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Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector; ECB’s Board Member Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payments

Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector; ECB’s Board Member Urges Firms to Adopt EU Instant Payments
Today in TechREG: CFPB Wants Credit Reporting Standards in BNPL Sector; ECB’s Board Member Urges...
June 16, 2022  |  Regulation

Today in TechREG, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has encouraged buy now, pay later (BNPL) providers and credit report agencies to standardize BNPL payment...

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The Data Point: Brazil’s Smartphone-Centric Shoppers Report 58% Less Friction
The Data Point: Brazil’s Smartphone-Centric Shoppers Report 58% Less Friction
June 16, 2022  |  Retail

Taking a different path to digitization, Brazil is a nation where more people have smartphones than they do bank accounts, creating a unique mix of...

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Vueling Teams Up with BitPay to Let Fliers Pay with Crypto
Vueling Teams Up with BitPay to Let Fliers Pay with Crypto
June 16, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Vueling, an airline part of International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG), is collaborating with cryptocurrency payment service provider BitPay to enable crypto payments for airline tickets....

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Mazepay Streamlining B2B Purchases With Pan-European Payments License
Mazepay Streamlining B2B Purchases With Pan-European Payments License
June 16, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Financial software platform Mazepay on Thursday (June 16) announced that it has secured a pan-European payments license from the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority, giving it...

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Oracle Joins Push for Nationwide Database of Health Records
Oracle Joins Push for Nationwide Database of Health Records
June 16, 2022  |  Healthcare

Connected healthcare is putting all the pieces together in 2022 by placing interoperability at the center of transformation efforts, particularly in the electronic health records...

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Tammeyah for Microfinance Services Buys French B2B Marketplace
Tammeyah for Microfinance Services Buys French B2B Marketplace
June 16, 2022  |  Acquisitions

Egyptian microfinance firm Tammeyah for Microfinance Services has completed its purchase of Fatura Netherlands N.V., a B2B marketplace, according to a Wednesday (June 15) press release....

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Facebook to Restructure Feed Around Videos to Take on TikTok
Facebook to Restructure Feed Around Videos to Take on TikTok
June 16, 2022  |  Facebook

Meta’s Facebook is planning a redesign to compete with TikTok and will restructure its main feed around videos and tweak its algorithm, The Verge reported,...

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‘Big Ticket’ Retailers Look to Home Equity as Sales Savior
‘Big Ticket’ Retailers Look to Home Equity as Sales Savior
June 16, 2022  |  Retail

With nearly three-quarters of the U.S. population currently contending with a heat wave, consumer demand for fans, air conditioners, water toys and more will surely...

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Mobile Payments a Win-Win For Mechanics, Drivers
Mobile Payments a Win-Win For Mechanics, Drivers
June 16, 2022  |  Mobile Payments

When a car is in the shop, customers and service advisors alike benefit when they have access to instant communication and fast payments.  Get the...

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