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SWIFT Enters China’s X-Border Payments Efforts
March 28, 2016

China has received some criticism and skepticism over its cross-border payments initiative, spearheaded as CIPS — the Cross-Border Inter-Bank Payments System. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Faster Payments
The Fastest Path To Faster Payments In The US
March 28, 2016

The path to faster payments in the U.S. doesn’t have to be paved with a 500+ person task force analyzing what the world would look like if we were starting from a clean sheet of paper, competing propositions for who’s going to build and operate...

Regulation
Retailers Want Fed To Revisit Debit Swipe Fees
March 28, 2016

Merchants are preparing a new battle in the seemingly never-ending debit-card interchange fee wars. 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, PYMNTS...

Alternative Finances
Bondholders Throw Shade On Prosper’s Portfolio
March 28, 2016

Bondholders just gave online lending a big thumbs down as they reportedly only bought in once yields on a portfolio of Prosper loans were jacked up a full five percentage points higher than a comparable offering a year ago. Is this further evidence that online...

Bitcoin Payments Go NFC
March 28, 2016

“There exists a bizarre gap in today’s state of financial services.” 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, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

Security & Fraud
Verizon Enterprise Customer Data Hacked
March 28, 2016

The enterprise unit of telecommunications company Verizon continues to deal with the fallout of hackers posting its customer contact data for sale online. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Mobile Commerce
Verizon Android Phones Now Come With eBay
March 28, 2016

It’s been anything but smooth sailing for eBay since its much-publicized break with PayPal, and in an effort to keep its mobile usage rates up, the online marketplace is pulling some strings around the mobile industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

International
Visa Partnership To Drive Chinese Tourism
March 28, 2016

As part of the effort to promote tourism and cultural understanding between the U.S. and China, Visa will act as a strategic partner of the U.S.-China Tourism Year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

Security & Fraud
Startup Touts Safer Online Payments
March 28, 2016

A new startup named Privacy is aiming to change the way consumers shop online with the use of virtual debit cards that can be created for each online transaction. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...