Google Pay Users In Brazil Can Now Pay With Debit Cards

Google Pay Users In Brazil Can Now Pay With Debit Cards
Google Pay Users In Brazil Can Now Pay With Debit Cards
October 14, 2019  |  Google

In an effort to grow usage of its Android smartphones in Brazil, Google has introduced a debit card payment program through Google Pay. Get the...

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UK Contactless Payments Grow 18 Pct. YOY
UK Contactless Payments Grow 18 Pct. YOY
October 14, 2019  |  Payment Methods

New data from U.K. Finance shows that contactless payments in the country continue to grow. In fact, almost 50 percent of all debit card payments...

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Top News In Payments: Google Play Bans High-Interest Loan Services; Thoma Bravo To Buy Sophos
Top News In Payments: Google Play Bans High-Interest Loan Services; Thoma Bravo To Buy Sophos
October 14, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Google has reportedly prohibited high-interest consumer loan services from its Google Play store. Also, British cybersecurity software company Sophos is being...

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Mastercard, Curb Launch Donation Campaign For American Cancer Society
Mastercard, Curb Launch Donation Campaign For American Cancer Society
October 14, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Mastercard is teaming with the taxi ride-hailing app Curb to help the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program, which provides free rides to patients...

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Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals
Paytm Poised To Raise $2B To Counter Rivals
October 14, 2019  |  Investments

India payment service Paytm has almost closed a deal to get $2 billion in a new financing round in preparation for competition with a slew...

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Bankrupt Barneys Gets Nearly $270M Offer From Saks, Authentic Brands
Bankrupt Barneys Gets Nearly $270M Offer From Saks, Authentic Brands
October 14, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

As Barneys New York wades through bankruptcy, Saks Fifth Avenue and Authentic Brands have partnered to bid almost $270 million to buy the luxury specialty...

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How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy’s Success
How Crowds Can Drive Digital Economy’s Success
October 14, 2019  |  Innovation

As the digital economy grows,  you can bet that crowdsourcing will become an even bigger part of innovation and disruption, along with hiring and investment...

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Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
Booking Holdings Is Latest Backer To Bail On Libra
October 14, 2019  |  Facebook

Online travel firm Booking Holdings is the latest Libra Association member to jump ship on the cryptocurrency project proposed by Facebook, Bloomberg reported on Monday...

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Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
Treasury Secretary: Libra Isn’t Ready For Release
October 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

Following the news that several more companies had left Facebook’s Libra project, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, said on Monday (Oct. 14) that...

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