Venmo Users Can Now Buy, Sell And Hold Cryptocurrency
Venmo Users Can Now Buy, Sell And Hold Cryptocurrency
April 20, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal’s peer-to-peer (P2P) payment app Venmo is now offering its estimated 77 million users an entrée into the cryptocurrency arena, the company said in a...

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Healthcare Providers Pick Up The Digital Pace
Healthcare Providers Pick Up The Digital Pace
April 20, 2021  |  Healthcare

It wasn’t a physician who said, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” It was a revolutionary with a second-grade education named...

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Peer-To-Peer Payments Present Urgent Fraud Challenges
Peer-To-Peer Payments Present Urgent Fraud Challenges
April 20, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Faster payments schemes are gaining traction around the globe. Unfortunately, so are the fraudsters. As recent PYMNTS research on the topic shows, some financial institutions...

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What To Watch For At Apple’s Big Spring Event
What To Watch For At Apple’s Big Spring Event
April 19, 2021  |  Apple

The event is called “Spring Loaded.” It will be Apple’s first product announcement run of 2021 — webcast worldwide Tuesday (April 20). Whether or not...

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UK Taskforce To Examine Design, Launch Of Digital Pound 
UK Taskforce To Examine Design, Launch Of Digital Pound 
April 19, 2021  |  International

The Bank of England is setting up a task force focused on exploring the design and launch of a digital version of the pound. As...

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Mastercard To Buy Identity Verification Firm Ekata For $850 Million
Mastercard To Buy Identity Verification Firm Ekata For $850 Million
April 19, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Proving that customers are who they claim to be is one of the big challenges for payments providers as eCommerce sales surge. To “advance its...

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Is Coinbase Netscape 2.0? Here Are Five Things You Must Believe
Is Coinbase Netscape 2.0? Here Are Five Things You Must Believe
April 19, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

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What PayFacs, Mario Andretti And Merchant Onboarding  Have In Common
What PayFacs, Mario Andretti And Merchant Onboarding Have In Common
April 19, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The old maxim “slow and steady wins the race” definitely does not apply when it comes to onboarding merchants to their payment processors. If onboarding is about assessing...

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The Week In Payments: The ‘Three Cs’ Edition – Crypto, Connections And Checkout
The Week In Payments: The ‘Three Cs’ Edition – Crypto, Connections And Checkout
April 16, 2021  |  News

It was a full week in payment and commerce news this week, as is usually the case. But this one managed to go the extra...

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