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Plutus Tap & Pay Raises More Than $1 Million In Crowdfunding In Nine Days
July 25, 2016

Plutus Tap & Pay, the upcoming Android-only mobile app that will let people make bitcoin and Ethereum contactless payments at any merchant with a compatible device, raised more than $1 million in crowdfunding in nine days. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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The Week In Slip-Ups
July 25, 2016

Most news weeks do not have something for everyone. There will be a few highlights that will call out to some number of interested parties, but on the whole, it is hard to offer a batch of headlines that appeal to the full spectrum of...

Coinbase Supports Ethereum
July 22, 2016

Coinbase, long a bitcoin-only supporter, is finally adding support for another currency, announcing yesterday (July 21) sitewide support for Ethereum, the digital currency that allows peer-to-peer contracts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Fed Rolls Out Payment System Risk Policy Amendments
July 22, 2016

The Federal Reserve Board said on Thursday (July 21) that it had adopted a number of changes to a section of its Federal Reserve Policy on Payment System Risk (PSR). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Burger King In Turkey Adds Credit Cards To Online Orders
July 22, 2016

It’s going to take weeks (though, more likely, months) before Turkey returns to any sense of normalcy following its military’s failed coup attempt and the subsequent crackdown by the surviving government, but the show must go on for retailers if they hope to have any...

Visa Where It Wants To Be With PayPal, Earnings
July 22, 2016

Higher payments volume and cost controls helped buoy Visa’s bottom line. CEO Charlie Scharf also weighed in on the deal to be pals with PayPal and the consumer choice that it will deliver for consumers, issuers and merchants. Details on that and the latest on...

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Visa And PayPal Partner To Accelerate Digital Payments
July 21, 2016

Visa and PayPal today (July 21) announced a strategic partnership that will combine the power of the largest payments network in the world with the largest digital payments network in the world to give consumers more choice about how they pay when using their PayPal...

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Unicorn Watch: Hazy Summer Days, And One IPO Draws A Line
July 21, 2016

Unicorns have been as quiet as they are mystical over the past week plus, which may be an outgrowth of summer’s torpor or continued reticence over public markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...

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Acapture Starts Processing Payments For Two eCommerce Sites
July 21, 2016

Acapture, an omnichannel payment processing platform, announced Thursday (Jul. 21) that it has started processing payments for CROWDYHOUSE and Boatsters, two eCommerce sites. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...