Новости за 09.04.2021

Filling the void left by these major companies, culturally specific food delivery services have the opportunity to establish a following and occupy a much-desired niche in the marketplace. Quicklly, for one, fulfills several of these desires at once, delivering fresh groceries, meal kits and restaurant meals from South Asian food sellers within a 20+ mile […]

Today in B2B payments, Acuant's CFO discusses easing the back-office digitization journey, while Flo explores the small business lending bait and switch. Plus, Sokin debuts enterprise payment services, Santander plans the launch of a trade finance fund and Starling Bank collaborates on small business finance. Taking Friction out of Back-Office Digitization Sokin to Launch Enterprise […]

Dunzo, India’s Google-backed delivery startup, plans to double the amount of capital it has raised to expand across the country and become a $1 billion revenue business over the next two years, Bloomberg reported on Friday (April 9). Dunzo, which is based in Bengaluru, has reportedly raised $140 million and hopes to get another $150 […]

Eastern Bankshares, a Boston-based mutual that is the country’s largest of its kind, and Century Bancorp have entered into an agreement to merge companies, with an aggregate transaction value of $642 million, according to a press release. The transaction, which is in-market, comes after Eastern’s initial public offering (IPO), which raised around $1.7 billion in […]

Bitcoin exchange Kraken is looking at going public via a direct listing next year, CNBC reported. The recent surge in bitcoin’s value has contributed to Kraken’s plans, as the company is one of the biggest crypto exchanges and now boasts over 6 million clients, according to CNBC. CEO and Co-Founder Jesse Powell said the bitcoin […]

Elo, a Brazil-based payments firm, is planning its initial public offering (IPO) likely for the second half of 2021 and is seeking a valuation of about $7 billion, Reuters reported, citing anonymous sources. The company has picked six banks to potentially manage its IPO, the first solid sign that it is looking to move forward […]

DoorDash has launched a $12 million initiative that will earmark money for a chance for one of 10 Dashers to receive $50,000 cash, the company said in a press release on Thursday (April 8). Drivers for DoorDash, known as Dashers, will also have the opportunity to give a charity $50,000. All told, DoorDash will donate […]

United Kingdom-based global currency account provider Sokin will soon roll out its Sokin Enterprise payment platform, according to a Thursday (April 8) announcement. Sokin Enterprise lets organizations make limitless immediate payments and foreign exchange transfers for a fixed charge. The offering is set to launch on April 16. Sokin is bringing its first tranche of […]

Starling Bank will be working alongside Funding Options in order to deliver access to finance for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in the U.K., according to a UKTN report. Starling Bank is the newest member of the Funding Options lending panel, which has more than 120 members. Starling has 5 percent of the U.K. SMB […]

Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Afterpay has teamed up with payments platform Adyen to offer its installment payments to retailers around the world, according to a press release Thursday (April 8). Adyen merchants can now offer Afterpay’s pay-in-four installment service to customers in the United States, the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand. British […]

Santander’s asset management arm will be rolling out a new fund letting clients invest in trade finance receivables, Reuters reported. The fund is aimed at institutional and accredited investors, and this move will be the first one from Santander Asset Management into finance funds, according to Reuters. The fund will primarily serve as a way […]

Refinitiv, the data and trading provider owned by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), suffered a five-hour outage on Thursday (April 8) that took some of its popular services offline, Financial Times reported. Some of its 400,000 global users worldwide felt the brunt of the outrage. Problems with Refinitiv’s services started in the early morning and […]

Luxury beauty retailer Bluemercury has partnered with buy now, pay later (BNPL) firm Klarna to offer its flexible installment payments in-store and online, Klarna announced on Wednesday (Apr. 7) in a press release. Shoppers can choose to pay with Klarna at one of Bluemercury’s 183 stores across the U.S. or online by downloading the Klarna […]

In today’s top payments news around the world, Grab is rolling out the GrabForGood Fund, while the International Air Transport Association (IATA) reported that the trend of low air passenger traffic continued in February. Plus, Visa has processed 1 billion additional contactless payments in Europe after the transaction limit was increased in countries on the […]

Two brick-and-mortar Amazon grocery stores are near opening in the Washington, D.C. region. The retailer unveiled plans to bring part-time and full-time workers onboard at the locations, WTOP reported. One location is close to opening in the Franconia area of suburban Virginia, while another store is near opening in the Logan Circle area of the […]