PayPal Makes a Grab for Marketplace Payments with Hyperwallet Acquisition
PayPal made a strong move into the group payments space with the announcement it will purchase Hyperwallet for $400 million. ...
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Venmo Announces It Will Remove Payment Functionality from Website
Social payments platform Venmo is phasing out certain functionality on its website, venmo.com, including allowing people to make payments there. ...
Despite the Hoopla, Most Fintech-ers Think U.S. Will Never Become Cashless
PREMIUM -- Digital payments are on the rise across the globe. In the U.S., the world’s largest economy, the use of ...
Small Banks Focus Their Innovation Efforts on Payments
PREMIUM — With recent developments in the payments ecosystem like PayPal’s $2.2 billion acquisition of iZettle, or Adyen’s IPO announcement, ...
Top 3 Fintech Trends in May
A lot happened in the digital banking world this month, from major events in the payments worlds like PayPal acquiring ...
PayPal’s Platform Strategy Brings It Closer to Banking Services
PayPal wants to be the world’s largest open payments platform, according to CEO Dan Schulman. At the heart of this ...
Payments Competition Heats Up as Adyen Confirms IPO
The payments technology space just keeps getting hotter. Last week, U.S. payments business PayPal bought iZettle, while today Dutch payments ...
PayPal Steps Up Offline Retail Presence with iZettle Announcement
PayPal’s $2.2 billion acquisition of Swedish small business commerce platform iZettle will boost its presence in 12 markets across European ...
Why Visa and Mastercard Are Coming Together to Support Single Checkout Button for E-Commerce
Mastercard and Visa are B2B firms with a B2B2C mindset, according to Mastercard CEO Ajay Banga. The two rivals announced ...
Expectations Low for Facebook’s Blockchain Initiative
Long-time fintech analysts have low expectations for Facebook's newly unveiled blockchain initiative to be headed by PayPal's former president. Further, ...
