The Weekender

The Weekender
Kobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News
January 31, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe...

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Alphabet’s New CEO, Millennial Black Friday Spending And Digital Drivers’ Licenses Top This Week’s News
December 06, 2019

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a deep dive into Colorado’s digital driver’s license effort and news on Alphabet’s new CEO, as...

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Uber Money, Alexa Bill Payments And Super Apps Top This Week’s News
November 01, 2019

It’s the end of the workweek and the beginning of a new month. And the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything — and that you start off November right, with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have a...

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Fraud, New Payment Trendsetters And Voice Dominate Week’s News
September 20, 2019

Top News Plot Thickens as FBI Probes Alleged MyPayrollHR Fraud News came at the end of the week that the FBI and the New York State Department of Labor are investigating allegations that MyPayrollHR, which abruptly shut down earlier in the month, diverted millions of...

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Chase Pay Demise And Gut Check On Lending Dominate Week’s News
August 23, 2019

The PYMNTS Weekender has you covered with any news you might have missed over the past week. Among the stories we ran over the past few days is a deep look at the problems with Chase Pay, new information about AI fighting fraud, new research...

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Real-Time Payments, Venmo And SCA Delay Top Week’s News
August 16, 2019

Top News Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments “I’m from the government and I’m here to make sure you get your paychecks faster – even instantly – if you can just hang in there until about 2024.” That’s the talk track now from the Fed, which...

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Amazon Cloud Investigation And Walmart’s Answer To Libra Top Week’s News
August 09, 2019

Top News Why Mastercard Acquired Nets For Mastercard, the acquisition furthers its continued strategy to move well beyond cards, to deepen its presence in account-to-account activity and to extend its position beyond credit and debit cards. Bank Regulators Probe Amazon Cloud The Federal Reserve orchestrated...

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Big Merger, Big Hacking And Need For Big App Dominates Week’s News
August 02, 2019

The dog days are summer are here – and so is the end of another busy week in payments and commerce. In this latest edition of the PYMNTS Weekender, coverage includes the latest on the Apple credit card, the race to create an everyday app,...

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Visa’s PayWorks Acquisition, Amazon’s Prime Day Top This Week’s News
July 19, 2019

We hope you had a great week, and that you didn’t miss any important news from the world of payments and commerce. The PYMNTS Weekender, as always, has you covered. Stories this week included Visa and PayPal moves, a look at Facebook’s Libra project and new...