Word surfaced on the weekend that Google is working on plans to introduce a smart debit card to the marketplace to complement its Google Pay service. From Apple Pay, Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s Stripe, and Google Pay, Silicon Valley has been targeting the financial/fintech sector ...
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The week raced by with payments, fintech and e-commerce news from around the world mostly revolving around coronavirus with some interesting standouts in addition. Here are the key payments industry stories you need to know. Is the coronavirus killing off cash?Tech firms see the opportunity ...
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Last week, both the FBI and the IRS issued warnings of increased business and consumer fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic. Research from security experts at Proofpoint shows the problem is Business Email Compromise (BEC) has been growing exponentially in the past year and accelerating during ...
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In a headshaking, tone-deaf move especially during the coronavirus pandemic, the brain trust at Ticketmaster has decided to add to the misery of consumers who bought tickets for concerts now canceled, postponed or delayed indefinitely due to the COVID-19 crisis. If you need a refund ...
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A new report by payments company Flywire says 67% of international students are concerned if they can’t use their tuition payment method of choice at UK universities. While the report has a direct impact on the recruitment of international students by universities in the UK, ...
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The weeks are sliding by slowly as we all stay at home and wait out the COVID-19 crisis. Today, on this Good Friday, we’ve got another big roundup of global payments, fintech, and e-commerce news. It feels like there are not quite as many clouds ...
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Forter today released the 8th edition of its Fraud Attack Index, a comprehensive trend report on sophisticated fraud attack vectors and the evolution of fraud. Forter also released a COVID-19 Special Report, focusing on Coronavirus related e-commerce consumer behavior and fraud trends during the Q1 2020. The coronavirus ...
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We’re starting this week with a big global payments news roundup since there’s so much going on in the payments, fintech, and e-commerce industry around the world. We hope you find the business intelligence valuable and that you’re staying safe and healthy during these trying ...
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It’s a sad reality that so many businesses have closed, laid-off employees, seen massive revenue decreases, and suffered other harsh impacts from the coronavirus pandemic. Many businesses have been forced to go into crisis management and survival mode as a result. But some companies are ...
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By: Steve Villegas, VP of Payment Partnerships at PPRO There is a constant debate on whether global economies should continue to offer cash payments or go cashless by converting solely to digital. Critics say this move would disenfranchise unbanked, cash-dependent consumers and does not drive ...
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