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Visa, PayActiv Launch Real Time Payroll

Visa, PayActiv Launch Real Time Payroll
Visa, PayActiv Launch Real Time Payroll
March 07, 2019  |  VISA

If rules were made to be broken, what better rule to break than the rigid two-week payday cycle? Visa and PayActiv have teamed up to offer...

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Update: MoviePass, Plans to Shutdown
Update: MoviePass, Plans to Shutdown
March 07, 2019  |  Subscriptions

There are tough years – and then there are MoviePass tough years. The firm announced yesterday (March 6) its intention to “implement a new business model”...

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FCA Calls For Lenders To Curb ‘Unacceptable’ Fees
FCA Calls For Lenders To Curb ‘Unacceptable’ Fees
March 07, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the U.K.’s financial watchdog, has found that some lenders are inflicting their credit card customers with an “unacceptable” number of...

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Google Duplex Now Makes Restaurant Reservations
Google Duplex Now Makes Restaurant Reservations
March 07, 2019  |  Google

Google has announced that its Google Assistant feature that uses technology to quickly book restaurant reservations over the phone will soon be available to iPhone users....

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Meet Haven, Amazon’s Shared Healthcare Initiative
Meet Haven, Amazon’s Shared Healthcare Initiative
March 07, 2019  |  Amazon

Amazon, J.P. Morgan and Berkshire Hathaway have finally revealed the name for their joint healthcare initiative: “Haven.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

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Federal Reserve Eases Some Regulations On Financial Institutions
Federal Reserve Eases Some Regulations On Financial Institutions
March 07, 2019  |  Regulation

The Federal Reserve has decided to relax some of the rules imposed on financial institutions (FIs) during the Obama administration, with a trio of changes....

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Bitcoin Daily: Japan Banks Launch Digital Wallet; Canadian Court Will Hear First-Ever Bitcoin Expert Witness
Bitcoin Daily: Japan Banks Launch Digital Wallet; Canadian Court Will Hear First-Ever Bitcoin Expert Witness
March 07, 2019  |  Bitcoin

Japanese bank Mizuho, as well as around 60 other financial institutions (FIs), have launched a new digital wallet called J-Coin Pay. According to Quartz, the...

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What ATMs And Open Source Have To Do With Payments Innovation
What ATMs And Open Source Have To Do With Payments Innovation
March 07, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

It might be the case that 2019 takes shape as a watershed year for payments regulation, marked by PSD2 and GDPR. Stakeholders in the financial services...

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A New Way To Gain Ground On Fraud
A New Way To Gain Ground On Fraud
March 07, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

New technologies keep emerging in the fight against fraud — biometrics, for instance — but they are not the only part of pushing back against criminals...

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