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630MastercardMastercard Introduces True Name Card
To address a major pain point for the LGBTQIA+ community, Mastercard is introducing the True Name card. The product will allow for...
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621Global PaymentsAlipay’s Many European Plays
That Alipay is moving into Europe — and looking to support the millions of Chinese and Southeast Asian tourists who travel there...
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741Today In DataBringing Speed And Digitization To Payments
Few companies meet customer demand for instant business-to-consumer (B2C) payments, while a large share of businesses still rely on paper checks for business-to-business (B2B) payments....
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1.7KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: FDA Pegs Walmart, IBM For Blockchain Pilot; Wyoming State Embraces Blockchain
IBM, KPMG, Merck, and Walmart announced that they have been selected by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a...
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837Partnerships / AcquisitionsTrustly And PayWithMyBank Merge For Europe-to-US Payments
European online banking payments provider Trustly has merged with Silicon Valley online banking payments company PayWithMyBank, according to a blog post by...
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967InternationalRevolut Expands Beta Version Into Australia
Financial technology company Revolut has ventured beyond Europe and into Australia as of Thursday (June 13), according to a report. However, it...
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1.0KBitcoinCoinbase Expands Crypto Debit Product To EU
Digital currency exchange Coinbase announced that its Visa debit card is now available in six additional European countries. The company debuted the...
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1.6KDigital PaymentsApple Pay Adds Support For Netherlands, Revolut Users
Apple Pay has added support for users in the Netherlands and also expanded services for Revolut users, according to reports. The service...
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2.2KPartnerships / AcquisitionsCiti Teams With Grab On Co-Branded Credit Cards
Citigroup is teaming up with Grab, the ride-hailing startup out of Singapore, to roll out co-branded credit cards. Reuters, citing Gonzalo Luchetti,...
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3.0KVISAVisa Launches Visa B2B Connect In 30+ Markets
Almost two years in the making, Visa B2B Connect makes its official launch, with a rollout across 30 countries. Kevin Phalen, head of...
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1.8KMastercardMastercard’s Digital Wellness Suite: Curing What Ails Digital Checkout
Mastercard unveils its Digital Wellness suite, which seeks to level the playing field for small and independent merchants when it comes to...
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1.6KBitcoinIn C2B, Is It Bitcoin’s Time To Shine?
Beyond the vagaries of bitcoin’s volatile price, is the digital currency ready for prime time — as a means for consumers to...
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1.5KToday In DataHelping Money Make The World Go ‘Round
Money, as the song goes, makes the world go ‘round – and these days, there is a lot of money going all...
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2.5KRetailIs The US On The Verge Of A Contactless Surge?
Near-field communication (NFC) technology isn’t exactly new. For some time now, retailers have been using it and radio frequency identification (RIFD) behind...
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2.4KAccounts PayableAccounts Payables’ Integrated Payoff
Integrated accounts payable (AP) management can streamline costs and efficiencies where executives grapple with paper-based processes. Jessica Moran, general manager of Paymode-X Business...
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2.2KPayment MethodsWild Cards? eGaming, Payroll, Credit, Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid
Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them...
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4.4KSecurity & FraudStripe Launches Chargeback Protection Service
Stripe, the payments company, announced Monday (June 2) the launch of Chargeback Protection, a new service that provides customers with machine learning-based...
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2.3KPayment MethodsWestern Union’s Playbook For Balancing Cash And Digital Payments
Despite the dreams and expectations among all kinds of people during the rise of eCommerce and digital payments, cash isn’t really going...
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2.2KCashIs Sweden Proof There Is Such A Thing As Too Much Digital Payment Success?
Usually when we’re telling a story at PYMNTS about expectations for a product being radically divergent from its actual performance, it is...
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861BitcoinBitcoin Daily: Crypto Firms Gear Up To Fight SEC; Consumers Can Use Crypto To Pay Bills Down Under
Canadian social media company Kik has announced a crowdfunding effort aimed to help it — and other cryptocurrency firms — fight the...
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3.4KOmnicommerceMaking Sense Of The New Omnichannel Experience
As far as buzzwords go, one must tip their hat to the enduring power of “omnichannel.” Take a time machine and travel...
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2.0KDigital PaymentsBalanceHero Recorded More Than $100M In GMV Sales
BalanceHero, the startup behind the popular Indian digital payments app True Balance, has roughly 60 million registered users and recorded $100 million...
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1.6KApple PayApple Pay Coming To NY Subways, Buses
Apple Pay is coming to New York City thanks to a partnership with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority or MTA. The Verge, citing...
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2.1KDigital PaymentsHow Contactless Payments Could Beat Summer Event Heat
Much like the holidays, the approach of summer sparks all kinds of trips down memory lane, such as thoughts of all those...
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2.5KPayment MethodsSquare: Most SMBs Will Always Accept Cash
Rumors of the death of cash – as in complete extinction – are greatly exaggerated. Even as digital payments gain ground, cash still...
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3.2KPayment MethodsCBD Companies Can Process Payments Through Square Now
Square, the digital payments company, is getting into the CBD market, launching a payment processing service for the industry. Forbes, citing Square,...
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3.3KPayments InnovationBank/FinTech Harmony Sets Stage For AP Automation
The B2B space needs to transform from paper-based to automated process — and nowhere is this more apparent than with accounts payable...
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1.8KPayment MethodsCards Taking Over Cash In Emerging Economies
In several emerging nations, where disposable income may be on a general uptrend, lumpy though that trend may be, as cash use is...
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3.7KVISAVisa, Chase Team To Launch Contactless At NYC Mass Transit
The first time is a charm. In fact, the first time must be a charm. No, we are not talking about first...
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2.0KToday In DataRemote Payments, Front And Center, Near And Now
The inexorable rise of eCommerce has been a trend years in the making – and the smartphone is at the center of...
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1.8KPayments As A ServiceDigital Platforms Are Optimistic About the Future
Business investments in voice technology are speaking loud and clear about priorities. According to a new Adobe study, 91 percent of companies...
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2.3KDisbursementsThe Global Gig Worker’s Payment Satisfaction Roadmap
In the digital economy, geographical and physical borders are no longer barriers to employment. The doors to opportunity are wide open for...
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3.1KDisbursementsThe Cashless Check Is In The Mail
It might be too much (and certainly too cliché) to call it a revolution. Even so, it’s in the same neighborhood —...
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2.7KDigital PaymentsHow To Get DIY Landlords To Play The Digital Payments Game
Pain comes in many forms, including through anticipation. That holds true for the world of payments, even in this golden age of...
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3.0KDigital PaymentsDigital Marketplaces’ Growing Role In The Gig Economy
The gig economy has operated — and thrived — in a gray area. There has been a question as to whether workers...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsACH Logs 9 Pct B2B Payments Growth In Q1
Amid the movement from paper processes and checks to electronic means of getting funds where they need to go, the ACH Network...
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1.5KRidesharingRidehailing Startup Ola Launches Credit Card To Monetize User Base
Indian ride-hailing company Ola is getting into the credit card business, teaming up with SBI Bank in India and Visa to launch...
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3.6KPayment MethodsAmadeus Teams With Elavon, Mastercard For Flight Payments
Amadeus, the travel technology solutions company, announced on Tuesday (May 14) that it has teamed up with Elavon and Mastercard to facilitate...
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2.2KBitcoinBitcoin Daily: EY Reveals QuadrigaCX Owes $150M; Binance To Resume Transactions After Cyberattack
QuadrigaCX’s final report revealed that the defunct exchange still owes around $160 million. The bankruptcy trustee Ernst & Young is now looking...
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2.2KBitcoinBig Retailers Like Whole Foods To Accept Bitcoin
Major retailers — including Crate and Barrel, Nordstrom and Whole Foods — will now accept bitcoin, according to Fortune, and three other...
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3.0KInternationalYoung Canadians Want Simple, Convenient Payments
A new study by Payments Canada shows that while Canadians are slowly moving away from cash, they still want options, especially the...
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2.5KPayment MethodsP97, PayByCar Team For Mobile Pay At Pump Via E-ZPass
P97 Networks Inc., the cloud-based mobile commerce, in-vehicle payments and digital marketing solutions company, announced Monday (May 13) a reseller partnership with...
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1.7KRetailHow Retailers Could Turn Smart Vending Into A $15B Market By 2025
As technology reshapes the way buyers access goods and services, consumer expectations are moving targets, and merchants that hope to survive can’t...
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4.0KDigital PaymentsAs P2P Payments Spreads Its Wings, Challenges Loom
The spotlight burned brighter for peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in the first quarter of 2019, with those payment methods finding popularity among...
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1.6KRetaileTailers Look To Give Instant Coffee A Jolt Via Subscriptions
After moving to Oregon, Voila Coffee Founder Kent Sheridan saw a craft coffee culture bubbling up. He fell in love with specialty...
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2.5KInnovationPayments Innovation Crucial In Consumer Services
For the new Retail Innovation Readiness Index, PYMNTS studied companies like auto garages, contractors and tourism and entertainment-related venues to find out the...
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3.2KB2B PaymentsAI Leads More Than $1B In Funding For B2B Startups
The B2B venture capital (VC) train continues full steam ahead after last week’s lucrative deals. This week, investors placed more than $1...
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2.3KDigital PaymentsWhat Happens to Tipping When Cash Disappears?
A trip to a restroom, even in a restaurant in which customers tend to wear slacks instead of shorts, is a relatively...
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5.4KPartnerships / AcquisitionsVisa Acquires Control Of Earthport To Enable Account-To-Account Transfers
Visa, the payments company, announced Wednesday (May 8) that it has acquired Earthport, a cross-border payment company catering to banks, money transfer...
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3.3KPartnerships / AcquisitionsBAMS Taps Recurly For Subscription Tech
Bank of America Merchant Services announced Monday (May 6) a partnership with Recurly, which runs an enterprise subscription management platform. In a...