Electronic funds transfer

Skrill USA Launches Skrill Virtual Visa® Prepaid Card in US

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Thursday, May 20, 2021
Data management, Other Retail, Banking, Online Retail, Technology, Professional services, Small business, Retail, Software, Mobile, Wireless, Finance, Payment systems, Digital currencies, Money, Finance, Electronic funds transfer, Online gambling, Foreign exchange companies, Skrill, Debit cards, Paysafe, Visa Inc., XC2, Data management, Other Retail, Banking, Online Retail, Technology, Professional services, Small business, Retail, Software, Mobile, Wireless, Finance, Payment systems, Money, Finance, Digital currencies, Credit cards, Electronic funds transfer, Online gambling, Skrill, Paysafe, XC2, Visa Inc., Elo, Skrill USA, Inc., Paysafe Limited, SKRILL USA, INC., PAYSAFE LIMITED

b'Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading specialized payments platform, today announced that the Skrill USA digital wallet has unveiled a virtual version of its existing Skrill Visa\xc2\xae Prepaid Card.

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  • b'Paysafe (NYSE: PSFE), a leading specialized payments platform, today announced that the Skrill USA digital wallet has unveiled a virtual version of its existing Skrill Visa\xc2\xae Prepaid Card.
  • Similarly, unlike a physical card, which can be mislaid or lost requiring replacement delays, the Skrill Virtual Visa\xc2\xae Prepaid Card remains constantly accessible until customers choose to lock or deactivate it, which can be done within seconds.\nWhile a customer incurs no transaction fees when shopping online using the Skrill Virtual Visa\xc2\xae Prepaid Card, they do earn points for each payment under the Skrill Knect loyalty program .
  • Points are redeemable for cash above the 5,000 Knect-point threshold as well as other rewards.\nThe launch of the virtual Skrill Virtual Visa\xc2\xae Prepaid Card is just Skrill USA\xe2\x80\x99s latest move to strengthen its solution for American consumers.
  • Further information is available at www.paysafe.com .\n1 Issuer statement: The Skrill Visa\xc2\xae Prepaid Card is issued by Community Federal Savings Bank, member FDIC, pursuant to a license from Visa U.S.A. Inc.\n2 The virtual Skrill Visa\xc2\xae Prepaid Card launch is a phased roll-out, with the online/web version of the product available immediately.

Cloud Nine Strengthens Advisory Board with the Addition of former Executive of PayPal Asia & CEO of GLOCONTECH

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Tuesday, May 18, 2021
Payment systems, Financial technology, Cryptocurrencies, Electronic funds transfer, PayPal, Cashless society, Peer-to-peer, Cloud computing

\xe2\x80\x9dRichard and Eric are a brilliant addition to our team to help position Cloud Nine in the lead to capitalize on the growing demand for innovative payment solutions.\xe2\x80\x9d\nRichard Oh, a former executive at PayPal Asia, spent over 18 years establishing PayPal\xe2\x80\x99s payment network around the world, including Latin America, Africa and Asia.

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  • \xe2\x80\x9dRichard and Eric are a brilliant addition to our team to help position Cloud Nine in the lead to capitalize on the growing demand for innovative payment solutions.\xe2\x80\x9d\nRichard Oh, a former executive at PayPal Asia, spent over 18 years establishing PayPal\xe2\x80\x99s payment network around the world, including Latin America, Africa and Asia.
  • He is a network, database design engineer, and project manager, currently running IT platform consulting firms, including payment, finance and media industries.
  • Cloud Nine\xe2\x80\x99s mission is to fuel innovation and make the future more accessible by powering the launch and growth of future tech companies.
  • Web 3.0 enables a future where decentralized users and machines are able to interact with data, value and other counterparties via a substrate of peer-to-peer networks without the need for third parties.\n'

PayPal Accelerates Its Digital Transformation with Google Cloud to Support Customer Needs During Pandemic--and Beyond

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Companies, Computing, Technology, Cloud infrastructure, Electronic funds transfer, Elon Musk, PayPal, Cloud computing, Google, UST

b'SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud and PayPal today announced they are deepening their relationship to further accelerate PayPal\'s digital transformation and evolving customer needs.

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  • b'SUNNYVALE, Calif. and SAN JOSE, Calif., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Google Cloud and PayPal today announced they are deepening their relationship to further accelerate PayPal\'s digital transformation and evolving customer needs.
  • As a major step forward in its hybrid cloud strategy, PayPal is moving more of its core infrastructure and workloads to Google Cloud.
  • "As a part of our strategic partnership, we\'re working side-by-side with Google Cloud to scale and secure our infrastructure for the future.
  • As a result, payments providers have been in high demand, " said Derek White, vice president of Global Financial Services, Google Cloud.

Thryv Launches Free ThryvPay App to Help Service-Based Small Businesses Save Money on Payments

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Thursday, May 13, 2021
Payment systems, Mobile payments, Online payments, Articles, Financial services, Financial law, Payment, PayMe, Electronic funds transfer, Automated Clearing House, PayAnywhere

With the ThryvPay app, businesses can accept all major credit cards as well as ACH payments.

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  • With the ThryvPay app, businesses can accept all major credit cards as well as ACH payments.
  • The ACH options are ideal for large-ticket invoices since fees max out at just $9 per transaction.
  • Additionally, ThryvPay includes an optional integration with Plaid, free of charge, that helps everyday small business owners know that funds are available for ACH payments, at the time of payment.\nOrganize and manage service-based payments.
  • App users can easily create, save and manage their paid services and schedule one-time, recurring or custom payment plans.\nGenerate more revenue and increase profits.

Arkose Labs Raises $70 Million Led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2 to Bankrupt the Business of Fraud

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Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Companies, Payment systems, Computing, EBay, Electronic funds transfer, Elon Musk, PayPal, Intel X99, Arkose, Dropbox, SoftBank Group, Internet fraud

Arkose Labs protects digital businesses worldwide and is trusted by global brands including Electronic Arts, Dropbox, Microsoft, PayPal, and Sony Interactive Entertainment.\n\xe2\x80\x9cAs more companies conduct business online, they become more vulnerable to online fraud.

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  • Arkose Labs protects digital businesses worldwide and is trusted by global brands including Electronic Arts, Dropbox, Microsoft, PayPal, and Sony Interactive Entertainment.\n\xe2\x80\x9cAs more companies conduct business online, they become more vulnerable to online fraud.
  • We believe Arkose Labs has cracked the code in fighting cybercrime, by making it financially non-viable for criminals,\xe2\x80\x9d said Nagraj Kashyap, managing partner at SoftBank Investment Advisers.
  • \xe2\x80\x9cLast year Arkose Labs analyzed more than 15 billion online sessions, stopping 4.6 billion attacks and wasting 40 million hours of fraudsters\xe2\x80\x99 time.
  • Arkose Labs is based in San Francisco, Calif., with offices in Brisbane, Australia and London, UK.

Bill.com to Acquire Divvy, a Leader in Spend Management for SMBs

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Other Professional Services, Software, Finance, Data management, Accounting, Professional services, Technology, Other Technology, Bill.com, Electronic funds transfer, Companies, Bill.com, Divvy, BILL.COM, DIVVY

Divvy is a leader in spend management that modernizes finance for business by combining expense management software and smart corporate cards into a single platform.\nThe acquisition supports Bill.com\xe2\x80\x99s mission and enhances our ability to deliver value to the combined customer base.

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  • Divvy is a leader in spend management that modernizes finance for business by combining expense management software and smart corporate cards into a single platform.\nThe acquisition supports Bill.com\xe2\x80\x99s mission and enhances our ability to deliver value to the combined customer base.
  • Our expanded platform will provide more automation and real-time information to SMBs, enabling them to make more informed decisions,\xe2\x80\x9d said Ren\xc3\xa9 Lacerte, Bill.com CEO and Founder.
  • We have a shared passion for helping SMBs succeed and both companies are driving our customers\xe2\x80\x99 digital transformations.
  • Together, we can further empower SMBs to transition quickly and easily.\xe2\x80\x9d\nThe combination will expand the market opportunity for both companies.

QIWI to Announce First Quarter 2021 Financial Results on May 20, 2021

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Thursday, May 6, 2021
Telecommunications, Electronic funds transfer, Qiwi, Area code 246, Conference call

b'NICOSIA, Cyprus, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIWI plc, (NASDAQ: QIWI) (MOEX: QIWI) (\xe2\x80\x9cQIWI\xe2\x80\x9d or the \xe2\x80\x9cCompany\xe2\x80\x9d) today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.

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  • b'NICOSIA, Cyprus, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QIWI plc, (NASDAQ: QIWI) (MOEX: QIWI) (\xe2\x80\x9cQIWI\xe2\x80\x9d or the \xe2\x80\x9cCompany\xe2\x80\x9d) today announced that it will host a conference call and webcast on Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 8:30 a.m.
  • ET to review first quarter 2021 financial results.
  • A press release with first quarter 2021 financial results will be issued before the market opens on Thursday, May 20, 2021.\nThe conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing +1 (877) 407-3982 or for international callers by dialing +1 (201) 493-6780.
  • ET and can be accessed by dialing +1 (844) 512-2921 or +1 (412) 317-6671 for international callers; the pin number is 13719425.

StarTree Secures $24 Million Funding to Commercialize “Blazing Fast” Analytics Platform Used by LinkedIn and Uber

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Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Free software, Software, Electronic funds transfer, JPMorgan Chase, WePay, Uber, LinkedIn, Apache HTTP Server, Companies

StarTree was founded by Apache Pinot\xe2\x80\x99s creators, who built and operated the real-time analytics platform at LinkedIn and Uber.

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  • StarTree was founded by Apache Pinot\xe2\x80\x99s creators, who built and operated the real-time analytics platform at LinkedIn and Uber.
  • Apache Pinot has now been proven at scale by LinkedIn, Stripe, Uber, Walmart, Weibo, WePay and many others.
  • Our research has shown that Apache Pinot is the highest performance real-time analytics platform in the market, putting StarTree in the unique position to democratize data for all users.
  • We\xe2\x80\x99re excited to back this incredible team.\xe2\x80\x9d\nStarTree\xe2\x80\x99s investors believe that user-facing analytics will grow into a multi-billion dollar market opportunity.

GenXP Levels-Up the Leading Virtual B2B Games Event

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Monday, May 3, 2021
Electronic funds transfer, Xsolla, Companies, Razer Inc., Industry economics), Service industries

This virtual event will enable game developers to unite, connect, learn & share their unique game development experiences.\nWe\'ve partnered with Xsolla to bring our scalable, accessible and inclusive virtual events and selling platform to Game Carnival, which is looking to improve upon the virtual events footprint established in 2020.

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  • This virtual event will enable game developers to unite, connect, learn & share their unique game development experiences.\nWe\'ve partnered with Xsolla to bring our scalable, accessible and inclusive virtual events and selling platform to Game Carnival, which is looking to improve upon the virtual events footprint established in 2020.
  • Additional support for this event is being provided by Razer, Sega and many other leading companies that see the value that immersive true to form virtual events can provide.\n"It has been a pleasure to work alongside Xsolla to reboot theGame Carnival Experience and deliver a next level immersive event to the video game industry community," said Vince McMullin, CEO of GenXP.
  • "\nAttendees at this event can look forward to being able to schedule private meetings or enter private meeting spaces on demand, from within the event.
  • Based out of New Brunswick, Canada, GenXP leverages these technologies to generate custom virtual experiences for the new [not] normal, and beyond.

Xsolla’s Celebrated Virtual Video Game Industry Event, Game Carnival, Returns May 11-12, 2021

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Monday, May 3, 2021
Technology, Electronic Games, Entertainment, Online, Software, Events, Concerts, General Entertainment, Internet, Hardware, Consumer electronics, Video games, Windows games, Electronic funds transfer, Xsolla, Second Life, Virtual event, PlayStation Home, Xsolla, GenXP, XSOLLA, GENXP

The innovative virtual game industry event that hosted thousands of attendees, 220+ exhibitors, and 5000+ meetings in 2020 will have a new immersive experience, updated networking features, two speaking stages with dozens of industry experts, and 1-on-1 private meeting spaces.

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  • The innovative virtual game industry event that hosted thousands of attendees, 220+ exhibitors, and 5000+ meetings in 2020 will have a new immersive experience, updated networking features, two speaking stages with dozens of industry experts, and 1-on-1 private meeting spaces.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210503005347/en/\n\xe2\x80\x9cXsolla supports digital events, such as Game Carnival, as part of our ongoing commitment to help game developers connect, learn and share with fellow industry professionals,\xe2\x80\x9d said Chris Hewish, President of Xsolla.
  • The immersive experience offers a range of features to facilitate education and industry networking, including:\nDrop in and out of private meeting spaces either scheduled or on-demand.
  • Our virtual event platform and services empower our clients to engage their audiences, fans, colleagues, and customers in virtually limitless ways.