Despite the high profile of big digital security failures, consumers say they trust banks most with the security and convenience of their digital identity according to new research from Mitek. Mitek found digital identity is becoming a key enabler for online banking and on-demand financial ...
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Last week, Menlo, CA headquartered fintech investment app Robinhood launched fractional share trading that allows investors to buy as little as one-millionth of a share or one dollar of any stock for no fee. It’s not the only fractional share service out there but it’s ...
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Here’s your weekly global payments news roundup, all wrapped up in one handy reading package. Juniper Research reports global remittances hit $682.6 billion in 2018 with much more on the horizon. We look closely at the growth of fake five-star reviews on Amazon and other ...
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Ten credit unions launched the Interac Debit payment system with Google Pay, allowing Canadian consumers to pay for purchases using their Android phones. Canadians have used the interact debit payment system for more than 20 years and this marks a big step forward for Google ...
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Global payments news was humming this week and we’ve got a news roundup to keep you on top of the latest developments. With a record US Black Friday sales weekend, fraud prevention firm iovation estimates 15% of transactions online were fraudulent. The record US Black ...
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Credit Suisse predicts India’s payments market will be worth more than $1 trillion by 2023. Guess who’s already dominating this burgeoning payments market? You might be surprised to learn that it’s two American companies that are leading the payments industry in India – Google Pay ...
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By Javier Vallaure, General Manager LATAM at PPRO Latin America is a continent of contrasts – both culturally and economically. The region comprises countries whose per capita GDP compares favorably with mid-ranking European nations, but also those whose citizens are among the poorest globally. Despite ...
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Here’s what we found noteworthy in the global payments news this week. Brightwell with NCR is growing its payments niche market with cruiseship crews. Google Bank? The tech giant announced plans for a new banking account service in partnership with Citigroup. A record $38.4 billion ...
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Atlanta fintech company Brightwell Payments is growing substantial business in a unique market by helping underserved global workers get paid as well as send and spend money safely and easily worldwide. Brightwell and NCR announced the two companies will collaborate to provide financial services including ...
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It’s official. In 2020, Google will introduce checking accounts for its Google Pay customers in partnership initially with Citigroup and Stanford Federal Credit Union. Analysts expect the new checking account will not carry the Google name but rather be branded with the partner bank name. ...
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