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Uber Launches New Driver Debit Card
Uber is launching a new debit card with tandem checking account.The Uber Pro debit card is made available via partnerships with Mastercard, Marqeta, and Branch.Uber Pro cardholders can receive up to...
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FinovateFall is Coming in Hot
It’s August, which means that FinovateFall officially kicks off next month. The summer heat may have you in vacation mode, but in a matter of weeks it’ll be time to switch gears and get ready for our...
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American Express Unveils Cross-Border Payments Tool for Businesses
American Express is launching American Express Global Pay, a cross-border payments tool for U.S. small businesses.Businesses can use American Express Global Pay to pay suppliers in more than 40...
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Finovate Awards Finalists Unveiled: Meet the 129 Finalists Across 23 Categories
The third annual Finovate Awards ceremony is taking place next month, which means our panel of 20 judges has carved down the list of nominees in 23 categories down to just 129 finalists. As always,...
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Thoma Bravo Scoops Up Ping Identity for $2.8 Billion
Thoma Bravo is acquiring Ping Identity in an all-cash deal for $2.8 billion.The acquisition will take publicly held Ping Identity into the private markets.Thoma Bravo’s other recent fintech...
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BlackRock Taps Coinbase to Facilitate Bitcoin Purchases
BlackRock has selected Coinbase to help its clients buy and sell bitcoin.Under the partnership, clients of BlackRock Aladdin will benefit from Coinbase Prime.Partnering with Coinbase will help...
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Santander Partners with Rocket Mortgage to Provide Digital Home Loan Experience
Santander Bank has selected Rocket Mortgage to provide its clients an online mortgage lending tool. Rocket Mortgage will offer Santander clients exclusive discounts and resources to help them in their...
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Avalara Acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $8.4 Billion
Tax compliance firm Avalara has agreed to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners for $8.4 billion.Avalara has more than 30,000 customers in 95 countries.The transaction will take Avalara private,...
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What to Keep Your Eye On in the Final 5 Months of 2022
We’re more than halfway through the year, and before you know it, we’ll be publishing trends predictions for 2023. However, a lot can happen over the course of five months, so we’ve decided to examine...
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Truework Raises $50 Million to Redesign the Credit System
Truework has raised $50 million to bolster its income verification product.The Series C round brings Truework’s total funding to $95 million.G Squared led the round, which the company plans to use to...
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Jack Henry Acquires Payrailz for an Undisclosed Amount
Jack Henry Acquired payments-as-a-service startup Payrailz.Jack Henry anticipates the acquisition will enhance its payments-as-a-service strategy and offer its 8,000 clients the ability to enable...
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Western Union Expands Partnership with Visa
Western Union is bolstering its partnership with Visa by expanding its integration with Visa Direct.Visa Direct is Visa’s real-time money movement network.The expansion will bring Visa Direct to...
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Linqto Breaks into DeFi with Trustline Acquisition
Linqto has acquired Trustline, a platform that offers decentralized financial services.“We acquired Trustline for its advanced blockchain technology and IP including $200,000 worth of XRP grants...
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Some Do’s and Don’ts of Leveraging Emerging Technologies in Fintech
Having worked in the fintech industry for four years, Kristiane Mandraki has developed a passion for emerging technology and has seen ebbs and flows of success and failure in the industry. Mandraki is...
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Credas Appoints Former Experian Director as CSO
Credas has appointed Geraint Rogers as Chief Strategy Officer.Rodgers formerly worked at Experian U.K., where he served as the company’s Product Director for Identity, Fraud, and Financial...
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BankiFi Preps for U.S. Expansion with Fresh $4.8 Million
BankiFi announced a $4.8 million funding round today led by Praetura Ventures.The U.K.-based company will use the funds to expand into the U.S. and inch closer toward its mission to serve two million...
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Pomelo Launches Family Credit Cards to Combine Credit and International Money...
Pomelo is launching a family credit card account that gives accountholders up to four cards to give to friends and family overseas.Because the payments run on credit rails, users save on international...
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Alliant Credit Union Selects Upstart for Lending-as-a-Service
Alliant Credit Union announced a partnership with lending-as-a-service fintech Upstart.The agreement will make Alliant part of the Upstart Referral Network.Upstart SVP of Lending Partnerships Michael...
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Clearpay Helps U.K. Square Merchants to Offer Buy Now, Pay Later
Square is launching its first integration with ClearPay this week.Square merchants in the U.K. can now leverage Clearpay (known as Afterpay outside of the U.K.) to offer a BNPL payment option to their...
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Meniga Appoints New CEO
Meniga has appointed Simon Shorthose as its new CEO.Shorthose will be replacing Meniga Co-founder Georg Ludviksson, who served as CEO for 14 years.Shorthose has previously worked at fintech SaaS...
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