In today’s connected economy, Amazon Web Services (AWS) is fighting inequity in healthcare with the latest round of its AWS Healthcare Accelerator program. Also, e-commerce platform sticky.io is pairing its services with Shopify, and Stripe is introducing new tools to help businesses simplify their operations.
Amazon Web Services launches new healthcare cohort
AWS has introduced the next installment of the AWS Healthcare Accelerator cohort, this time focused on health equity. It builds on other efforts, including the AWS Health Equity Initiative, a global commitment to support innovation in this space. The two programs are part of AWS for Health, an offering of AWS services and solutions from the AWS Partner Network designed to help organizations accelerate innovation and find more personalized approaches to therapeutic development and care.
Shopify merchants can now integrate the Sticky.io subscription app with stores
sticky.io, which offers subscription management and recurring billing services, will pair its services with Shopify. The company’s new app integrates with Shopify and allows merchants to configure flexible subscription plans with customizable billing and dynamic discounting. Brands can also offer mixed-cart checkouts to allow customers to purchase a variety of subscription and retail products in the same transaction.
Stripe Apps provide a one-stop shop for users and allow developers to expand their reach
Stripe, an enterprise financial infrastructure platform, has launched Stripe Apps and the Stripe App Marketplace, providing a one-stop shop for more than 50 payment-related apps. Stripe App Marketplace includes apps from DocuSign, Dropbox, Intercom, Mailchimp, Ramp, and Xero, with apps to come. Meanwhile, with Stripe Apps, businesses can simplify operations and combine disjointed workflows.
Visa’s Cybersource joins the Spreedly payment program
Cybersource, a Visa-owned payment solution, has become a preferred partner in payment orchestration platform Spreedly’s Payment Service Provider Program. According to Spreedly, Preferred Partners work with the company to connect payment processors, merchants and merchant aggregator customers. Through application programming interfaces (`I) integration, Spreedly provides access to Cybersource’s products such as B. Fraud management, payment acceptance and security. The collaboration follows a long-standing partnership between the two organizations.
Nova Credit teams with Alloy at Inclusive Business Lending
FinTech Nova Credit is partnering with identity decision platform Alloy to help lenders make the entire lending spectrum more inclusive without increasing the risk of fraud. San Francisco-based Nova Credit helps credit-locked customers access credit and enables financial institutions (FIs) to grow their potential customer base without risk.
BNPL company Splitit extends partnership with B2B payment platform BlueSnap
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) company Splitit is expanding its partnership with payment orchestration platform BlueSnap, making BlueSnap Splitit’s preferred processing partner. The company’s goal is to bring new visibility and distribution to Splitit through the BlueSnap network of mid-market and enterprise customers. BlueSnap’s services support splitit installment payment processing wherever BlueSnap operates. BlueSnap will also act as Splitit’s preferred partner for processing installment payments for all joint and direct merchants.
Mercado Bitcoin, Stellar team in the CBDC project
Latin American exchange Mercado Bitcoin has partnered with Stellar Development Foundation (SDF) for the LIFT Challenge Real Digital, a collaborative environment hosted by the Central Bank of Brazil and the National Federation of Associations of Central Bank Servers. The project is exploring use cases for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) for the region and is expected to launch in the second half of 2022, with its first phase being piloted for a limited audience.
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NEW PYMNTS DATA: THE TRUTH ABOUT BNPL AND STORE CARDS – `RIL 2022
Above: Shoppers who have loyalty cards use them for 87% of all eligible purchases — but that doesn’t mean retailers should launch “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) options at checkout. The Truth About BNPL And Store Cards, a collaboration between PYMNTS and PayPal, surveyed 2,161 consumers to find out why providing BNPL and store cards is key to helping merchants maximize conversion.
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