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JotForm Partners PayPal to Expand Payment Options

June 15 2020

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• PayPal
• Remote Commerce

“JotForm, an online form building software, has entered into a partnership with PayPal Commerce Platform to expand payment options. The partnership will integrate the JotForm platform with PayPal to expedite payments for users purchasing through a payment form. The move is expected to benefit several businesses such as online portals, NGOs, schools and municipalities. JotForm […]

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Apple says its App Store facilitated $519B in commerce in 2019

June 16 2020

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• Apple
• Remote Commerce

“Amid increasing antitrust scrutiny by U.S. regulators, Apple announced an update on its App Store ecosystem. While the company normally shares some App Store metrics during its WWDC keynote, it’s today detailing the results of a new study that claims the App Store ecosystem facilitated half a trillion ($519 billion) in billings and sales globally […]

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Deals

TransferGo raises $10M additional funding, launches in 11 new markets

June 16 2020

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• P2P
• Remittances

“TransferGo , the London-based international money transfer service, has raised another $10 million in funding, as it discloses that its customers numbers has surpassed two million. The round was co-led by Seventure, and Vostok Emerging finance, with follow-on funding from Hard Yaka, Revo Capital, and Bootstrap Europe. The startup is also announcing it has launched […]

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How Stripe, CNBC’s No. 1 Disruptor 50 Company, Helped Keep the U.S. Economy Afloat During Pandemic

June 16 2020

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• Remote Commerce
• Stripe

“The Covid pandemic has upended the world’s economy. But for Stripe and the digital economy, the virus was somewhat of an opportunity: Shelter-in-place and social distancing measures sparked a shift to online commerce that otherwise would have taken years.”

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Adyen Adds Amazon Pay to Its Offering

June 16 2020

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• Adyen
• Remote Commerce

“Dutch-based online payments firm Adyen on Tuesday said it had added Amazon Pay to its range of payment options available for customers. Adyen, which handles the online payments backend for Facebook and Uber, said it would support Amazon Pay in countries such as the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, France, Italy and Spain.”

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Walmart Expands Its eCommerce Marketplace to More Small Businesses

June 15 2020

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• Remote Commerce

“For years, building an eCommerce Marketplace customers trust has been a priority for our business. That’s why we are joining forces with Shopify, an all-in-one commerce platform used by more than 1 million businesses, to open the Walmart Marketplace to their sellers. As our CEO Doug McMillon recently said, competition is good in the retail […]

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Visa Partners to Launch Payments on WhatsApp in Brazil

June 15 2020

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• Facebook
• Mobile Payments
• P2P
• Visa

“Visa Inc. today announced that it is working with Facebook to help power the new payments feature on WhatsApp in Brazil. With the addition of Visa’s trusted payment technology, WhatsApp users will now be able to swiftly and securely send and receive money to family and friends, and to make purchases from small businesses on […]

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Mastercard Partners With Facebook to Enable Brazilians to Send and Receive Money Using WhatsApp

June 15 2020

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• Facebook
• Mastercard
• Mobile Payments
• P2P

“Today, Mastercard announced the extension of its partnership with Facebook to offer a new and innovative way for Brazilians to send and receive money from friends and family on the WhatsApp application. Mastercard cardholders banking with Nubank and Sicredi are among the first in Brazil to experience payments on WhatsApp. Additional banking partners are expected […]

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RentMoola Joins Forces With Fintech Giant PayPal To Disrupt The Rental Industry

June 17 2020

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• Bill Payment
• PayPal

“Furthering its mission to empower individuals to take control over their finances, RentMoola Payment Solutions Inc. (RentMoola) is pleased to announce its new strategic alliance with PayPal Holdings Inc. The collaboration is born out of the mutual goal of addressing financial inequality made more pronounced by the current COVID-19 crisis. There has always been a […]

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Welcoming the Verse Team to Cash App

June 15 2020

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• P2P
• Square

“We’ve acquired Verse , a Spanish P2P payments app that allows customers to send and receive payments from friends and family instantly, safely, and free of charge. We were drawn to Verse’s strong team, and they share a similar approach to us around inventing and learning to better serve customers. Verse will join the Cash […]