Connected Economy: PayPal’s Dan Schulman Settles Into His Role As Catalyst

Connected Economy: PayPal’s Dan Schulman Settles Into His Role As Catalyst
Connected Economy: PayPal’s Dan Schulman Settles Into His Role As Catalyst
April 22, 2021  |  Commerce Connected

At this point in the connected economy’s lifespan, there are some new but still developing definitions. “Neobank” comes to mind as an online-only financial institution...

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Circle CEO: Crypto’s Growth Depends On Improved Settlement Process
Circle CEO: Crypto’s Growth Depends On Improved Settlement Process
April 21, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The cryptocurrency drumbeat continues to build. Coinbase has gone public. PayPal and Venmo allow customers to buy, sell and store cryptocurrencies.  Tesla lets consumers use bitcoin...

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Digital-First Economy Requires Global View And Local Strategy
Digital-First Economy Requires Global View And Local Strategy
April 21, 2021  |  Digital Payments

More brands are making the digital shift, embracing eCommerce more fully than ever before, allowing them to enter new markets around the globe, across borders...

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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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