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RiverPay’s China UnionPay Mobile Initiative Gains Traction
June 18, 2019

Integrated payments and marketing platform RiverPay revealed that its staged merchant acquisition initiative with China UnionPay is growing in the North American retail industry. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Amex Card Delinquencies Flat In May
June 17, 2019

American Express said its May card delinquency rate was unchanged from April, according to reports. The rate held steady at 1.4 percent. Net write-offs, however, did move slightly in may, from April’s 2.4 percent to 2.5 percent, and the small business card delinquency rate went...

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Discover Makes All Deposit Accounts Fee-Free
June 17, 2019

Discover Financial Services said Monday morning (June 17th) that it has ended fees on deposit accounts. 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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Analyst: Square Cash App Downloads Top Venmo’s
June 13, 2019

A new report shows that Square’s Cash App downloads increased by 2.2 million last month, while Venmo’s were up 1.7 million. According to a report from Nomura Instinet analyst Dan Dolev, the data also shows a slowdown in Venmo’s user acquisition. While year-over-year growth for...

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Columbia Care Launches Cannabis Credit Card
June 13, 2019

Columbia Care, a medical cannabis company that has licenses in 15 jurisdictions in the European Union and the U.S., is launching the Columbia National Credit program with its new CNC Card, according to a release by the company. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Diving Into The ‘Check-Replacement Cycle’
June 13, 2019

As much as 80 percent of firms still rely on paper checks. Only 3 percent of firms meet demands for B2C payments. Fiserv VP of Digital Payments and Data Aggregation Paul Diegelman explains how companies can cross the Rubicon to digital, on-demand payments with the aid...

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EU Mobile Wallet Players, Alipay Team On QR Code Interoperability
June 10, 2019

Mobile wallet players across Europe and Alipay, the Chinese digital payment player, announced Monday (June 10) they are teaming up to promote QR code payment interoperability. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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Square Integrates Food Delivery Services Into POS
June 06, 2019

Square is releasing new order management integrations for Square for Restaurants, which will allow orders from DoorDash, Postmates and management platform Chowly to join existing provider Caviar in flowing directly into a restaurant’s point of sale (POS), according to a release by the company. Get...

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Wild Cards? eGaming, Payroll, Credit, Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid
June 05, 2019

Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them novel) are only half the battle. The real trick is to tie engaging consumer experiences to those cards, which is critical, as prepaid...