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M-Pesa’s Quiet Mobile Revolution 10 Years In
April 11, 2017

In the developed world, particularly in the United States, mobile payments have entered the scene with a lot of fanfare and great expectations — but haven’t delivered all that much in the way of impressive results. As of the last PYMNTS/InfoScout report on in-store mobile wallet...

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Credit Card Debt Tops $1 Trillion
April 11, 2017

Credit card debt has surpassed the $1 trillion market in the U.S., joining student loan and auto debt to reach more than $1 trillion. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Castles Technology’s MP200 Mobile Payment Terminal Is EMV-Certified
April 11, 2017

Castles Technology Co., a manufacturer of global payment technology solutions, announced Monday (April 10) that the MP200 mobile payment terminal has been EMV-certified by eProcessing Network on TSYS. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Chatbots’ Holy Grail: Payments
April 10, 2017

Chatbots may have fallen out of favor with the tech world, but one executive startup thinks there’s something that will invigorate chatbots: payments. 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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An Inconvenient Apple Pay Truth
April 10, 2017

The WSJ article last week, finally, told the story of Apple Pay’s failure to meet the hype generated at its launch. Karen Webster writes that the story they told isn’t news at all, but one that PYMNTS/InfoScout data on consumer adoption and usage has told...

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Vietnam eCommerce Grows; Digital Payment Doesn’t
April 07, 2017

ECommerce sales in Vietnam are projected to grow some 22 percent in 2017, according to data from eMarketer. By the end of the year, analysts expect digital retail sales in Vietnam to make up 1.2 percent of the total retail market share. The growth is...

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One, Inc. Launches First Instant Insurance Claims Payment Solution
April 07, 2017

One, Inc., a leading provider of cloud-based software for the insurance industry, announced the release of ClaimsPay, a claims payment solution that allows insurers to deliver instant claim payouts to a claimant’s bank account, debit card, or prepaid debit card. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Stripe Opens Atlas Program To US Entrepreneurs
April 07, 2017

Stripe, the payment company, is reportedly opening its Atlas program to U.S.-based entrepreneurs after keeping it exclusive to international entrepreneurs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Ant Financial Appeals Directly To MoneyGram In Open Letter
April 07, 2017

Ant Financial Services Group, the finance arm of Alibaba that is embroiled in a bidding war for MoneyGram, issued a letter to MoneyGram employees, agents, customers and partners Thursday (April 6) in which it expressed its commitment to the deal and the value of the...