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Santander Uses Ripple To Power Cross-Border Money Transfer
March 26, 2018

Santander, the Spanish bank, is gearing up to roll out an international money transfer app thanks to a partnership with blockchain FinTech startup Ripple. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Flutterwave Taps Flywire For Cross-Border Payments In Africa
March 20, 2018

Flywire, a provider of global payment and receivables solutions for education, healthcare, and business, announced Tuesday (March 20) that it has inked a new deal with Flutterwave, a payments API that makes it easier for banks and businesses to process payments across Africa. Get the...

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RBR Expects Payment Card Acceptance To Increase 40 Percent By 2022
March 16, 2018

Thanks in part to new regulations and an increase in financial literacy, RBR projects that payment card acceptance will jump 40 percent to 85 million outlets around the globe by 2022. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Beyond The Buzzword: How Merchants Can Approach PCI DSS Compliance
March 15, 2018

There are two ways merchants can ensure compliance with the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council’s (PCI SSC) Data Security Standards (DSS): Smaller merchants may be able to use self-questionnaires, while larger merchants may require a data security firm to provide an on-site assessment. Either...

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Chase Freedom Adds PayPal As New 5 Percent Cash Back Category
March 13, 2018

PayPal is the latest quarterly category coming to Chase Freedom cardholders. The new PayPal addition will be paired with the return of two “customer favorite” quarterly savings categories, Chase Pay and grocery stores from April 2018 through June 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Data Drivers
 Why Every Retailer Needs To Act Like A Software Company  
March 13, 2018

Fleet of foot and fickle of mind, consumers are flocking to retailers -- online, and to buy direct.  In the latest Data Drivers, EDITED CEO, Geoff Watts, tells Karen Webster retailers must learn to act like software companies and brands become retailers as data-driven direct consumer interaction emerges...

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Amex Makes Biggest Fee Cut In Two Decades
March 12, 2018

Good news for retailers doing business with American Express: The company is planning to cut its fee more than it has in two decades. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Ingo Money, ADP Give New Power To The Payroll Card
March 07, 2018

It’s Wednesday, and Jane needs to get her car fixed. Payday for Jane comes Friday via a payroll card that pushes money into an account she can use. But Jane is like many workers – stringing together multiple gigs to make ends meet and working...

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Women Use Venmo To Show Solidarity For ‘Bachelor’ Contestant
March 06, 2018

Last night’s “The Bachelor” season finale saw star Arie Luyendyk Jr. dump his new fiancée, Becca Kufrin, to begin a relationship with runner-up Lauren Burnham. As a result, fans across the country have since been turning to PayPal’s person-to-person (P2P) payments platform Venmo to turn...