Weekly review: 12 financial news releases worth reading

PayPal launches peer-to-peer payment links and plans to integrate cryptocurrencies into its apps; MoneyGram launches a cross-border financial app based on stablecoins in Colombia. Xplor Technologies merged with Clubessential to form a global software and payment platform that processes $47 billion a year. Strive announced a Bitcoin-centric board and strategy; Polymarket has partnered with Chainlink to improve the accuracy of forecasting markets. Key survey results show that 31% of parents report their children overspending in the digital sector; a KeyBank survey shows that inflation is the most concerned issue for 50% of small business owners.