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EPAM Acquires Colombian Software Firm S4N for Its Latin America Expansion
EPAM Systems, a US-based provider of digital platform engineering and development services, has acquired S4N, a Columbian software development services firm specialising in the design and development of modern software products and enterprise platforms. The move is a part of
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BBVA Mexico Joins Ant Group’s Blockchain-Based Trading Platform Trusple
BBVA has signed an agreement to integrate its cross-border payment and financing services on Trusple, a blockchain-based trading platform powered by Alibaba’s affiliate Ant Group, for greater transparency and security. Trusple aims to accelerate the digital transformation and facilitate the
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Nubank Leads US$44 Million Investment Round in Indian Neobank Jupiter
Brazilian challenger bank Nubank announced that it led a US$44 million investment round in Jupiter, an Indian digital bank which launched its beta app about a month ago. This marks the first investment that Nubank has made into another company.
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Paysafe To Acquire Peru’s PagoEfectivo
Paysafe a leading specialized payments platform, today announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PagoEfectivo, a market-leading, Peruvian alternative payments (APM) platform. For Paysafe, this latest investment is a strategic foothold in Latin America, one of the
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Neobank Mercury Bags US$120 Million, Looks To Crowdfund US$5 Million More
Mercury, a San Francisco-based fintech startup which offers banking services for startups, announced that it has raised US$120 million during its Series B funding round and is now valued at US$1.62 billion. The round was led by Coatue, with participation
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16 Upcoming Fintech Events in the US
Across the US and around the world, live events are back in full force and gathering steam. In key fintech hubs like New York and California, major trade shows and events are scheduled to take place in the coming months,
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Square Inks Deal To Acquire Australian BNPL Firm Afterpay for US$29 Billion
Digital payments company Square announced that it has agreed to acquire Australia’s Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) firm Afterpay in a in an all-stock deal worth approximately US$29 billion. The closing of the transaction is expected in the first quarter
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