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New Payments Rule Could Cost Alipay, Tencent More Than $1B
July 16, 2018

Alipay and Tencent, operators of the two leading digital payment services in China, could lose as much as $1 billion combined in annual revenue thanks to a new rule about handling customers funds. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Can Mobile Payments Improve Healthcare Access in Africa?
July 13, 2018

The popularity of mobile commerce in Africa is a well-known — and ongoing — story. Now, global health experts are paying more attention to the prospect of using mobile payments, perhaps bundled with insurance services, to make it easier for people to get well. Get...

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Square Cash Crypto Trading Soars Despite Bitcoin’s Decline
July 12, 2018

Despite bitcoin’s fall, Square‘s mobile payment app, which launched crypto trading in late January, is surging. In fact, Square Cash is growing roughly three times faster than PayPal‘s Venmo, with nearly 2 million downloads per month in May and June, according to data from Instinet. Get...

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Amid New Google Pay Features, Users Can Split The Bill
July 10, 2018

Google Pay is rolling out new features that, among other things, let users send and request money, through the merging of the Google Pay and Google Pay Send apps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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BJ’s, PayPal Pair For Faster Online Checkout
July 10, 2018

BJ’s Wholesale Club has announced that members who shop on BJs.com will now be able to pay for their purchases with PayPal, PayPal Credit and PayPal One Touch. Through the partnership, members won’t have to input their card payment information when making a purchase on...

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Global Payments Industry Sees Surge In Acquisitions
July 09, 2018

Mergers and acquisitions in the global payments industry have hit record highs in 2018, especially in the payments technology market. Financial Times (FT) reported that there were 102 transactions worth a total of $46 billion in the first six months of 2018, according to data from Dealogic....

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‘Dollars On The Floor’ — Why A Lack Of Local Payment Options Hurts Retailers
July 05, 2018

In Germany, security matters. In China, one must make sure to bring their top mobile game. Scandinavia has a thing for invoice-based payment programs. Much of North America remains anchored to major-brand credit cards. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Integrated Payments, With Regulation In Mind
July 04, 2018

To paraphrase an old maxim: There is nothing new under the sun. 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...

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Firecracker Research Informs Payments Decision Makers
July 04, 2018

Languid hot holiday day? Day off from work? Time to get thinking -- about payments, financial services and innovation, and getting a leg up on the competition. This Independence Day, we bring you a day of independent thought, with research (or tracking of trackers, if you...