BUSINESS COMBINATIONS - Schedule of Business Acquisitions (Details) - Dosh Holdings, Inc. - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 05, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash paid to common and preferred stockholders, warrant holders and vested option holders	$ 136,164
Cash paid to extinguish acquiree debt	16,574
Cash paid to settle pre-acquisition liabilities and acquiree deal-related costs	3,218
Total purchase consideration	276,903
Common Stock
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of common stock transferred	117,354
Equity Option
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Fair value of assumed options attributable to pre-combination service	$ 3,593	$ 7,600

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