bitcoin

April 08, 2022
Payments network Strike announced its integration with Canadian eCommerce platform Shopify, which will allow global merchants to accept bitcoin payments, according to a Thursday (April 7) press release. The integration...