Lots of payments industry news to cover as business picks up speed in January. The new Square business debit card doesn’t require a bank account and should get banks concerned. Fiserv acquires First Data for $22 billion in the biggest payments industry transaction ever. AMEX ...
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A new PwC report says by 2022, “Open Banking” will provide a $9.2 billion (£7.2B) financial industry opportunity for fintech and other financial services disruptors in the UK. As many as 33 million UK customers are expected to sign up with the growing number of ...
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This week’s global payments news roundup is loaded with news you can use starting with Amazon Ring security camera’s own security and privacy problems and plans for its Whole Foods subsidiary to add new suburban US locations. Brands and Amazon are wrestling with who controls ...
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Happy New Year and welcome to the first global payments news roundup for 2019. We start with an in-depth World Payments 2018 Report from Capgemini and BNP Paribas, which should be essential reading for every payments professional. Wired magazine takes a look at the brighter ...
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Today’s global payments news includes a look at payments trends for 2019, China’s fintech boom and rise of retail, more contactless payments coming for restaurants, Sears struggles, Fitbit Pay takes on Indian market, mergers and acquisitions, and much more. 7 key payment trends to watch ...
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Welcome to our final global payments news roundup for the year. We’ll be taking a Christmas break and back with you in January. Meanwhile, here’s the best of this week’s global payments news for your weekend reading. SEC Charges Two Robo-Advisers With False Disclosures The ...
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Could ATMs go the way of the payphone and fax machine thanks to the decline in cash payments and the growth in digital and mobile payments and other fintech innovations? A new report from RBR Research shows the number of ATMs installed worldwide peaked at ...
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It’s a busy time of year, so we’ll make today’s newsletter a quick one with a fast roundup of 2019 payments industry predictions from the experts. Perfect for reading on your mobile or while you’re in between making your last-minute online orders. Four Payment Tech ...
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It’s not often a new e-commerce platform launches but with its impressive features and cost savings for e-commerce, marketing, and other online sellers, we felt it was worth taking an inside look at GrooveKart. There’s a wide range of e-commerce platforms for everyone from small ...
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Cequence Security announced an innovative application security platform that protects against the growing number of malicious bot attacks impacting online businesses. An estimated 31% of internet traffic is now made up of malicious bots with another 31% of traffic made up by “good” bots and ...
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