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Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
January 12, 2021

If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices … then it makes sense to move to the cloud. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Identifying And Reducing Payments Friction, One Vertical At A Time
January 08, 2021

Legendary mid-20th-century management consultant W. Edwards Deming once said, “Inspection to improve quality is too late, ineffective, costly. Quality comes not from inspection, but from the improvement of the production process.” Things change, but Deming’s point is relevant. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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New Year’s Resolution: The Clearing House Urges Banks To Become 24/7 Operations
January 08, 2021

Whether it was helping small businesses get their PPP payments or convert to eCommerce, getting cash in the hands of workers delivering food, or accommodating digitized mortgage closing and escrow activity, the coronavirus has foisted a lot of change on the financial services industry in...

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Samsung Pay Drops Rewards As Mobile Wallets Vie For A Spot In The Mix
January 05, 2021

Mobile wallet lovers, the ranks of which grow daily, are still buzzing with the late 2020 announcement that purchases made with the Samsung Pay mobile wallet in 2021 will not earn rewards points redeemable with the popular Samsung Rewards program. Get the Full Story Complete...

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China’s CBDC ‘Dress Rehearsal’ Sets Stage for Other Central Banks
January 04, 2021

For digital currencies, as goes China, so will go the world? 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 newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing...

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Synchrony Bank Lands CFPB OK For Dual Secured, Unsecured Credit Cards
December 31, 2020

Synchrony Bank will be able to offer a combination secured/unsecured credit card under a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau order posted Wednesday (Dec. 30). 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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Virtual Cards and Straight-Through Processing Set To Level B2B Playing Field
December 30, 2020

Virtual cards and straight-through processing (STP) are poised to get more attention from buyers and suppliers as the pandemic recedes. As Nick Reid, director of B2B Partner Development at Conferma Pay, told PYMNTS, though not new, STP — which routes card payments and data automatically to suppliers...

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Central Bank Of Kenya Urges Digital Transactions
December 29, 2020

The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is promoting the use of cashless transactions and is asking the providers of digital financial services to work together and encourage adoption. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Citgo, P97 Networks Team On Mobile Payments, Loyalty Program
December 28, 2020

Citgo is entering into a new relationship with the cloud-based mobile commerce company P97 to help consumers buy food, fuel or other items via mobile app, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...