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Chesapeake Bank Debuts Online Loan Product
January 04, 2019

Chesapeake Bank is expanding its alternative lending division, Cash Flow, with ProfitStars‘ Commercial Lending Center Suite. 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 daily...

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In Hungary, Instant Payments Gain Traction
January 04, 2019

The new year dawned with individual country and company initiatives tied to instant payments, and moving beyond cash transactions. 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...

B2B Payments
Payments Fraud Rides Money Mules Into 2019
January 04, 2019

Mule scams spur warnings from the FBI and other agencies headed into 2019. In the meantime, individual payments fraud cases in the U.S. show some more traditional methods of ill-gotten gains, spanning kickbacks, falsified records and misuse of credit card data.

B2B Payments
PayPal India Sees Revenue Jump 12x
January 04, 2019

PayPal has reported a more than twelvefold boost in revenue at its Indian payments subsidiary. 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 daily newsletter,...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
Phillips, Honda Pair On In-Car Gas Payments
January 04, 2019

Phillips 66 has announced a partnership with Honda Developer Studio on an in-vehicle fuel payment integration service that enables Honda vehicle owners to reserve a pump and pay for fuel at Phillips 66, 76 and Conoco locations. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Security & Fraud
InfoSec CTO: How To Improve The Privacy IQ Of Smart Devices
January 04, 2019

When it comes to the world of cybercrime touching the connected smart devices that consumers are increasingly using, it is easy to come across some disconcerting thoughts. Unlike fraud that might lift one’s credit card number, or even swipe personal information out of a database,...

Payment Methods
Why QSRs Like Amazon Pay
January 04, 2019

Quick-service restaurant (QSR) managers are a conservative bunch when it comes to payments, new PYMNTS research found. It makes sense — the process of walking up to a counter, ordering food, paying, then taking possession of the meal (or doing pretty much the same thing while...

Partnerships / Acquisitions
DoorDash, GM Team On Delivery Tech
January 03, 2019

General Motors’ self-driving car, Cruise, and the food delivery company DoorDash have joined forces to potentially bring unmanned food and grocery delivery to the masses, according to a report from CNBC. The program is scheduled to begin testing in early 2019 in the San Francisco...

Regulation
BCFP, USAA Settle After Payment Violations
January 03, 2019

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Thursday (Jan. 3) that it had reached a settlement with USAA Federal Savings Bank over allegations that the bank violated the Electronic Fund Transfer Act, among other transgressions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...