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Pandemic’s Pressure Points Highlight B2B Payments Vertical Needs
Pandemic’s Pressure Points Highlight B2B Payments Vertical Needs
October 28, 2020  |  B2B Payments

B2B’s pain points when it comes to payments are well known — where paper checks dominate, where even the fax machine makes an appearance. Get...

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Western Union Heads To The Cloud To Make B2B Payments Faster
Western Union Heads To The Cloud To Make B2B Payments Faster
October 28, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Digital payments are growing ever more widespread, with the global digital payments market increasing by more than 50 percent in the past three years to...

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Kount Says Fraudsters Will Follow Shoppers This Holiday Season
Kount Says Fraudsters Will Follow Shoppers This Holiday Season
October 28, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

When asked why he robbed banks, Willie Sutton — the famous criminal with four decades of bank robbery experience — is said to have offered...

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Digital Transformation Accelerates Emerging Payment Platforms
Digital Transformation Accelerates Emerging Payment Platforms
October 28, 2020  |  Digital Payments

It would be difficult to pick a single reason why payments modernization is currently accelerating. But Domenico Scaffidi, head of market infrastructures for FinTech software...

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REPORT: Payments Orchestration Optimizes Digital Payments Efficiencies, Boosts ROI
REPORT: Payments Orchestration Optimizes Digital Payments Efficiencies, Boosts ROI
October 28, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Businesses across the United States likely knew they would be in for a long, uphill battle to stay afloat when they first began closing their...

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Credit Unions Use Payments to Build Primary Financial Relationships
Credit Unions Use Payments to Build Primary Financial Relationships
October 28, 2020  |  Credit Unions

There are two ways to consider consumers’ spending lives, according to Bruce Dragt, chief product officer at CO-OP Financial Services. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Visa To Acquire YellowPepper To Expand Network of Networks In LATAM
Visa To Acquire YellowPepper To Expand Network of Networks In LATAM
October 28, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Visa has inked an agreement to acquire YellowPepper, which works with startups in the Caribbean and Latin America, according to an emailed press release. Get...

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New UBS Portfolio Focuses $200M On FinTechs
New UBS Portfolio Focuses $200M On FinTechs
October 27, 2020  |  Fintech Investments

Multinational investment bank UBS has launched the UBS Next platform in order to help invest in FinTechs and the “broader tech ecosystem,” according to a...

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Hands Off: Touchless, Contactless Payments Drive Consumer Safety Preferences
Hands Off: Touchless, Contactless Payments Drive Consumer Safety Preferences
October 27, 2020  |  Payment Methods

That consumers are a bit gun shy when it comes to shopping in physical stores — particularly when it comes to checking out at the...

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