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110,000 US restaurants closed during pandemic
Payments Technology Retail

Fragile restaurant recovery slides back to 50% of pre-pandemic level

By Jeff Domansky, Dec 9, 2020 Like many other businesses, the restaurant industry is struggling for its life, and new research shows the fragile, slow recovery through October ...
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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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Even on-demand pay app
Banking Payments Technology Payments Trends

PayPal employees will get on-demand pay and Even financial wellness tools

By Jeff Domansky, Nov 17, 2020 In a new partnership with on-demand pay technology firm Even, PayPal will offer its US employees access to an early-pay service and ...
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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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Visa Tap to Phone
Banking Mobile Payments Payments Technology

Visa launches Tap to Phone mobile payments in 15 markets

After a year of development and testing, Visa rolled out its new Tap to Pay mobile payment app that will let micro-merchants and sellers worldwide quickly and securely ...
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SWIFT worldwide payments network
Banking Payments Technology

SWIFT aims for faster future cross-border payments

When it comes to instant payments, the international banking network SWIFT has been anything but fast in recent years. That’s about to change with the organization’s announcement of ...
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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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Tappit powers Jacksonville Jaguars contactless payments
Mobile Payments Payments Technology

NFL Jaguars kick off season with Tappit contactless payments

It’s been a season of uncertainty for US hockey, basketball, baseball, and now for NFL football fans. With NHL hockey playoffs well underway without fans in arenas, the ...
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navigating payments automation
Fintech Payments Technology Payments Trends

Navigating payments automation, COVID impact, and finding success

Q2 earnings reports are ramping up and it’s clear some companies are having very positive numbers for a couple of big reasons. One is their products and services ...
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Vietnam's e-commerce economy is growing fast
Banking E-commerce Payments Technology Payments Trends

Decoding Asia-Pacific’s payments & e-commerce landscape

By: Tristian Chiappini  Asia-Pacific (APAC) is both a fascinating and complex region when it comes to its e-commerce landscape. With the ubiquitous use of e-wallets and other local ...
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