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Payment Methods
JPMorgan and Mastercard Pay-by-Bank Tool Goes Live
October 20, 2023

JPMorgan Chase says its Mastercard-powered pay-by-bank tool has officially gone live. The offering, which combines Mastercard’s open banking technology and J.P. Morgan Payments’ ACH capabilities, lets merchants offer customers the ability to pay directly from their bank accounts, the companies said in a news release provided to...

Payment Methods
New CEO Sharpens Citcon’s ‘Laser Focus’ on Alternative Payment Methods 
October 20, 2023

“There are so many payments companies out there today,” Casey Bullock, Citcon’s new CEO, told PYMNTS’ Karen Webster.   “And many of them try to do too much. They try to do end-to-end payouts or end-to-end issuance,” he added. No single firm can be all things...

Retail
Amazon and Walmart Take to the Skies, Aiming to Capture Shoppers
October 20, 2023

What if you could have items delivered by drones? That’s the latest battleground between Amazon and Walmart as both retail giants take to the skies to establish dominance in the delivery game, each with their own unique approach. Amazon’s most recent venture into drone delivery...

Security & Fraud
Amazon, Microsoft and India Authorities Crack Down on Impersonation Scams
October 20, 2023

Amazon and Microsoft have joined forces to protect consumers from impersonation scams, marking the first time these industry leaders have collaborated to combat tech support fraud. Recently, Amazon, Microsoft, and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in India took action against perpetrators of technology support...

Payment Methods
Transaction Services and Silverflow Collaborate on Customer Payments Management
October 19, 2023

Transaction Services, a leader in payment processing, has partnered with Silverflow, a cloud-based payment processing platform, to enhance the management of customer payments, the companies announced Thursday (Oct. 19). The partnership aims to provide current and new clients with more capabilities and efficiency in payment...

Security & Fraud
J.P. Morgan Payments Selects Trulioo for Identity Verification Services
October 19, 2023

J.P. Morgan Payments has chosen Trulioo, a leading identity verification platform, to combat fraud and other financial crimes for its clients, according to an announcement Thursday (Oct. 19). The partnership aims to support a simplified and frictionless payments experience worldwide. Ryan Schmiedl, Managing Director –...

CFPB
CFPB’s New Open Banking Rule Targets Data-Sharing Consistency
October 19, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s open banking rule is a rough draft. And much may change between the Thursday (Oct. 19) announcement of its new open banking proposal and what gets finalized, possibly as soon as next year. But the overarching themes — those of...

eCommerce
BMW Tapping D2C as Auto Companies Turn to Omnichannel
October 19, 2023

BMW Group is dipping its toe in the water with direct-to-consumer (D2C) sales, beginning with its Mini brand, as the auto industry increasingly integrates eCommerce. The luxury vehicle company announced Wednesday (Oct. 18) that, starting Jan. 1, it will sell the brand’s automobiles in Italy,...

Security & Fraud
Galileo Aims to Combat Fraud With Payment Risk Platform
October 19, 2023

Galileo Financial Technologies has unveiled its Payment Risk Platform to help combat fraud. The tool, announced Thursday (Oct. 19), is a “holistic fraud engine” offering real-time payment risk mitigation controls to FinTechs and financial brands, the company said in a news release. “In the fight against fraud,...