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2.3KFraud PreventionWhitepages Pro CEO: Fraud 3.0 And Why Merchants Are Unprepared
Computing power is dirt cheap, thanks to cloud infrastructure. Jurisdiction is always a few steps behind, though — who is really going...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsHow To Push For eB2B Payments When Vendors Don’t Want Them
In the constant fight against paper, service providers have been tackling the paper check in B2B payments for several years, with minimal...
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3.4KPayment MethodsDecoupled Debit — Again?
The year is 2007. Headlines are filled with news of a “revolutionary” product that will change the fortunes of merchants and unlock...
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3.8KMobileNEW DATA: Two-Thirds Of Consumers Now Window Shop From Home
Brick-and-mortar is a no-go —literally. Consumers simply don’t visit physical stores to discover new products anymore. In fact, there is about a...
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1.5KPartnerships / AcquisitionsUsers Can Now Pay For Hulu With Venmo Accounts
Hulu users have a brand-new way to pay, the company announced on Thursday (Dec. 6). Hulu and Venmo have teamed up to...
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1.7KRetailRetailers Ask The Fed For Real-Time Payments
Target and Walmart, among other companies, are asking the Fed to create a way for interbank transfers to be settled in real...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsRestaurant365 Launches Fully Integrated AP Solution
Restaurant365 is launching a fully integrated accounts payable (AP) automation solution to streamline restaurant invoice capture, approvals and payment processing. While most...
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2.3KPayment MethodsWhatsApp Asks RBI To Expand Payment Services In India
WhatsApp, the messaging app owned by Facebook, is seeking approval from the Reserve Bank of India to extend its digital payments service...
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3.3KRetailNew Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
The dust has settled from Black Friday, from the door-busting deals and bursting inboxes of coupons to the parking lots full of...
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3.3KDigital PaymentsAmazon Pay Gets Its Alternative Wings
Alternative Airlines, a website that allows customers to search for airline flights, and Amazon Pay, which allows people to pay using their...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsKuwait Debuts FinTech Sandbox
As proof that FinTech sandboxes are going global, Kuwait has become the latest player in the Middle East to debut a framework....
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3.3KB2B PaymentsAmex Go Gears Up For Australia Launch
American Express (Amex) is launching its new American Express Go service in Australia in an effort to help corporate financial managers adopt...
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2.0KMobile Order AheadCan Campus Dining Graduate To Safer, Swifter Payments?
Offering mobile order-ahead on college campuses takes more than just a great app and meal plan payments — it also requires tight...
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3.6KPartnerships / AcquisitionsPayPal-iZettle Deal Probed By UK Antitrust Watchdog
The U.K. antitrust watchdog is looking into PayPal‘s acquisition of European startup iZettle, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). In May, PayPal...
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3.3KMobile PaymentsTencent Partners With LINE For Mobile Payments In Japan
Tencent, an internet-based technology company based in China, and LINE, a hugely popular messaging app in Japan, have teamed up to provide...
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2.6KBitcoinOhio To Let Businesses Pay Taxes With Bitcoin
Ohio is leading the charge in terms of accepting bitcoin as a payment method, as it is the first state to accept...
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2.4KMobile Payments7-Eleven In Canada To Accept WeChat Pay, Alipay
7-Eleven, the convenience store operator, announced on Monday (Nov. 26) that participating stores in Canada will now accept Chinese mobile payment systems...
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2.2KTravel PaymentsCubic Expands Contactless Payment System To Sydney Trains
Cubic Corporation announced Monday (November 26) that its Cubic Transportation Systems unit and Transport for New South Wales will expand the contactless...
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4.1KMobile Order AheadTRENDING: How Mobile Order-Ahead On Campus Attempts To Secure The Grade
With much of the year behind them, quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are taking the time to reflect on their mobile ordering wins and...
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2.3KDigital BankingCuscal On Digital Banking Done Down Under
In Australia, time for a purely digital bank? Cuscal is putting tech and funding behind 86 400, a bank done in bits...
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3.9KDigital PaymentsIs India’s ATM Disappearing Act A Digital Payments Boon?
Half of India’s ATMs may be shuttered in the next few months amid high compliance costs. Will that open the door even...
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4.3KDigital PaymentsSweden’s Cashless Drive Hits A Speed Bump
In Sweden, the move to a cashless society has been marked by a quickened pace. Might there be speed bumps ahead, though? The...
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2.6KInnovationWalmart Tests Same-Day Grocery Delivery In China
Walmart is piloting same-day grocery delivery in China via a new service called Walmart To Go. According to a report in TechCrunch,...
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3.2KCryptocurrencyBitcoin Fails To Take Off As Payment Method
Bitcoin’s use as a form of commercial payments has declined during the year, at the same time that the digital token appears...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsPlastiq Lands Funding For Tool Broadening SMBs’ Use Of Cards
FinTech startup Plastiq has announced a $27 million venture capital funding round for its solution that lets businesses and consumers make payments with...
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5.1KData DriversPODCAST: Has Mobile Flattened The Payments World?
In what has been — historically speaking — the blink of an eye, mobile phones have gone from zero to nearly ubiquitous in a remarkably short time. Today, more than 5...
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4.6KSubscription CommerceConsumers Battle Subscription Friction As Fraud Scrutiny Tightens
Subscription commerce stands as one of the hotter parts of retail, with companies such as Lyft launching subscription plans and other firms...
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4.8KPayments InnovationTarget, Walmart Embrace Mobile Checkout
With the approaching holiday season, mobile checkout options are ready for customers at Target and Walmart. Target’s “Skip the Line” service has now...
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3.9KB2B PaymentsHow AP Automation Goes Beyond Cost-Cutting For Businesses Willing To Change
By its very nature, accounts payable (AP) is a cost center: It’s where money leaves the enterprise, after all. However, as with...
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3.2KPayment MethodsChase Rolls Out Tap-to-Pay Visa Credit Cards
Chase said Wednesday (Nov. 14) that it is rolling out tap-to-pay functionality across its Chase Visa card portfolio, an initiative that will...
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2.7KPlatform PaymentsHow Choice Can Set Platform Providers Apart From Competition
One quarter of customers will abandon purchases if a merchant doesn’t accept their preferred payment method. However, managing payments made in 180...
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6.1KPlatform PaymentsTRENDING: BigCommerce On How Platforms Solve Big eCommerce Payment Complexities
When consumers make a purchase online or through a mobile app, they expect the process to be simple and secure. However, they...
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4.9KB2B PaymentsCorporates Compile Their Payments Innovation Wish Lists
Corporate decision-makers are seeing more choices in technology and services when it comes to the ways they pay suppliers, employees and business...
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4.6KMerchant InnovationPODCAST: Why Merchants Should Go ‘Auth Shopping’
Decline rates are on the rise, reaching 30 percent of CNP transactions, depending on where one looks. Bruce Parker, CEO of ModoPayments,...
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4.1KInnovationRetail Innovation Has Changed — Can SMBs Keep Up?
It’s not your father’s customer loyalty anymore. The ascent of eCommerce and the digital tools that support it have made it easier — in...
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2.3KPayment MethodsAmex Biz Gold Card Offers Flexible Repayments
American Express announced on Thursday (Nov. 8) the launch of its new Business Gold Card, which comes with four times Membership Rewards...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsFedEx Introduces QR Pay For APAC SMBs
Logistics and shipping conglomerate FedEx is planning to introduce its QR (Quick Response) Pay solution for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in...
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2.4KSmarter PaymentsHow Smarter Payments Help Build Smart Marketplaces
Not every eCommerce platform is as user-friendly as Amazon. Craigslist and its ilk, for instance, still require buyers and sellers to meet...
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3.3KMobile Payments7-Eleven’s Chief Digital Officer On The Launch Of ‘Scan & Pay’
Cashierless payments are set to increasingly be part of the convenience store checkout model. To that end, 7-Eleven said earlier this week...
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2.8KGlobal PaymentsWith New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
Western Union and M-PESA announce today a global P2P partnership that will make it easier for M-PESA customers to send money outside...
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4.6KTravel PaymentsThe High Price Of Payments — And Innovation — In Travel
It’s that time of the year: crowded airports, missed connections, maybe the surprise of an upgrade (to stretch out those legs after...
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3.8KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: Elon Musk’s Name Used In Bitcoin Scam; Bitcoin Takes More Energy To Mine Than Gold
Elon Musk’s name has reportedly been used in bitcoin scam, with the hack of multiple verified Twitter accounts, the BBC reported. The...
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2.2KApple PayApple Pay Appears To Be Coming Soon To Germany
Apple Pay is set to launch soon in Germany. According to 9to5Mac, the Apple Pay page on Apple’s German website has a...
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2.0KPayment Methods7-Eleven Rolls Out Scan-And-Go For Dallas Customers
Convenience store operator 7-Eleven is rolling out scan-and-go options for customers in 14 stores in Dallas later this week, with an aim to...
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1.8KToday In DataToday In Data: The Evolving Face Of What’s Next In Mobile
It’s been an up and down week on the stock market as earnings reports have piled in and investors have like, or...
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4.8KB2B PaymentsBilltrust And Visa Launch B2B Payments Platform
Visa and Billtrust today (Nov. 5) announced the launch of the Billtrust Business Payments Network (BPN), an open buyer/supplier payments platform that...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsHow Small Businesses Ride Their Payment Rails
NACHA released new statistics late last week on growth of ACH transaction volume in the U.S. According to the firm, B2B transactions...
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1.8KB2B PaymentsCMB Ushers China Into Blockchain eInvoicing
China Merchants Bank (CMB) announced that it has become the first bank in the country to issue blockchain electronic invoices. According to...
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4.7KFaster PaymentsInstant Onboarding: A Payments ‘Red Herring?’
Instant onboarding — the ability for a merchant to complete a one-page digital application, then instantly process payments — has, more or less, been heralded as the best thing...
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2.8KMastercardMastercard Protests Payments ‘Nationalism’ In India
Mastercard reportedly has lodged a protest with the U.S. government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote...
