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New York City Gives the Public Bathroom a Tap Card

New York City Gives the Public Bathroom a Tap Card
New York City Gives the Public Bathroom a Tap Card
September 26, 2026  |  The Weekender

New York City has found a new use for the tap card: opening a public toilet. The city is installing 17 modular bathrooms across its five boroughs....

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Samsung Adds QR Payment Feature to South African Digital Wallets
Samsung Adds QR Payment Feature to South African Digital Wallets
August 30, 2026  |  Mobile Payments

Samsung South Africa has added a new QR payment feature to its digital wallet. Scan to Pay is designed to offer Samsung Galaxy users an...

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Apple Plans Wallet Tool for QR Codes
Apple Plans Wallet Tool for QR Codes
May 04, 2026  |  Apple

Apple’s next major iPhone software update will enable users to build digital gift cards and tickets, Bloomberg reported Monday (May 4), citing unnamed sources. The...

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North America Levels Up Real-Time Payments With Bigger Limits
North America Levels Up Real-Time Payments With Bigger Limits
August 06, 2025  |  Real-Time Payments

Real-time payments are becoming a fixture in financial ecosystems across North America, driven by updates in network capabilities, expanded transaction limits and innovative use cases....

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‘Quishing’ Scams Grow in Tandem With Use of QR Codes
‘Quishing’ Scams Grow in Tandem With Use of QR Codes
July 27, 2025  |  Cybersecurity

As QR codes have grown in popularity, so too have QR-code driven scams. “Because they are everywhere — from gas pumps and yard signs to...

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Bank of America Sees Mobile-First Security Surge as Firms Embrace QR Sign-In
Bank of America Sees Mobile-First Security Surge as Firms Embrace QR Sign-In
May 21, 2025  |  B2B Payments

Business-to-business (B2B) transactions typically involve higher volumes and more complex authorization than consumer payments. Companies must balance usability with security, often managing multiple layers of...

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Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
Cashless Wave Sweeps Latin America Amid Mobile, FinTech Boom
May 07, 2025  |  Mobile Commerce

Latin America is undergoing a dramatic shift in how money moves. But it isn’t traditional financial institutions that are leading the charge. Instead, mobile wallets...

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Bank of America’s Take on Latin America’s Digital Payments Advantage
Bank of America’s Take on Latin America’s Digital Payments Advantage
January 13, 2025  |  Digital Payments

Digital payments are growing in Latin America as companies like Mercado Libre and TerraPay rapidly advance digital banking and digital wallets in the region. Central...

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