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SCA Awareness Issues Persist Among EU Merchants, Consumers

SCA Awareness Issues Persist Among EU Merchants, Consumers
SCA Awareness Issues Persist Among EU Merchants, Consumers
November 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Earlier studies found a surprising lack of both consumer and merchant awareness about the European Union’s Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) and second Payment Services Directive...

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How Subscriptions Complicate Cross-Border B2B Payments
How Subscriptions Complicate Cross-Border B2B Payments
November 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Companies like Netflix and Spotify have burst the doors open to the subscription economy beyond magazines and newspapers. As these recurring services go online, demand...

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How Back-Office FinTech Boosts Spas’ Recurring Revenue Opportunity
How Back-Office FinTech Boosts Spas’ Recurring Revenue Opportunity
November 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Every small business (SMB) and entrepreneur wants to boost revenue, and recurring customers are a welcome source of cash inflows. However, for salons and spas,...

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USAT Coffee Delivery Gets Digital Upgrade
USAT Coffee Delivery Gets Digital Upgrade
November 07, 2019  |  Delivery

USA Technologies (USAT), a cashless payments and software services company for the self-service retail market, has announced upgrades to its Seed Delivery software. Get the...

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Barclaycard On Keeping Transactions Frictionless Under SCA
Barclaycard On Keeping Transactions Frictionless Under SCA
November 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is imperative to improving payment security — if EU regulators and financial institutions (FIs) could only agree on how to implement...

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As Google Deal Looms, Fitbit Reports 11pct Revenue Decline
As Google Deal Looms, Fitbit Reports 11pct Revenue Decline
November 07, 2019  |  Earnings

Fitbit, the wearables brand that Google plans to buy, posted an 11 percent revenue drop on Wednesday (Nov. 6) for the third quarter of 2019, with...

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Amazon Australia Integrates BNPL Startup Zip Co 
Amazon Australia Integrates BNPL Startup Zip Co 
November 07, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Amazon Australia is partnering with buy now, pay later (BNPL) startup Zip Co, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Nov. 6). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
Bitcoin Daily: eToro Acquires Crypto Portfolio App Delta, ECB Considers Issuing Digital Currency
November 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Trading platform eToro has acquired crypto portfolio management app Delta in a deal reportedly worth $5 million. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Visa On Challenging B2B Payments Status Quo
Visa On Challenging B2B Payments Status Quo
November 07, 2019  |  B2B Payments

To change the status quo — to upend the way it’s always been done — the mantra goes, “think outside the box.” Get the Full...

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