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false payment declines hurt business
E-commerce Fintech Payments Research

False declines cost merchants $20.3 billion

By Jeff Domansky, Jane 4, 2021 New research from Checkout.com and Oxford Economics shows that disconnected payments cost merchants more than $20.3 billion in the US, UK, France, ...
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true cost of digital payments
E-commerce Fintech Payments Technology

The hidden cost of digital payments

By Rob Lincolne, founder and CEO, Paydock, Dec 8, 2020 When Square launched in 2009, they often spoke of the ‘Hidden cost of accepting cash.’ Articulating reconciliation, banking, ...
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Pix digital payments in Brazil
Banking E-commerce Fintech

Uber and EBANX partner in payments with Pix in Brazil

By Jeff Domansky, Nov 16, 2020 Uber and Latin American fintech EBANX have launched an exclusive payments partnership for processing Brazil’s new instant payments system Pix. Brazilians will ...
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Banking E-commerce Fintech Payments Trends

Nov 6: Global payments news roundup

What a week! While the US waits for a clear election winner, the payments world was busy as usual. Here’s a fresh news roundup to keep you informed ...
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DOJ blocks Visa acquisition of Plaid.
Banking Fintech

US DOJ blocks Visa’s $5.3 billion acquisition of fintech Plaid [Updated]

Editor’s note: Late yesterday Visa issued the following statement in response to the US DOJ lawsuit: “Visa strongly disagrees with the Department of Justice (DOJ), whose attempt to ...
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global payments news roundup
Banking Fintech Payments Technology

Oct 26 Global payments news roundup: Ant Fin’l, Stripe, JPMorgan, Visa, Wirecard, PayPal, more…

As the biggest shopping season of the year approaches in the US and around the world, it’s also a hectic time for payments industry news. We’ve got another ...
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credit cards for poor-credit customers
Disruptive Technologies Fintech Loyalty

Petal aims to be credit card for credit-blemished customers

Fintech credit card startup Petal recently launched its second no-annual-fee credit card for those with no credit history or a blemished credit record. Petal hopes to make it ...
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Azlo Pro adds new SME financial tools
Banking Fintech Payments Trends

Azlo launches new automated digital banking & invoicing tools for SMEs

While COVID-19 is spurring new entrepreneurial startups, San Francisco-based fintech Azlo has launched a new set of digital banking, invoicing, and back-office tools to help SMEs and freelancers ...
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US immigration
Banking Cybersecurity Fintech

New partnership will help immigrants establish US credit in minutes

With non-US-born residents making up nearly 15% of the US population, establishing credit is often a big challenge for these new immigrants, many of whom have excellent credit ...
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PeasyPay biometric payments
Disruptive Technologies Fintech Payments Technology

Biometrics enables EU payments with a wave and a smile

European shoppers in Budapest and Spain are shopping and paying with a wink and a wave with the launch of Hungarian fintech PeasyPay.Imagine. No more carrying your purse, ...
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