August 03, 2021
Bitcoin Daily: Pennsylvania Eyes Digital Currency Task Force; Australia’s CoinJar...
CoinJar Card, a Mastercard product letting users spend their crypto like cash, has been rolled out in Australia, a company blog says. With the card, users will be able to...
August 03, 2021
Zellis Works With Income Group On Faster Payments
Payroll and human resources (HR) firm Zellis is working with Income Group, powered by its strategic partner Mastercard, to bring Faster Payroll payments to its U.K. clients and offer a...
August 03, 2021
Consumers Tap Same-Day Salary, Bill Pay, BNPL To Ease Paycheck-to-Paycheck...
For all the rapturous reports we read these days about the economic recovery, the fact remains that more than half of American households are currently living paycheck to paycheck —...
August 03, 2021
BigCommerce Taps Sezzle As Preferred Provider Amid Rising BNPL Demand
With Square preparing to acquire Afterpay for $29 billion, the buy now, pay later (BNPL) space is hotter than ever. The Square-Afterpay deal will see Afterpay integrated into both the...
August 03, 2021
Mastercard Moves To Eliminate ‘Fiat Burden’ And Compliance Worries From...
To get crypto cards into the hands of the masses, to get them spending in commercial and retail use cases … well, the cards have to be issued first. Issuers,...
August 02, 2021
IMF, TCH: Risks Can Outweigh Rewards For Cryptocurrencies, CBDCs
Financial inclusion may be a selling point for digital currencies — but other risks may outweigh those rewards. There is any number of pathways to the creation and deployment of...
July 30, 2021
Today In Payments: Crypto Tax Laws Included In Infrastructure Bill;...
In today’s top news, the Senate’s infrastructure bill includes cryptocurrency tax laws, and Amazon missed sales projections in its earnings report. Plus, Mastercard’s second-quarter earnings were boosted by eCommerce and...
July 30, 2021
Open Banking, Restaurant Rewards, Social Commerce Top This Week’s News
In this week’s news, we saw Lloyds Bank is teaming up with Mastercard to launch PayFrom Bank. Also, new insights have emerged on social commerce and restaurant rewards. The Weekender...
July 30, 2021
Lloyds Plans To Buy Embark Group for $542M
Lloyds Banking Group is hoping to boost its status in the investment and retirement sector with its £390 million ($542 million) acquisition of Embark Group. That’s according to the website...
