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Apple Trumps PayPal and Square; Stripe is Justified: 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.

Q2 Earnings Show Strong Momentum for Major PFs: PayPal, Square, Shopify and Blackbaud

Second quarter for this year has seen lots of acquisitions and partnerships for some of the major PF brands, as well as strong momentum to kick off the back half of the year. And while the payments ecosystem continues to evolve at a rapid pace, these publicly traded PFs seem to be thriving.

Stripe Targets the Middle Man With Stripe Issuing

With so many online apps touting convenience as a benefit driver, one merely has to unlock their home screen to have their favorite restaurant deliver food right to their doorstep. And this is just the type of business model that Stripe is targeting with Stripe Issuing.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

PaymentFacilitator Launching New India Site

As we’ve often noted in PaymentFacilitator, India is on track to become a global leader in digital payments.
So, to better enable us to take our readers where the opportunity is, we’re launching a new sister site: PaymentFacilitator.in.

PayPal Buying Binge Supports Marketplace Payments with Hyperwallet Acquisition

PayPal is still on a buying binge, with two more companies added to its slate of acquisitions last week. The first was Hyperwallet, which the company said improves its ability to serve ecommerce platforms and marketplaces, a global market it called a “tremendous opportunity.”