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Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation

Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation
Today In Payments: Foot Traffic Moving Slowly Despite Vaccinations; Plaid Reportedly Near $13 Billion Valuation
April 05, 2021  |  News

In today’s top news, foot traffic is still down, despite an increase in vaccination distribution, and Plaid is reportedly near a $13 billion valuation with...

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Podium Unveils Card Reader For ‘Frictionless’ Payments
Podium Unveils Card Reader For ‘Frictionless’ Payments
April 05, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Podium, the communication/payments platform for local businesses, has launched a new point-of-sale (POS) device to give customers new ways to collect and manage payments. Podium...

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Anticipating The Emergence Of The New Normal 
Anticipating The Emergence Of The New Normal 
April 05, 2021  |  Today In Data

Is it over yet? It’s a question that consumers have been repeating for over a year as the pandemic has worn on, bringing lockdown orders...

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Boston Fed’s Cunha On Building A Payments Network For The ‘Next 100 Years’
Boston Fed’s Cunha On Building A Payments Network For The ‘Next 100 Years’
April 05, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

To put it mildly, these are heady times for the Federal Reserve. It’s managing the specter of inflation hovering over unprecedented government spending to manage...

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Volcanos, Pickle Dogs And Mickey Mouse: Tourism Rolls Out The Comeback Red Carpet
Volcanos, Pickle Dogs And Mickey Mouse: Tourism Rolls Out The Comeback Red Carpet
April 03, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The term “pent-up demand” has taken on a wholly new (and surprisingly literal) meaning in the era of COVID-19. It’s not that we’ve been idle....

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Today In B2B: Mastercard Boosts SMB Perks; Commercial Cards Drive Industry Collaboration
Today In B2B: Mastercard Boosts SMB Perks; Commercial Cards Drive Industry Collaboration
April 02, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Today in B2B payments, Mastercard elevated perks for small business cardholders, while Corserv discusses commercial cards’ impact on industry collaboration and competition. Plus, BlackLine launches...

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Digital Wallets Waltz To A Faster Tempo As Uptake Takes Off Worldwide
Digital Wallets Waltz To A Faster Tempo As Uptake Takes Off Worldwide
April 02, 2021  |  Mobile Wallets

Mobile wallet use has tripled in as many years, on its way to paying for over 52 percent of eCommerce transactions by 2023, according to...

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CareCredit Branches Out Patient Financing App To Epic App Orchard
CareCredit Branches Out Patient Financing App To Epic App Orchard
April 02, 2021  |  Healthcare

The healthcare patient financing provider CareCredit announced on Friday (April 2) that its app is now available through the Epic App Orchard, opening CareCredit’s service...

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Emerging Markets Payment Platform dLocal Nets $150 Million
Emerging Markets Payment Platform dLocal Nets $150 Million
April 02, 2021  |  Investments

Friday (April 2) was a big day for dLocal, as the emerging markets payments platform announced the appointment of a new president and a new...

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