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Real Time Payments on the Way to Becoming ‘Commonplace’ with FedNow Pilot

Real Time Payments on the Way to Becoming ‘Commonplace’ with FedNow Pilot
Real Time Payments on the Way to Becoming ‘Commonplace’ with FedNow Pilot
May 03, 2022  |  Payment Methods

“We’re getting to a point where real time payments  are going to become commonplace.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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PayPal Expands Crypto Trading To UK Users 
PayPal Expands Crypto Trading To UK Users 
August 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal’s first global expansion of cryptocurrency trading launches this week to users in the U.K. with the ability to buy and sell bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin...

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Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
July 06, 2021  |  International

Emirates airline is at the forefront of an industry effort to encourage customers to pay carriers directly from bank accounts without involving third parties and...

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Venmo Raises P2P Fees, To Charge Goods, Services Providers
Venmo Raises P2P Fees, To Charge Goods, Services Providers
June 27, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

New Venmo rules will make it so users who get payments identified as goods and services will be charged a 1.9 percent transaction fee plus...

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Regulations Could Be In The Works For Stablecoins 
Regulations Could Be In The Works For Stablecoins 
May 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As the cryptocurrency landscape is likely to be altered, at least somewhat, by regulations and new debates over whether bitcoin and its alternatives are securities...

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Bitcoin Plummets After Elon Musk Stops Taking Crypto Payments For Tesla
Bitcoin Plummets After Elon Musk Stops Taking Crypto Payments For Tesla
May 13, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin tumbled some 15 percent on news that Elon Musk will no longer take the cryptocurrency for Tesla payments due to environmental concerns, CNBC and...

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Western Union Shows C2C X-Border Transfer Revenues Up 6 Pct
Western Union Shows C2C X-Border Transfer Revenues Up 6 Pct
May 04, 2021  |  Earnings

Western Union (WU) reported first-quarter earnings results that showed a rebound in cross-border activity, particularly in remittances, done digitally. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
May 03, 2021  |  eCommerce

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, eCommerce around the globe surged to $26.7 trillion in 2019, and increased from 16 to 19 percent of total retail...

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Visa Direct Transactions Surge Almost 60 Pct YoY
Visa Direct Transactions Surge Almost 60 Pct YoY
April 27, 2021  |  Earnings

Visa posted second quarter fiscal year earnings results that showed continued momentum in debit spending and tap to pay, some lessening of the headwinds in...

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