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June 21, 2026 @ 8:46 am By Omar Faridi  |  

As part of a recent notable shift toward financial services, Airbnb (NASDAQ: ABNB) has quietly introduced an optional paid feature that gives travelers greater control over their bookings. Dubbed the extended cancellation option, the tool allows eligible guests to purchase / pay for the right… Read More

February 19, 2025 @ 5:10 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Daniel Gorfine, Founder & CEO, Gattaca Horizons LLC, is pleased to join J. Christopher Giancarlo and Brian Peters in co-authoring a piece in the Milken Institute Review that makes the case for payments modernization in the U.S. As noted in the paper, over the past… Read More

October 20, 2022 @ 11:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Primer, which claims to be the world’s first automation platform for payments and commerce, and Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) have announced a strategic integration that “allows merchants in markets across the globe to add crypto as a standard method of payment at checkout.” Coinbase Commerce, Coinbase’s… Read More

March 30, 2022 @ 4:14 pm By JD Alois  |  

A report from earlier today should come as no surprise as it is being predicted that Apple (NASDAQ:APPL) will move deeper into digital financial services or Fintech. According to Bloomberg, a person with knowledge of the matter said that Apple is building its own payments… Read More

June 7, 2021 @ 9:13 pm By Priyanka Pani  |  

The volume of digital transactions worldwide is likely to triple over the next decade on the back of rapid innovations in the payments sector coupled with a significant amount of digitization of the economies.  A recent study says Asia-Pacific will grow the fastest in cashless… Read More

September 23, 2020 @ 9:09 pm By JD Alois  |  

Payments tech firm FSS (Financial Software and Systems) is helping Everlink Payment Services Inc., a payments solutions working with Canadian credit unions, banks, and SMEs, modernize its card operations to support its future growth plans. According to a release, the FSS solution was chosen as… Read More

January 14, 2019 @ 1:04 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

UK-based payment terminal and payment services provider Yello announced on Monday its new Y7 terminal has received all industry approvals and certifications and is now ready for market. The company reported that the tablet-sized terminal removes long-established in-store pain barriers and represents a new generation of customer… Read More

May 9, 2017 @ 12:10 pm By JD Alois  |  

Alipay, part of internet conglomerate Alibaba (NYSE:BABA), has launched its payments platform in the US thus challenging other established players in the space such as Apple Pay. Alipay is partnering with First Data (NYSE:FDC) on the US expansion. Frank Bisignano, Chairman and CEO, First Data,… Read More