When you think of payments scams, you tend to think first about cryptocurrency or bitcoin and not a compromise of the international banking system’s Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication or SWIFT network. The Malaysian central bank narrowly avoided a serious payments cyberattack by hackers ...
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We continue our highlights of Worldpay’s Global Payments Report 2017 and its insights into the latest payments trends and market developments. In this post, we focus on several unique perspectives and new market developments including biometrics, silver surfers and baby boomers, growth of bank transfers ...
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Worldpay released its Global Payments Report 2017 and it’s loaded with information on the latest payments trends and market insights. In this post, we look at the bigger picture for payment trends from 2016 to 2021 globally and in the four biggest regions of North ...
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Originally posted at Blockcoin Today A new research study shows that 71% of cryptocurrency exchanges are heading for a train wreck when it comes to password security. The research report by Dashlane Inc, a New York City marketer of password-management software looked at password security ...
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UK launched a new "crypto assets task force" to strengthen public confidence and ensure UK fintech leadership. ...
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Now, you can send or receive money using Google Assistant via voice on your mobile phone and soon on Google Home devices as well. ...
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Today’s newsletter looks at two interesting payments and e-commerce trends. First is a new report that says 60% of Square payments merchants would be willing to accept cryptocurrency payments for goods and services. With the volatility of the cryptocurrency market, even researchers were surprised with that ...
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We know artificial intelligence and robots are taking over many functions of business including payments, banking, investment advice and much more. Welcome to the next big shopping trend – daigou – or Chinese ex-pats buying consumer goods in countries abroad for friends, families and customers ...
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A new research study shows that more than half of Square merchants would accept cryptocurrency payments for goods and services. The survey of 100 US merchants by Nomura Instinet showed 60% are open to taking bitcoin payments instead of dollars. “This result is surprising, especially ...
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According to government research, fewer than one-third of Mexicans own a credit card. With such a large un-banked population, Amazon saw an opportunity to grow its e-commerce business by launching its own debit card called Amazon Rechargeable. Amazon Rechargeable “Clients that don’t have a credit ...
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