Point-of-sale lender Sunbit raises $26m in second fundraise
Sunbit, a point-of-sale lender that focuses on critical emergency services like auto repairs and dental work, has raised $26 million...
Payments
Amazon launches secured card for underbanked customers
Amazon has added a secured credit card to its suite of financial services offerings today, the latest effort to entice...
Mastercard to debut one-click checkout for online purchases
Taking a page from Amazon Pay, Mastercard is working with tech company EMVCo to create a one-click checkout experience for...
Australian point-of-sale lender Afterpay guns for U.S. market
Point-of-sale lender Afterpay reports it has 1.5 million U.S.customers, a milestone it's achieved by embedding itself into the payment platforms...
Western Union taps Visa Direct to boost cross-border transfers
Global money transfer firm Western Union will implement Visa’s real-time push payments platform, Visa Direct, in an effort to speed...
PayPal enhances payments capabilities for e-commerce marketplaces
As Amazon grows the reach of its digital payments tool Amazon Pay, PayPal is ramping up its feature set for...
U.S. Bank’s Dominic Venturo to speak at Bank Innovation Build 2019
Dominic Venturo, executive vice president and chief innovation officer at U.S. Bank, will participate in a fireside chat at Bank...
Startup Brex is raising money at a valuation above $2 billion
Just two years after it was founded, Brex Inc. is close to securing new funding at a valuation north of...
Japanese payment app PayPay targets rural areas where cash is king
Japanese mobile payment app PayPay is embedding itself in rural areas to gain market share in a country where cash...
Debt mgmt app Tally launches rewards-based savings
Tally, an automated debt management app that consolidates and pays down customers' debts, is adding savings to its personal finance...
