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The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin

The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin
The Week In Payments: China, China, Challenger Banks And Bitcoin
January 31, 2020  |  Commentary

If there were a theme in the big headlines this week in payments, financial services and commerce, it would have been movement. That theme was...

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To Amazon Or Not Amazon? An Eyeglass Retailer Faces The Question
To Amazon Or Not Amazon? An Eyeglass Retailer Faces The Question
January 31, 2020  |  eCommerce

Want to know how the future of eCommerce looks? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Moving Travel Payments Into The Digital Age
Moving Travel Payments Into The Digital Age
January 31, 2020  |  Travel Payments

In the 21st century, for businesses across many verticals, disruption comes at the speed of digital. That’s especially true of the travel industry, where a...

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Amazon Hits 150M Prime Users And Commits Billions  To One-Day Shipping
Amazon Hits 150M Prime Users And Commits Billions To One-Day Shipping
January 31, 2020  |  Earnings

Back to the trillion-dollar club they go. Amazon’s stock price shot up in after-hours trading, as the eCommerce company blasted past expectations when it announced...

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Unbundling The Travel Bundle
Unbundling The Travel Bundle
January 30, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The sharing economy is undergoing a sea change due to Generation Z’s coming of age. Experts expect this generation, which heavily favors the sharing and...

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The Link Between FIs, RTP, Data And New Mobile Use Cases
The Link Between FIs, RTP, Data And New Mobile Use Cases
January 30, 2020  |  Faster Payments

It’s not just the speed of payments that’s important, but also the data that payment operators gain as more consumers use faster forms of digital...

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How Merchants Navigate Payments Integration Risk
How Merchants Navigate Payments Integration Risk
January 30, 2020  |  Risk Management

When it comes to payments in commerce, what — and who — you don’t know can hurt you. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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PayPal Hits 305M Active Users In Q4, Cautions Future Economic Uncertainty
PayPal Hits 305M Active Users In Q4, Cautions Future Economic Uncertainty
January 30, 2020  |  Earnings

PayPal put on a strong finish to 2019, managing to beat analyst estimates nearly across the board in terms of revenue, active usership and total...

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Mastercard And TabaPay On Accelerating Instant Payments
Mastercard And TabaPay On Accelerating Instant Payments
January 29, 2020  |  Mastercard

Mastercard’s drive to scale digital payments across the ecosystem has led the payments network to find new ways to help FinTechs participate in this mission...

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