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Mastercard Sees Embedded Finance as Revolutionizing Digital Payments
July 31, 2024

The future of payments and commerce gets closer every day. So close, in fact, that they are becoming intertwined — and embedded. In an era where technology integrates with daily life, the concept of embedded finance is reshaping payments and financial services while transforming both...

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AppBrilliance Opens Pay-by-Bank Options for Closed-Loop Digital Wallets
July 29, 2024

When The Clearing House amended its rules on digital wallets in early May, few in the industry paid much attention. After all, it was little more than a footnote to its use cases. However, the executive team at Austin-based FinTech AppBrilliance took note of the change,...

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3 Big Ideas From the PYMNTS Visa SMBTV Series
July 26, 2024

In the digital marketplace, the effortless nature of eCommerce transactions masks a complex network of systems designed to ensure a smooth customer experience. While consumers enjoy a seamless process — from receiving notifications about products to completing purchases with a few clicks — this simplicity...

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Prósperos Launches Mobile Financial Platform for Spanish-Speaking Consumers in US
July 24, 2024

Prósperos has announced the general availability of its mobile financial platform designed for Spanish-speaking consumers in the United States and their families in Latin America. The platform enables low-cost, fast and secure remittances and other financial services, the company said in a Wednesday (July 24) press release....

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Visa’s Earnings Spotlights Momentum in B2B Virtual Card Acceptance
July 24, 2024

Visa’s earnings call Tuesday (July 23) night offered up insight into new payment flows, continued acceptance of virtual cards, and the ways in which business-to-business (B2B) transactions are moving into digital channels. During the conference call with analysts, CEO Ryan McInerney said that “our products...

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Visa: 80% of Face-to-Face Transactions Internationally Are Tap to Pay
July 23, 2024

Visa’s fiscal third quarter results showed continued momentum in new payment flows — and further embrace of contactless payments in brick-and-mortar, face-to-face transactions. CEO Ryan McInerney said on the conference call with analysts Tuesday (July 23) that tap to pay grew 4 percentage points from...

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Bank of England: CHAPS Payment System Service Restored After Outage
July 18, 2024

The Bank of England said Thursday (July 18) that a global payments issue that was affecting CHAPS, the United Kingdom’s high-value payment system, is now resolved. “We are pleased to confirm that the third-party supplier has restored service following their earlier issues, and CHAPS payments are settling...

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Cash App Exiting UK to Increase Focus on US
July 18, 2024

Cash App says it will exit the British market as it focuses on the U.S. The mobile payments service announced Thursday (July 19) that it was shutting down Cash App UK on Sept. 15 after six years. “We do not make decisions like this lightly,...

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Visa Sees Embedded Finance as Key to B2B Commerce Evolution
July 18, 2024

As businesses of all sizes across a multitude of verticals seek more efficient ways to manage payments and working capital, embedded finance is emerging as a transformative force in B2B commerce. That’s the view of Alan Koenigsberg, senior vice president and global head of large,...