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Today In Payments: US Firms In China Could Miss Projections By 50 Pct; Square Cash...
News // February 27, 2020

In today’s top payments news, U.S. companies in China warned annual revenue might be off by almost 50 percent due to the coronavirus, Square posted fourth-quarter earnings that beat expectations and Grubhub announced a new subscription service. US Firms In China Warn 2020 Earnings Could...

Today In Payments: Coronavirus Decimates US Stock Market; Ex-Microsoft Engineer Guilty Of 18 Felonies
News // February 26, 2020

In today’s top news, the stock market takes its biggest hit since 2015 due to mounting fears over the coronavirus, and an ex-Microsoft engineer is found guilty of stealing $10 million in digital currency. Also, Uber ousts the head of its Uber Eats division. Coronavirus...

Today In Payments: Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless Grocery Stores; Revolut Raises $500M
News // February 25, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Amazon opened its first cashierless grocery store, Revolut raised $500 million and aims to reach profitability by the end of the year and Mastercard warned that the coronavirus will negatively impact its first quarter revenue. Amazon Widens Presence With Cashierless...

Today In Payments: Intuit To Buy Credit Karma; JPMorgan To Open UK Digital Bank
News // February 24, 2020

In today’s top news, TurboTax creator Intuit is reportedly buying Credit Karma, and JPMorgan Chase is looking to open a digital bank in the U.K. by the end of the year. Also, a wire fraud victim is suing his bank for allegedly not having anti-fraud...

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Today In Payments: Mastercard To Join China’s $27T Payments Market; Uber, Postmates Lose Bid To Halt Gig Worker Law

February 11, 2020
In today’s top payments news, Mastercard was approved for a bank card clearing business in China, and a judge rejected Uber and Postmates’ request to stop California’s new gig economy law. Also, the Department of Justice charged four Chinese intelligence officers with the 2017 cyberattack on credit reporting giant Equifax. Mastercard Gets Nod To Join China’s […]

Top News In Payments: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away; US Economy...

February 05, 2020
In today’s top payments news, former Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer said a centralized, global eCurrency is still at least a decade away, the U.S. economy could lose $10.3...

Top News In Payments: Visa Logs 700M Direct Transactions; CFPB Sues Citizens Bank

January 31, 2020
In today’s top news, Visa reported positive first-quarter earnings, totaling 700 million Visa Direct transactions, and CFPB sued Citizens Bank for violating the Truth in Lending Act in Rhode Island....

Top News In Payments: China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades; Alphabet Market Cap...

January 17, 2020
In today’s top news, China’s economy grew by its slowest rate since 1990, Alphabet reached $1 trillion market value, and attempted check fraud spiked 43 percent.   China Posts Worst...