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PF PayU Beefing up Cross-Border Payments with Acquisition

Citing enormous opportunity in cross-border payments, payments provider PayU announced this week that it plans to acquire Israeli technology provider ZOOZ.

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Walmart and Amazon Competition Intensifies; Third Point Acquires Stake in PayPal: News Roundup

PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.

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How Scary is Becoming a PF, Really? Expert Perspectives on Risk

For software vendors and others considering becoming payment facilitators, risk is understandably a top concern. So, for our ongoing series about the factors that go into deciding whether to become a PF, we ask experts a fundamental pair of questions: where does the risk come from, and how bad is it?

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PayPal Leads PPRO Investment

Cross-border e-payments specialist PPRO announced an investment this week from PayPal. The leading payments provider led the $50 million funding round with participation from Citi Ventures and HPE Growth Capital.

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3 Best Practices for Sub-merchant Underwriting

Combining payment acceptance with your offerings leads to a more streamlined submerchant account enrollment and onboarding process. While the revenue potential for this model is great, so is the level of responsibility. Here are three best practices for submerchant underwriting to help you along the way.

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Klarna Launches Payment Card; Shopify and Google Target Retail Storefronts: News Roundup

PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.

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Grab Empowers Small and Micro Businesses with New Open Platform

Singapore’s Grab is continuing its push to be central to the lives of Southeast Asians.

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Mastercard Launches Digital Campaign in India’s Tier 2 and 3 Market Sectors

Mastercard has partnered with Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) to raise digital awareness via WhatsApp in India’s tier 2 and 3 cities.

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Square Pulls Banking Application – For Now

The road to a banking license isn’t completely smooth for fintech companies, even if you’re Square. The leading payments provider and payment facilitator last week confirmed reports that it had temporarily withdrawn its application to the FDIC for an industrial loan company license but plans to refile

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PayPal Targets $3 Billion Annually in M&A; Acquisitions in Global Payments Space Skyrocket: News Roundup

PaymentFacilitator’s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week’s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.

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