Payments Technology

Payments Technology

bitcoin ATM facts
Bitcoin & Blockchain Payments Technology

Bitcoin ATMs still growing in US and worldwide

While bitcoin has recovered value substantially in the past 30 days, rising last week above $10,000 in trading, adoption is also showing some encouraging signs based on the growth in bitcoin ATMs in the US and abroad. Bitcoin Depot recently reached 545 bitcoin ATMs in ...
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ChargeAfter POS financing
E-commerce Payments Technology Payments Trends

ChargeAfter gets Visa investment & network access

Point of sale financing platform ChargeAfter got a big boost with a strategic investment and network access to Visa’s network of sellers, acquirers and issuing banks. The new partnership provides Visa’s network of issuing banks access to ChargeAfter to offer Visa cardholders with more financing ...
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Invoiced automated AR services
Banking Fintech Payments Technology

Invoiced hits $10 billion in automated accounts receivables

The global automated accounts receivables marketplace was estimated at $1.7 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow at an annual rate of 12.1% to reach $3 billion by 2024 according to research by MarketsandMarkets. The US is also one of the largest markets in the world for accounts receivable financing ...
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payments industry predictions
Banking Fintech Payments Technology

2020 will be a transformational year in payments technology

By Vinay Kashyap, Mainsail Partners As 2020 gets underway, the upheavals that shook the payments industry over the past year show no sign of ending. All signs point to transformational change in 2020. Top trends to watch in 2020 include the continued growth of embedded ...
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Visa's Tap to Pay turns Samsung smartphone into POS device
Banking E-commerce Mobile Payments Payments Technology

Visa, Samsung collaborate on payments and smartphone POS solution

A new collaboration between Visa and smartphone maker Samsung electronics brings simple mobile point-of-sale (mPOS) payment capability to millions of businesses without the need for expensive hardware, maintenance, and training. Visa’s Tap to Phone makes it easy for sellers to use Samsung’s new Galaxy XCover ...
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Standard Chartered Bank SWIFT gpi
Banking Payments Technology Payments Trends

Standard Chartered launches first payments tracking ahead of SWIFT Nov 2020 deadline

Back in July 2019, more than 50 banks and corporations signed up with SWIFT to initiate SWIFT GPI tracking of international payments as a way to enhance e-commerce and cross-border business in advance of the November 2020 deadline for users of SWIFT’s payments clearing system. ...
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Lamborghini Huracan EVO voice services
Mobile Payments Payments Technology Payments Trends

Hey Alexa, fill up my gas tank

It’s getting to the point where voice skills like Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant can do just about everything except give the kids a bath. The timing of announcements about services around the US Consumer Electronics Show (CES) shows how Amazon hopes to dominate in-your-auto ...
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10 Canadian credit unions launch Google Pay
Banking Mobile Payments Payments Technology

Canadian credit unions launch Android phone payments with Google Pay

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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PayPal acquires Honey
E-commerce Loyalty Payments Technology

PayPal seeks rewards gold in Honey acquisition

PayPal announced the acquisition of Los Angeles-based consumer shopping and rewards technology company Honey for $4 billion. Launched in 2012, Honey has 17 million active users who use the platform to find savings as they shop online at more than 30,000 participating online merchants in ...
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Brightwell Payments serves cruiseship crew
Banking Fintech Payments Technology

Cruising for payments: Brightwell grows unique market niche

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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