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UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
UK Banks Urged To Help Street Vendors Take Contactless Payments
January 02, 2019  |  Mobile

The Big Issue Foundation is urging U.K. banks — as well as the country’s financial regulator — to make it easier for its homeless vendors...

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Hackers Cull Nearly $900K In 2018 Crypto Bug Bounties
Hackers Cull Nearly $900K In 2018 Crypto Bug Bounties
January 02, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

New data shows that blockchain companies awarded $878,504 in bug bounties to hackers in 2018. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Turning Unplanned Spend Into Spend Management Innovation
Turning Unplanned Spend Into Spend Management Innovation
January 02, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

In the middle of an otherwise productive day — one of those shifts when the whole team is not only ahead of schedule, but likely...

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What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments
What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments
January 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

On the face of it, the lure of real-time payments might seem like an inevitability. The concept is gaining traction and deployment across any number...

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How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
January 02, 2019  |  Innovation

Let’s move past the metaphors and low-level poetic imagery when it comes to the International Consumer Electronics Show, that annual conference and trade show better...

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mPOS At 37,000 Feet
mPOS At 37,000 Feet
January 02, 2019  |  MPOS Tracker

With the global mobile point of sale (mPOS) market projected to experience a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18.8% from 2017 to 2026, many...

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2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon
2019: Big Payment, Commerce And Tech IPOs Loom On The Horizon
January 01, 2019  |  IPO

Tech companies are taking more time to reach their initial public offerings, with the median gap between their early financing and their IPOs hitting 10.1...

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Why Payments Should Stop Worrying About ‘The Next Big Thing’
Why Payments Should Stop Worrying About ‘The Next Big Thing’
January 01, 2019  |  Commentary

Gerhard Oosthuizen, CTO of Entersekt, contributed the following piece as part of PYMNTS’ 2018 year-end eBook. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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2019: The Year Of Instant Payments
2019: The Year Of Instant Payments
January 01, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in...

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