financial services

8fig Raises $140M to Support Online Sellers with Funding, Financial Management Tools

8fig, a funding and management platform for ecommerce businesses, has closed a $140 million Series B funding round, bringing its total funding…

Walgreens Moves Into Financial Services With Credit Card Launch

In partnership with Synchrony and Mastercard, Walgreens is expanding its financial services offerings. By the second half of 2021, Walgreens will launch…

SmarterHQ Raises $13 Million To Expand Into New Verticals

SmarterHQ, maker of a customer personalization engine, has secured $13 million in funding. Spring Lake Equity led the round with additional participation…

Biometrics Provider Secures $3 Million In Funding

Security solution provider HYPR has raised $3 million to accelerate enterprise deployment of its biometric authentication suite. The decentralized security solution verifies…

American Express Named Top Finance Brand For Mobile Experiences

American Express was voted the best financial services brand for mobile experiences, according to Future of Finance, a report from digital experience…

Chumbak, Shop Direct Sign Cloud Deal With IBM

Chumbak, a lifestyle product retailer which operates more than 40 stores across India and online, has chosen IBM Cloud to improve management…

Financial Services Alum Joins First Data As CIO

Payment technology and solution provider First Data has hired former Citigroup and Bank of America executive Christopher Augustin as Chief Information Officer…

Almost 50% Of Emails Are Opened On Mobile Devices, But Desktop Still Prevails

Consumers open nearly half of all emails on a mobile device, according to a report recently released by email marketing platform provider…

Improving Teamwork With Social Tools

As many as 40% of employees believe social tools help foster better teamwork, according to a recent survey conducted for Microsoft Corp….

Walmart Introduces Reloadable Prepaid Card Service

Walmart is launching an affordable and convenient way for customers to load money onto individually branded prepaid cards such as Account Now,…

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