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Banking
Inside Synchrony Financial’s AML Playbook
October 10, 2019

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Banking
Barclays Customers Lose Access To Post Office Cash Withdrawals
October 09, 2019

Barclays Bank is no longer going to let its customers withdraw cash from U.K. post offices beginning in January, and the decision has drawn the ire from Post Office officials as well as supporters of rural communities and elderly customers, who are generally more reliant...

Merchant Innovation
NatWest Is Testing Biometric Credit Cards
October 09, 2019

U.K. bank NatWest has started a three-month trial of a biometric credit card that will use a fingerprint in lieu of a PIN. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Top News In Payments: Libra Fears Grow; Uber-IPO Impact Spreads; And SMBs Get Faster Payments
October 09, 2019

Today’s payment news roundup includes a look at more fears and concerns around Libra, the spreading losses related to Uber and WeWork, fresh PYMNTS research on subscription commerce and churn and a new tool that enables small and medium-sized business (SMB) operators to access their...

B2B Payments
Nordic FIs Agree To Fund Instant Payments Service P27
October 09, 2019

Several of the largest banks in the Nordic region have reached an agreement to finance the development and rollout of instant payment system P27, Reuters reported Wednesday (Oct. 9). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Cross-border Payments
WhatsApp Pay India Debut May Face Delay
October 09, 2019

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Cross-border Payments
Alipay Launches eComm JV With Russian Internet Company Mail.Ru
October 09, 2019

Russian Mail.Ru is forming a joint venture with Alibaba’s mobile payments division Alipay, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Oct. 9). 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...

Retail
Reading The Tea Leaves For Steeping Subscription Success
October 09, 2019

Before Knud Berthelsen founded personalized subscription service Free Your Tea, he found it challenging to find good teas, Berthelsen told PYMNTS in an interview. It is not difficult, however, to find other varieties of beverages – one only has to go to a coffee shop and...

Retail
Retail Keeps Getting More Social — Even As Amazon Stumbles
October 09, 2019

Social media is taking a lot of fire these days, whether the issue is “fake news” or data privacy or just the time-wasting tendencies of many users. Regulation might be in the future. But social media is also driving retail innovation, and those trends are...