BNPL company Zip has announced “it is in discussions” with installment payment platform Sezzle regarding a possible acquisition.
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John has been in communications since graduating from Creative Communications at Red River College Polytechnic in Winnipeg in 1992. He launched one of Canada's first digital-only local news sites called Winnipeg First in 2007, which led to digital editor postings with the Winnipeg Free Press and Edmonton Journal. In 2012 he joined Bankless Times as managing editor, later becoming president and CEO. He and the Bankless Media co-founders completed a sale and exit in August 2021.
The end of cash does not mean the end of crime. But it does mean that we have to do proper risk analysis on its replacements, whether these are going to be instant payments, digital currency or cryptocurrency (where the fraud and scams are already legion).
JPMorgan said on Tuesday it had agreed to acquire an around 49% stake in Athens-based payments fintech Viva Wallet, subject to regulatory approvals.
Lesson One: Don't be an ivory tower of digital banking tech. Lesson Two: Don't be afraid to partner with a leader instead of butting heads.
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The CEO of Caribou (formerly MotoRefi) talks auto refinance, why it has been slow to be disrupted by fintech and how that is changing
Digital banking provider Chime Financial Inc has asked Goldman Sachs Group Inc to help it with preparations for an initial public offering in New York, according to people familiar with the matter.
The opportunity to better engage customers with art, collectibles, swag, coupons, rewards, and financial products has broadened the base of social inclusion in crypto through NFTs with many new products and investments just around the corner and poised to superscale in Web3.
I’ve said for some years that digital challenger banks will not break the stranglehold of the big banks on the retail banking space. Am I wrong? According to a new report by the UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FSA), things are changing fast. Around one in 12 (8%) personal …
Bitcoin and ether are off more than 50% from their all-time highs, trading at their lowest levels since July.