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Ant Group, Tencent Give State-Owned UnionPay More Access to Mobile Payment Platforms 
October 04, 2021

Alipay and WeChat Pay are giving state-owned bank card clearinghouse UnionPay even more access to their mobile payment ecosystems as China continues to push Big Tech companies to become more transparent in their operations, the South China Morning Post reported Monday (Oct. 4).  Get the...

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Sunday CEO Says QR Code Payments End Game is Making Cost of Payments Free for...
October 04, 2021

When it comes to consumer payments, table-service restaurants are far behind their own industry and many others too. 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 to...

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GCC Exchange, Paykii Team on Utility Payments
October 03, 2021

Money transfer, foreign exchange (FX) and payment solutions company GCC Exchange, based in the United Arab Emirates, has entered into a partnership with Paykii to provide utility payment services domestically and across borders, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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Account-to-Account Transactions Leapt 60% in 2020
October 01, 2021

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FTNI Helps VIP Beverage Distributors Add Mobile Payments 
September 30, 2021

FinTech Financial Transmission Network, Inc. (FTNI) on Thursday (Sept. 30) announced that beverage-focused tech platform Vermont Information Processing (VIP) will use its ETran Mobile payment services to power VIPPAY, its mobile payment offering for brewers, distributors, wineries and soft drink bottlers.  Get the Full Story...

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HIFI Acquires The Music Fund Bringing AI to Bear on Sluggish Creator Economy Payments
September 30, 2021

In the latest news, artists’ financial rights organization HIFI is acquiring royalty payments FinTech The Music Fund (TMF) in a deal aimed at addressing the notion of a starving artist. Specifically, HIFI wants to leverage TMF’s artificial intelligence (AI) that powers a “smart-pricing algorithm” that gives artists and musicians a...

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Euronet, Marker Trax Team on Digital Casino Credit Management
September 28, 2021

Euronet Worldwide, which is a global FinTech solution and payments provider, will be licensing its REN payments platform to Marker Trax to provide that company with transaction processing for its digital casino marker management system, according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete...

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55% of Consumers Who Buy Groceries Online Use Mobile Devices
September 28, 2021

The pandemic has brought all manner of in-store commerce to digital channels – including what used to be routine, brick-and-mortar visits to grocery stores. In the Omni Grocery report: What Consumers Expect from their Grocery Shopping Experiences, a collaboration between ACI Worldwide and PYMNTS, surveys...

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Automated Payments Firm Serrala Teams With Open Banking Platform Tink on Direct Billing via Bank...
September 26, 2021

The financial and automation payments platform Serrala and the open banking service Tink have joined forces on a project to support open banking tech services. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...