Today In Payments: Visa Transaction Volumes Take Coronavirus Hit; Kabbage Furloughs Workers
Today In Payments: Visa Transaction Volumes Take Coronavirus Hit; Kabbage Furloughs Workers
March 31, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, Visa said transaction volumes have severely decreased due to social distancing coronavirus protocols, and small business lender Kabbage will furlough...

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PayPal Relaxes Fees, Response Rules For Merchants
PayPal Relaxes Fees, Response Rules For Merchants
March 31, 2020  |  Coronavirus

PayPal is relaxing some of its payment fees for small businesses due to the COVID-19 crisis – including allowing customers to defer repayments on business...

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China’s Purchasing Managers Index Rallies Amid Relaxed Controls
China’s Purchasing Managers Index Rallies Amid Relaxed Controls
March 31, 2020  |  International

As government bodies have eased controls to combat disease and let manufacturing facilities open again, manufacturing in China bounced back in March. The purchasing managers’...

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London’s Monzo CEO To Forgo Salary As Workers Face Furlough
London’s Monzo CEO To Forgo Salary As Workers Face Furlough
March 31, 2020  |  Coronavirus

The 34-year-old top executive of digital bank Monzo will give up his salary for a year, while senior staffers take a 25 percent pay cut....

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Marriott Data Breach Exposed Data Of 5.2M Guests
Marriott Data Breach Exposed Data Of 5.2M Guests
March 31, 2020  |  Safety and Security

Marriott International experienced a massive data breach in an “incident” that involved a property system. The hotel firm said in a notice that it “at...

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CoinEx Teams With Simplex For Credit Card-Enabled Crypto Buys
CoinEx Teams With Simplex For Credit Card-Enabled Crypto Buys
March 31, 2020  |  Cryptocurrency

Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx is partnering with fiat infrastructure provider Simplex to make it easier for investors to purchase cryptocurrency, the companies said in a...

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Walgreens Teams With Postmates For Expanded Delivery
Walgreens Teams With Postmates For Expanded Delivery
March 31, 2020  |  Delivery

As the need for home delivery escalates in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Walgreens and Postmates have teamed up to offer expanded services to...

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Automakers Push Payments Off 120 Days To Jump Start New Car Sales
Automakers Push Payments Off 120 Days To Jump Start New Car Sales
March 31, 2020  |  Coronavirus

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Japanese FinTech Kyash Notches $45M Despite Pandemic
Japanese FinTech Kyash Notches $45M Despite Pandemic
March 31, 2020  |  Investments

Tokyo, Japan’s digital banking startup Kyash has closed a $45 million Series C funding deal co-led by Greenspring Associates and Goodwater Capital, Kyash said in...

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