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French Unicorn Qonto Buys German Competitor Penta

Qonto, an online payment solution targeted at freelancers and SMEs, has announced its intention to acquire German fintech, Penta. The deal is expected to close within the next few weeks.

Qonto aims to combine its wider reach and core banking system with Penta’s knowledge of the German market. Both companies have ambitions to create higher-value products for their users and expand their markets.

Friday, July 22, 2022 - 11:23
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PayMate B2B Customers to Make Utility Bill Payments Using Visa Commercial Credit Cards

PayMate India Limited (“PayMate”), a leading B2B payments and services provider that digitizes, automates, and streamlines business-to-business (B2B) payments in supply chains, has integrated the capability to make utility bill payments using commercial credit cards as a new feature on its platform.

Friday, July 22, 2022 - 11:09
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Insurtechs Slash Budgets and Headcount as Economic Uncertainty Escalates

The insurtechs Next and Thimble recently announced layoffs of part of their workforces, stating that the need to focus on profitability drove their decisions, per the Insurance Journal. Next CEO and co-founder Gary Goldstein also cited worsening economic conditions as a contributing factor to his firm’s reduction in force.

Friday, July 22, 2022 - 11:01
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YouHodler Makes “DeFi For Everyone” With New Yield Generation Product

Dual currency investment products are not new. They are commonly seen in traditional investment services combining financial instruments like derivatives and non-derivatives. However, the Europe-based FinTech platform YouHodler is taking an old wealth generation approach and reimagining it for the burgeoning industry of cryptocurrency. 

Friday, July 22, 2022 - 10:44
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Mastercard Appoints Vivian Zhou as Corporate Treasurer

Mastercard today named Vivian Zhou as Corporate Treasurer, effective August 15, 2022. She succeeds Alfred Kibe, who will assume the role of CFO of Mastercard's North America region.

Friday, July 22, 2022 - 10:40
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Vantage Launches UK Social Trading Platform to Build Synergies Between Pro and Amateur Traders

Vantage, the multi-asset trading platform for retail and professional traders, today announces the launch of i

Friday, July 22, 2022 - 10:29
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OutSystems Joins SAP® PartnerEdge® Program to Support SAP S/4HANA® Migration

OutSystems, a global leader in high-performance application development, today announced it has become an official member of the SAP® PartnerEdge® program, with a Build focus, underscoring its commitment to providing high-value low-code to businesses using SAP® solutions.

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 16:44
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ACI Worldwide and IR Partnership Unlocks Insights Through Real-Time Enterprise Transaction Monitoring

ACI Worldwide, the global leader in mission-critical, real-time payments software, today announced that IR, a leading global provider of performance management and analytics for payment ecosystems, has extended

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 15:52
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Fintech Festival India - Mega Event - Day 2

FinTech Festival India, the country’s biggest FinTech event is being held between July 20 and 22 at Pragati Maidan, Delhi, organised by Constellar and supported by Niti Aayog and six central government ministries.

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 14:32
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SumUp Launches Magic Pay for the Hospitality Sector

SumUp, the financial partner for over 4 million small businesses worldwide, today announced the launch of SumUp Magic Pay, a QR code payment solution for the hospitality sector.

Thursday, July 21, 2022 - 14:24
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