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Fiserv Acquires Pinch Payments

Fiserv stated that it had acquired payment facilitator (PayFac) Pinch Payments and its management platform Glassbox.

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Synchrony and Adobe Commerce to Offer Flexible Financing

Synchrony, a financial services company, has launched a new integration with Adobe Commerce.

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Shopify and Affirm Expand Pay-Later Pact

Affirm and Shopify have expanded their pay-later offering outside the United States.

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Weixin Pay Users to Receive Cross-Border Transfers From PayPal’s Xoom

PayPal’s money transfer service, Xoom, will enable Weixin Pay users to receive money directly into their Weixin Pay Wallet Balance or linked bank accounts through the partnership with Tenpay Global.

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Klarna Partners With Aritzia to Make Everyday Luxury Fashion More Accessible

Klarna brings flexible and interest-free payment options to Aritzia clients online and in select boutiques across the US and Canada.

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Mastercard to Tackle Payment Fraud in Australia With Biometrics

In Australia, card-related payment fraud neared $1 billion in 2024. Mastercard suggests biometrics and other advanced security measures will help alleviate the problem by the end of the decade.

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French Fintech Pennylane Doubles Valuation

French accounting software company Pennylane has doubled its valuation to 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) as part of a new 75 million euro financing round.

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Spreedly and EBANX to Promote Local Payments in LatAm

The open payments platform Spreedly has teamed with the payment service provider EBANX.

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Hawk Raises $56 Million to Counter Financial Crime

Hawk, a fraud and money laundering prevention provider, raised $56 million.

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Airwallex Reportedly Intends to Seek UK and US Banking Licenses

The media published information according to which Singapore-based payment startup Airwallex intends to expand into lending.

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ServiceNow to Acquire Logik.ai, Boosting CRM Capabilities

Logik.ai will enhance ServiceNow existing offering with a flexible, AI-powered CPQ platform that streamlines complex sales processes, improves customer experience, and offers smarter, end-to-end transaction management.

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Amazon Tests Third-Party Product Discovery Feature

Buy for Me service, which enables customers to buy from other brand retailer websites, is currently in the beta testing stage within the Amazon Shopping app. 

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Revolve to Add Affirm’s Pay-Over-Time Option

Fashion retailer Revolve Group will soon provide its customers in the United States with the opportunity to use the Affirm to pay over time solution.

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Plaid Raises $575 Million

The digital finance platform Plaid reported that it raised $575 million in new funding.

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Visa to Launch New Solutions

Visa unveiled three new value-added services that are designed to simplify and enhance the security of the payment acceptance process.

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Monzo Introduces Contents Insurance

A study by Monzo revealed that half of UK renters either lacked contents insurance or were unaware of its existence altogether.

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