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The Three Reasons Why Businesses Still Use Checks
November 01, 2018

Checks, despite their near extinction in consumer payments, remain alive and well when it comes to businesses paying each other. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

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Grab, Mastercard Bring Prepaid Cards To Southeast Asia
October 24, 2018

Grab, the ride-hailing company out of Southeast Asia, and Mastercard, the payment company, announced on Wednesday (Oct. 24) a partnership to issue prepaid cards tailored to the Southeast Asian market. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Walmart-Synchrony Breakup Pinned To Applicant Underwriting
October 24, 2018

Synchrony Financial‘s run as the exclusive credit card issuer for Walmart came to an end in July, with reports that Walmart decided this past summer to switch to Capital One Financial. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the...

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ToneTag CEO Sounds Off On Payments At The Speed Of Sound
October 09, 2018

Talk about cashless and contactless. How about payments made at the speed of sound — to be specific, using encrypted sound waves to make offline payments? Sound is the ancient method of communication, of commerce, where a promise to sell or buy in days of...

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Square Debuts Merchant Installment Payments
October 05, 2018

Square announced Thursday (October 4) the launch of Square Installments, a new service that provides sellers with access to a tool for growing sales that it said has traditionally only been available to larger businesses. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Petal Debuts No-Fee Credit Card For Underserved
October 02, 2018

Petal, the startup credit card company, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 2) that its credit card is now available via the company’s website. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

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Staying Ahead Of The All-In-One Card Curve
September 26, 2018

The graveyard of payments innovation is littered with would be all-In-one cards. Batteries? Plastic? Failed startups? Curve's CEO Shachar Bialick tells Karen Webster that the secret to consolidated card success lies with letting consumers decide on payment methods — long after the transaction is done. Call it...

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eBay Flips The Switch On Mediating Payments
September 25, 2018

eBay announced on Tuesday (Sept. 25) that it has started managing payments on its Marketplace platform in the U.S. 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...

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PPRO, Credorax Pair On Alt Payment Methods Abroad
September 20, 2018

PPRO Group, a U.K. cross-border ePayment provider, announced a partnership with Credorax to boost its Alternative Payment Methods (APMs) offerings throughout Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...