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It's late in the game to get involved in cannabis payments, which is why Golden Ark is looking past physical dispensaries to stake its claim in the virtual world.

Pay Monthly loans will have payment plans of up to 24 months, enabling consumers to make larger purchases and repay over a longer period of time than the standard four months.

A partnership with Marqeta gives the remittance provider the online banking tools necessary to better compete in Europe, where digital money movement is in demand.

Drought, inflation and the lingering effects of the pandemic are making it harder for farms to make ends meet. Many are shifting to a direct-to-consumer model that relies heavily on digital payments and banking.

The card network's corner of Decentraland will host LGBTQ thought leaders and artists, and provide a way for visitors to connect with one another.

The bank is using a recent fintech acquisition to embed its services in merchant categories like health care and philanthropy, which have typically lagged in the move to digital commerce.

An early bank entrant to the BNPL space, Citizens Financial Group argues that other lenders are taking on too much risk by expanding into everyday spending categories.

The boost in the transfer ceiling — to $1 million from $100,000 — is opening new use cases for firms such as Dwolla that connect to the transaction rail.

The Columbus, Ohio-based bank will incorporate corporate and customer-facing digital tools it obtained by acquiring fintech Digital Payments Torana in May.

Consumers share loads of personal information online that scammers can use to break into their bank accounts. But Royal Bank of Canada is betting that users will still keep their PIN codes secure.