Cash Discount Speculation- A Liability Shift?
In the payments space, one of the hottest topics of discussion in the first quarter of the year has been Visa’s policy changes surrounding its
April 9, 2023
Echoes of the Past – Shopify v. Amazon Elicits Memories of ‘PayPal Wars’
Back in early 2000, a nascent PayPal – pre-merger with Elon Musk’s X.com – led by two of its founders – Luke Nosek and David
September 3, 2022
Senators Put Mastercard/Visa Oligopoly on Notice
In a major headline this week, the Wall Street Journal provided the payments and financial technology sectors a heaping portion of Dodd-Frank redux, with a
July 31, 2022
Australian fintech Zeller lands $73m Series B funding
Zeller, an Australian-based fintech, recently announced a $73M funding round led by US venture capital firm Headline. Additional funding came from Australian industry superannuation fund
March 7, 2022
Block (Square) Stock Reverses Up As Earnings Top Estimates Amid Afterpay Acquisition
Financial services company, Block, the parent company of Square and Cash App, reported Q4 2021 earnings on Thursday (Feb. 24). Prior to the earnings release,
February 28, 2022
Block (NYSE: SQ) – the Cause vs. the Company
Block (NYSE: SQ) reported fiscal 2021 Q4 on Thursday afternoon. The immediate response was muted, but that quickly gave way, as the stock rocketed upwards
February 27, 2022
Credit War – Christmas Crucible 2021
Despite a recent uptick in COVID-induced lock-downs – Australia, Germany, and now South Africa with the Omicron variant – the U.S. continues to trend towards
November 27, 2021
Fintech? Good. Payments Processor? Bad.
This past Tuesday, REPAY (NASDAQ: RPAY), the integrated payments processor based in Atlanta, GA, announced its acquisition of Scottsdale, AZ-based BillingTree from Parthenon Capital for approximately $503M in stock and cash.
May 17, 2021