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Prescription App Provider Ranking Shows Healthy Competition
September 29, 2022

Whether it’s flu season or your everyday medications, prescription apps are saving people money, and that makes PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Prescription Apps a must read. That’s our opinion of course, but this latest tally finds an interesting mix of apps holding tight to their...

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MoneyGram Helps e& Offer Mobile Wallets to 160M People
September 20, 2022

MoneyGram is expanding its partnership with technology and investment group e&, a move the companies say will let nearly 160 million people use the e& mobile wallet to send money around the world in near-real time. “As a result of our strategy to invest in...

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India Calls on Google to Help Police Illegal Lending Apps
September 19, 2022

In an effort to curtail the use of illicit lending apps in the country, regulators in India are calling on Google to help police the situation and rein in those that engage in underhanded practices not sanctioned by the central bank. The Reserve Bank of...

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Coupon App Provider Ranking Saves Time by Being Shorter This Cycle
September 15, 2022

What does a person have to do to get a deal around here? We have that answer contained in the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Coupons Apps, which is kind of a big deal unto itself. There’s been flipping and flopping since we last checked in...

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Streaming Apps Provider Ranking Shows Netflix Ties With Disney for Top Spot
September 13, 2022

We’re headed into fall — and cold weather looms, as does prime TV binging season. This time around, the PYMNTS Provider Ranking of Streaming Apps features a bit of a shakeup, with a few ties in the mix and leading players jockeying for first. The...

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Future FinTech Unit Collabs With Currencycloud on Remittance App
September 12, 2022

Future FinTech Labs, a subsidiary of blockchain player Future FinTech (FTFT), and Currencycloud, a global payments platform owned by Visa and licensed for money transmission in a number of U.S. states, are working together on a new remittance app. Called Tempo, the app is designed...

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Western Union Acquires Te Enviei to Speed Digital Wallet Launch in Brazil
September 12, 2022

Western Union will begin offering its digital wallet in Latin America in the first half 2023, beginning with a launch in Brazil enabled by the company’s acquisition of the country’s Te Enviei digital wallet provider. With the purchase of Te Enviei and the rollout of...

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Thunes, Alipay+ Partner to Ease Acceptance of Mobile Wallets in Europe
August 31, 2022

Noting the recovery of international tourism and the popularity of mobile wallets, cross-border payments company Thunes has partnered with Ant Group’s Alipay+ to enable merchants in Europe to accept the mobile wallets that are most popular among Asian consumers. With this partnership, merchants will be...

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Inter & Co. CEO: Staying Outside the ‘Comfort Zone’ Key to Super App’s Success
August 26, 2022

Sometimes a corporate strategy can be summed up in just a few words. In Inter & Co.’s case, its strategy for crafting the super app — branching beyond its roots in credit access and expanding beyond Brazil’s borders — boils down to staying away from...