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The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)
The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)
October 05, 2016  |  CFPB

The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually,...

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Mastercard Rolls Out Pay By Selfie In Europe
Mastercard Rolls Out Pay By Selfie In Europe
October 04, 2016  |  Mastercard

While the emerging world of mobile payments has allowed us to collectively envision a world where payments goes far outside good old fashioned plastic, it...

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JPMorgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain
JPMorgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain
October 04, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

JP Morgan Chase is working on a new way to leverage the blockchain technology that supports bitcoin and allow the bank to design a publicly available system...

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Google No Longer Grandfathering Android Pay Cards
Google No Longer Grandfathering Android Pay Cards
October 03, 2016  |  Android Pay

Google has announced that grandfathering extended to Android Pay users allowing them to transfer any card from Wallet to Android will be rescinded as of...

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Google Gears Up For Branded Smart Phones
Google Gears Up For Branded Smart Phones
October 03, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

According to reports, this week will see the launch of the first Google branded smartphones as part of a device release batch.  The Google phone...

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Google Taps Accenture In Enterprise App Push
Google Taps Accenture In Enterprise App Push
October 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Google recently announced a new effort to increase its presence in the enterprise, rebranding its B2B units as Google Cloud and G Suite last week....

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PayLease And PayPal Enter Into Partnership
PayLease And PayPal Enter Into Partnership
September 28, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayLease, the payments, billing and utility expense management company focused on property management companies and homeowners associations (HOA), announced on Tuesday (Sept. 27) a strategic...

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CFPB To LendUp: You Failed To Deliver, Pay Up $3.63 Million
CFPB To LendUp: You Failed To Deliver, Pay Up $3.63 Million
September 28, 2016  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday (Sept. 27) that it has taken action against an online lender, LendUp, with fines levied of $1.8...

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