Digital Payments

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Digital Payments
Cellulant: ‘Card Is Not King’ in Africa, Where Most Consumers, Merchants Prefer Alternatives
April 01, 2022

Like many technology businesses that have been in operation for several years, Kenya-based payments firm Cellulant has had to adapt its business model and strategy over the years as customer needs and technology use evolved. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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European Central Bank Seeks Balance Between Cash, Digital Euro
March 30, 2022

A member of the executive board of the European Central Bank (ECB) said the German-headquartered regulator is building consensus for a digital euro. 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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In Bid to Raise the Checkout Bar, PayPal Urges Industry to Boost Authorizations
March 30, 2022

Declines are deadly during this critical phase of eCommerce growth, which is placing authorization optimization and authorization rates at the center of payments planning in 2022. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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UnionPay Debuts Self-Service Network for Merchants to Add Digital Yuan Options
March 29, 2022

UnionPay, China’s financial authorization service for secure transactions, is poised to launch a self-service platform for merchants who want to use the digital yuan (eCNY), CryptoNews.com reported, citing China National Radio. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Aussie A2A Merchant Payments Startup Zepto Notches A$25M
March 28, 2022

Account-to-account (A2A) merchant payments startup Zepto raised A$25 million in a Series A funding round led by AirTree Ventures and Decade Partners, as it plans expansion into international markets, according to a press release on Monday (March 28). Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Planning for Long Haul, Trucking Companies Embrace Driver-Friendly Payments
March 25, 2022

For the last four decades, the trucking industry has run on fleet checks and express codes. 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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Federal Agencies Ask Contractors to Support Digital Payments
March 23, 2022

Three federal agencies are working together to facilitate digital payments and automation with contractors and have filed a joint request for information, the Business of Federal Technology (FCW) reported on Tuesday (March 22). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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FinTech Flutterwave Debuts in Tanzania
March 23, 2022

African FinTech Flutterwave has won approval from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to launch its service in the East African nation, the San Francisco-headquartered company announced Wednesday (March 23). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Treasury Under Secretary Adds FedNow to Stablecoin vs Digital Dollar Debate
March 23, 2022

In all the heated debates about regulating stablecoins and creating a digital dollar, the U.S. Treasury Department has been remarkably quiet about its own existing real-time payments service, FedNow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...