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Top News In Payments: Facebook Acquires AI Chatbot Firm Servicefriend; Apple’s iPhone 11 Receives Quiet Reception In China

Top News In Payments: Facebook Acquires AI Chatbot Firm Servicefriend; Apple’s iPhone 11 Receives Quiet Reception In China
Top News In Payments: Facebook Acquires AI Chatbot Firm Servicefriend; Apple’s iPhone 11 Receives Quiet...
September 23, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Facebook has acquired Israel-based hybrid chatbot startup Servicefriend to build customer service bots for its planned Calibra digital wallet....

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Western Union Enables Real-Time Account-To-Account X-Border Payments For Banks, Digital Wallets
Western Union Enables Real-Time Account-To-Account X-Border Payments For Banks, Digital Wallets
September 23, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Western Union is expanding access to its global, real time account to account payments capabilities to FIs and digital wallet providers in 17 countries with...

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TRENDING: How Credit Unions Give Digital the Personal Touch
TRENDING: How Credit Unions Give Digital the Personal Touch
September 23, 2019  |  Credit Unions

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Square: Why We Want To Innovate Payroll For SMBs
Square: Why We Want To Innovate Payroll For SMBs
September 23, 2019  |  SMBs

The average SMB owners on the eve of starting their first business is a person with a passion. They have a good or service that...

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Amazon Ups Its US Online Cash Payments Game With PayCode
Amazon Ups Its US Online Cash Payments Game With PayCode
September 23, 2019  |  Amazon

The name of the game in commerce — domestic, cross-border, whatever — is given consumers as many options to pay as pragmatically possible. In a...

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Top News In Payments: Wells Fargo Collaborates With Plaid On API; Postmates Notches $225M
Top News In Payments: Wells Fargo Collaborates With Plaid On API; Postmates Notches $225M
September 20, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Wells Fargo is collaborating with data platform Plaid to let customers manage their finances in one place through an...

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Is There Anywhere Connected Consumers Won’t Shop?
Is There Anywhere Connected Consumers Won’t Shop?
September 20, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

It was recently reported that one in 15 purchases are now made between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. (at least in the U.K.)...

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Visa B2B Connect Live In 62 Countries, Adds Infosys As Integration Partner
Visa B2B Connect Live In 62 Countries, Adds Infosys As Integration Partner
September 20, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Visa announced today that Visa B2B Connect is live in 62 countries, and has added Infosys as a new integration partner. Ahead of the announcement,...

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