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PayPal X Innovate 2010 – Day 1
Glenbrook's Russ Jones is attending the PayPal X Platform developers conference in San Francisco. His post from Day 2 is here. The PayPal news feed was running full blast today given all the various products, initiatives, and alliances that were...
Chasing the E-Invoicing Dream: New Glenbrook Research
Companies of all sizes have adopted accounts payable (AP) automation solutions, yet recent IAPP-TAWPI and Glenbrook research reveals that e-invoicing benefits remain elusive. Semantics Electronic invoicing, or e-invoicing, means different things...
FinovateFall 2010: Wrap-up
Glenbrook's Bryan Derman is live blogging from FinovateFall 2010. This is one of several posts; you can find an index to his coverage here. First, a quick congratulations to the seven Best-in-Show winners (out of 56 presenters) from this year's...
FinovateFall 2010: Day 2 / Session 4
Glenbrook's Bryan Derman is live blogging from FinovateFall 2010. This is one of several posts; you can find an index to his coverage here. Last session -- hang with me! MoneyStrands: Nicely designed PFM system that uses aggregation It let's you...
FinovateFall 2010: Day 2 / Session 3
Glenbrook's Bryan Derman is live blogging from FinovateFall 2010. This is one of several posts; you can find an index to his coverage here. Capital Access Network: They use a "daily remittance" model for SMB lending Their underwriting product...
FinovateFall 2010: Day 2 / Session 2
Glenbrook's Bryan Derman is live blogging from FinovateFall 2010. This is one of several posts; you can find an index to his coverage here. Seeking Alpha: Site has 3.5 MM unique monthly visitors -- investors, bankers, high net worth individuals...
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PayPay Is Now Accepted in South Korea Via Ant International’s Alipay+
"Starting from late September 2025, Japan's leading cashless payment service PayPay will be accepted at over 2 million merchants across South Korea through Alipay+, a global wallet gateway service operated by Ant International. This will allow its 70 million...
UK Watchdog Investigates Global Payments’ $24 Billion Purchase of Worldpay
"Britain' Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a merger inquiry into Global Payments' $24.25 billion acquisition of Worldpay, assessing whether the deal could potentially lessen competition in UK markets. The CMA has set a deadline of November 11 to reach...
Apple Pay Adds Affirm and Klarna for In-Store Purchases
"Apple Pay users in the U.S. and UK can now use Affirm and Klarna to split in-store purchases into flexible payment plans. Until now, Apple Pay supported these services only for online and in-app checkouts. The update extends “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) options to...
RBI Fines PhonePe for Regulatory Lapses, Sends a Clear Warning to Fintechs
"The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a fine of ₹21 lakh on digital payments company PhonePe for violating norms related to prepaid payment instruments (PPIs). The penalty underscores the central bank’s tightening grip on India’s fast-expanding fintech sector....
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