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UnionPay Leading The Pack In The Global Card Market
July 17, 2017

Mastercard and Visa are losing market share to UnionPay when it comes to the global cards market. That’s according to new research from RBR, which announced news in a press release late last week that the global card market has increased to 14 billion cards...

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Go Green Processing Launches POS System For Pot Industry
July 14, 2017

Go Green Processing, the payments company, announced a single integrated PoS system targeted at medical cannabis and marijuana suppliers. 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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Experian Debuts Credit Application Offering ‘Text for Credit’
July 11, 2017

Experian recently reported that it has unveiled Text for Credit, a credit application initiated and completed via text message. 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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Ethereum Under Pressure As Worries About A Bubble Pop Up
July 11, 2017

Cryptocurrency Ethereum was under pressure on Monday, dropping 9.9 percent to $215 an ether, which is its lowest level in longer than a month. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Americans Want Paper Checks To Die (#KillTheCheck)
July 10, 2017

Cash is garnering less interest among American consumers, who are excited about mobile payments. That’s according to a new survey from Viewpost, which polled 1,000 consumers in the U.S. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Visa Looks To Bring QR Code Payments To Taiwan
July 10, 2017

Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, and Android Pay all debuted in Taiwan this spring, but Visa still thinks there’s untapped opportunity in this seemingly saturated market: quick response (QR) codes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

The IRS May Limit The Records Requested In Coinbase Fight
July 07, 2017

The Internal Revenue Service could pull back its inquiry into around 1 million Coinbase customers accounts, requiring less information on the users. 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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Monzo Disables Card Payments Due To Supplier Issue
July 07, 2017

Monzo, the U.K. challenger to traditional banks, has reportedly disabled card payments after having an issue with a supplier. 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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SWIFT Adds 22 Banks To Its Blockchain Proof Of Concept
July 07, 2017

Secure financial messaging services provider SWIFT announced Thursday that 22 additional global banks had joined its blockchain proof of concept (PoC). The PoC is designed to validate whether the technology can help banks reconcile international nostro accounts in real time. Get the Full Story Complete...