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Struggling French Retailer Casino Lands €1.5B In Debt Equity
Struggling French Retailer Casino Lands €1.5B In Debt Equity
October 23, 2019  |  Loans

French retailer Casino announced that it has raised €1.5 billion ($1.67 billion USD) in bank loans so that it can refinance part of its existing...

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Mastercard’s Philanthropic Hub Hosts Summit On Financial Inclusion
Mastercard’s Philanthropic Hub Hosts Summit On Financial Inclusion
October 23, 2019  |  Mastercard

Mastercard‘s philanthropic hub hosted its first Global Inclusive Growth Summit in Washington, D.C. on Monday (Oct. 21). Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Mastercard: How Payment On Delivery, Request To Pay Will Ignite Real Time Payments
Mastercard: How Payment On Delivery, Request To Pay Will Ignite Real Time Payments
October 23, 2019  |  Mastercard

The U.S. is readying for real time, as far as infrastructure is concerned. Mastercard hopes to spur B2B and C2B adoption of real-time transactions through,...

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Why ZenKey Authentication Is A Good Idea – With A Big Design Flaw
Why ZenKey Authentication Is A Good Idea – With A Big Design Flaw
October 23, 2019  |  Authentication

Five years ago, a merchant might have been able to rely on consumers being patient with a digital commerce experience that was less than perfectly...

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REPORT: Adoption Of Instant Payments For Disbursements Has Quadrupled In Three Years
REPORT: Adoption Of Instant Payments For Disbursements Has Quadrupled In Three Years
October 23, 2019  |  Disbursements

Everyone loves to get paid, but no one likes waiting to get paid. Waiting for checks to arrive in the mail, or for bank deposits...

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Why Better POS Is Vital To Saving SMB Retail
Why Better POS Is Vital To Saving SMB Retail
October 23, 2019  |  POS Innovation

New Orleans, home to the PYMNTS Bureau of Temperate Winter, is loved and sometimes reviled for being behind the times on many things. That can...

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Zelle Transaction Volumes Hit $49B, Spike 73 Pct YOY
Zelle Transaction Volumes Hit $49B, Spike 73 Pct YOY
October 23, 2019  |  Earnings

Zelle’s third-quarter results show that its year-over-year payment values increased by 58 percent, while transaction volume rose by 73 percent. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Snap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
Snap Doubles Down On Premium Content Amid Q3 Growth
October 23, 2019  |  Earnings

Efforts to rebuild its Android app have paid off for Snapchat operator Snap, according to the company’s latest financial report, which was released late on Tuesday (Oct. 22)....

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Ransomware Attack Cripples Some Billtrust Systems
Ransomware Attack Cripples Some Billtrust Systems
October 23, 2019  |  Safety and Security

As it recovers from a ransomware attack that started last week, business-to-business payments provider Billtrust is in its last stages of putting all of its...

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