“Founded by entrepreneur Max Levchin, the company announced the launch of a retail discovery tool that shows consumers where to use Affirm. Additionally, existing Affirm customers will be shown individually tailored offers at select merchants most relevant to their shopping habits...
“Poynt today announced a $100 million Series C raise, including strategic partners Elavon and National Australia Bank (NAB). With this investment, the company will expand into new markets across Asia, Europe and South America, grow its talent base, and invest in product and partner...
“American Express just became the first US credit card company to get the green light to start building its own payments network in China. The company said Friday that the Chinese central bank has given it preliminary approval to handle payments in yuan. AmEx (AXP) can now start...
“Alipay, the payments app operated by Alibaba affiliate Ant Financial, has struck a partnership with UEFA, Europe’s soccer governing body, the two firms announced Friday. The eight-year deal will see Alipay accepted at venues where UEFA-sanctioned soccer matches and tournaments are...
“The payments company beat analysts’ estimates for earnings and revenue in its third-quarter report Wednesday. Square missed Wall Street’s expectations for fourth-quarter earnings guidance. San Francisco-based Square, run by Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, is well-known in the payments...
