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Zelle, Venmo P2P Payments Race Gains Fresh Fuel In Q3

Zelle, Venmo P2P Payments Race Gains Fresh Fuel In Q3
Zelle, Venmo P2P Payments Race Gains Fresh Fuel In Q3
October 23, 2018  |  Digital Payments

The third quarter proved more than kind to peer-to-peer (P2P) payments, at least according to financial results for the two main competitors, Zelle and Venmo,...

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Five At Five: Walmart Ups Shipping And Returns Game
Five At Five: Walmart Ups Shipping And Returns Game
October 23, 2018  |  News

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Today’s coverage includes the latest move by Walmart to gain...

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Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
Elon Musk Stirs Twitter Pot Again — But This Time, It Won’t Cost $40 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Bitcoin

An Elon Musk message on Twitter – apparently a joke about bitcoin that fell flat – ended up causing the messaging and social media platform to...

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Mega Millions Winning Ticket Could Come Via Payment Card
Mega Millions Winning Ticket Could Come Via Payment Card
October 23, 2018  |  Retail

Payment cards could play a role in making somebody, or a group of people, insanely wealthy tonight via the $1.6 billion Mega Millions drawing scheduled...

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Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
Lyft Buys Blue Vision Labs For $72 Million
October 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Lyft, the ride-hailing startup that is expected to launch an initial public offering (IPO) next year, has reportedly acquired Blue Vision Labs, the London-based augmented...

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As Medical Billing Goes Digital, New Benefits — And Challenges — Arise
As Medical Billing Goes Digital, New Benefits — And Challenges — Arise
October 23, 2018  |  Digital Payments

As the benefits of bringing more digital power to medical billing become clearer, there are other issues and concerns rising that underscore just what a...

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Amazon Card Payment Launches Amex SMB Card, New Prime Features For Biz
Amazon Card Payment Launches Amex SMB Card, New Prime Features For Biz
October 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Amazon Business is bolstering its services for small businesses through a new co-branded commercial card with American Express as well as enhanced Prime features for...

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JPMorgan And Plaid Inc. In Data Sharing Deal
JPMorgan And Plaid Inc. In Data Sharing Deal
October 23, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has inked a data sharing deal with Plaid Inc., the FinTech that connects banks with financial technology applications. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Visa Invests In Brazil Payment Co Conductor
Visa Invests In Brazil Payment Co Conductor
October 23, 2018  |  Investments

Visa, the payments company, announced Tuesday (October 23) a strategic minority investment in Conductor, a digital payments processing technology platform in Brazil. Get the Full Story...

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