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Paytm To Sell, Recharge eToll Payment Tags In India 
February 23, 2020

Paytm Payments Bank is teaming up with ride-hailing firms — including Ola and Uber — to enable some 100,000 drivers to buy and recharge FASTags at major cities country-wide, DealStreetAsia reported on Sunday (Feb. 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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i2c, SmartHealth PayCard Partner For Health Credit Card 
February 18, 2020

Digital banking and payments firm i2c is partnering with FinTech healthcare credit card SmartHealth PayCard, i2c announced on Tuesday (Feb. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Fiserv’s Clover Lets Diners Scan To Pay With Apple Pay
February 12, 2020

FinTech Fiserv has introduced a new way to pay at restaurants through its Clover platform, called Scan to Pay, according to a release. 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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BNPL Drives Customer Acquisition, Cuts Cart Abandonment
February 12, 2020

Among the more notable payment trends of 2019 and 2020 is the rapid rise of the buy now, pay later (BNPL) options that are available through a growing roster of merchants. The revival of “layaway” is most prevalent among cost-conscious millennials and Gen Y shoppers...

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Buy Now Pay Later Startup Sezzle Tops 1M Active Customers
February 10, 2020

Digital payments FinTech startup Sezzle announced on Monday (Feb. 10) that it topped 1 million active customers.  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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Australia’s Central Bank Calls For Switch From Visa, Mastercard To Cheaper EFTPOS
February 05, 2020

Australian regulators are considering whether it is necessary to stop banks from automatically routing “tap and go” card payments through Visa and Mastercard, when retailers could be using EFTPOS, which is a local payment network that is cheaper, according to a report by Reuters. Get...

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In Search Of Consumer Spending’s New Normal
February 05, 2020

If pre-season estimates were correct, this holiday season was worth $1 trillion in the United States alone. And even if it doesn’t quite make it over the trillion-dollar milestone, consumer spending will certainly get within striking distance – which attests to the fact that in the...

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Debit Beats Credit With Bridge Millennials
February 04, 2020

Would you pay interest on a cup of coffee? Not willingly – unless you use a credit card at the POS terminal, that is, in which case you’ll pay the retail price plus 21 percent. Cover just the minimum due for a few months, as...

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FCA Tells Credit Cards To Ease Up On NonPayers 
February 03, 2020

The U.K. financial watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is telling credit card companies to reduce fees on nonpayers’ debt rather than cancel cards, the agency announced on Monday (Feb. 3). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...