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Can the US go from lagger to leader in contactless payments?

global contactless payments race
Mobile Payments Payments Technology
By Gary Prince, Chief Strategy Officer at SimplyPayMe, Contactless payment methods have swept across Europe over the past few years and are beloved for their ease of use. ...
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Future-proofing payments: Configurability beats customization

future-proofing payments
Fintech Payments Technology
By Jill Bohlken, Director of Enterprise Sales, PayNearMe While most of us think “customized” means best-of-the-best, that doesn’t always hold true for technology solutions, including payments platforms. A ...
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Fragile restaurant recovery slides back to 50% of pre-pandemic level

110,000 US restaurants closed during pandemic
Payments Technology Retail
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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The hidden cost of digital payments

true cost of digital payments
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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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MineralTree extends AP automation for international invoices & payments

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Payments Technology
Accounts payable and payment automation provider MineralTree announced new platform features and multicurrency payment processing capabilities for businesses sourcing products and services internationally. The new features allow users ...
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Canadian credit unions and IBM plan new payments as a service platform

IBM-Prairie Payments Joint Venture
Banking Payments Research Payments Technology Payments Trends
Credit unions in three Canadian provinces will be looking blue when it comes to modernizing their payments technology and platforms in a new eight-year, $100 million technology services ...
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Standard Chartered launches first payments tracking ahead of SWIFT Nov 2020 deadline

Standard Chartered Bank SWIFT gpi
Banking Payments Technology Payments Trends
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 ...
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Mastercard launches B2B payment on delivery

Mastercard launches Payment on Delivery for B2B
Banking Payments Technology
Mastercard launched Payment on Delivery, a new solution that lets businesses pay a supplier in real-time when receiving goods or services. The company is piloting the program with ...
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For small payments, will that be cash or debit?

cash and debit preferred for small payments
Banking Payments Research Payments Trends
In China and Europe, contactless cards and mobile payments are commonplace, even with small payments. But in the US, cash and debit for small purchases are still king, ...
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Aug 16 Global payments news roundup

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E-commerce Fintech Payments Trends
As the end of the dog days of summer approaches, we’ve got our weekly global payments news roundup for you. First, we look at the 25th anniversary of ...
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