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Zelle Catches A Growth Wave, Threatening Venmo
July 17, 2018

The Q2 earnings season has just kicked off, and it’s already helping shedding light on recent developments in the peer-to-peer (P2P) world — most notably, the shape of the ongoing competition between Zelle and Venmo. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Pinterest Takes On Facebook With Event Planning Tools
July 12, 2018

Pinterest has launched new collaboration tools to allow users to plan parties and projects on the site. Launching on group boards, users are able to have conversations with other members of their board through the new group activity feed. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Carrier Billing Is On The Rise — Here’s Why
June 28, 2018

Here’s another way to pay for Amazon Prime Video: Just put the charges on a mobile phone bill. That is what Bango, a tech company that enables online payments, and the eCommerce operator have just launched in the U.K., news that presents the opportunity to...

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Chase Digital Bank Account Finn Goes Nationwide
June 28, 2018

JPMorgan Chase on Thursday (June 28) launched a digital bank account for smartphone users dubbed Finn by Chase. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...

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Simplifying Car Share Key Exchange With Remote Start
June 20, 2018

While peer-to-peer car (P2P) marketplaces can match borrowers with car owners, they sometimes come with a potential downside: Car owners often have to give their borrowers the keys to their vehicles in person. However, sometimes car owners on platforms such as Turo have devised their...

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Google Growth Spurt Thanks To Mobile Search
May 31, 2018

Thanks to search advertising, Google‘s growth has reaccelerated during the past three years — the company’s parent, Alphabet, is poised to have the best growth rate this year since 2011. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Inside China’s Effort To Marry Digital ID With Mobile Payments
May 14, 2018

It’s a prospective marriage that Chinese government authorities and digital commerce executives are pushing hard, including via a recently announced test involving Alibaba: combining the country’s mandatory ID program with mobile payment functions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Push Becomes Pull With QR Code Alternative
May 14, 2018

The QR code has had its place in retail, advertising and payments, but one Israeli tech company feels it’s time to take this low-tech solution high-tech. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Text Me Maybe: Why Texting Could Be SMBs’ Top Tool For Customer Service
May 08, 2018

Omnichannel may be the word of the year for many businesses, but for a vast swath of small, independent players, just expanding beyond the single channel of their local storefront remains a struggle. In some cases, the dream is so distant that these busy, tight-for-time...