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Walmart's fintech startup may take aim at payments
The litany of services "Hazel by Walmart" may offer includes multiple payment services, including credit card and debit cards, as well as prepaid card payment processing and electronic funds transfer.
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Payments industry faces potential 'destructive attacks,' Biden cybersecurity official warns
A new Biden administration cybersecurity official told the American Transaction Processors Coalition that ransomware and infrastructure attacks are the biggest threats.
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Facebook testing QR code for P2P payments
The new payment feature will allow Facebook users to send money to peers by scanning a QR code or a payment URL unique to each user.
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Coinbase's direct IPO could be hard act to follow
"Coinbase will provide an avenue for companies to make an indirect bet on cryptocurrencies," Baker Botts attorney Sam Dibble said.
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Over 110 fintechs, banks flood into FedNow real-time payments pilot
The test case, a precursor to an expected 2023 debut, is "the Fed's effort to get into the instant payments space," said Anne Sharkey, senior vice president of operations at First Internet Bank.
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Gemini taps Alloy to bolster ID security on new crypto credit card
"As digital currencies and NFTs are picking up popularity among consumers, we are seeing more fraud attempts on that asset class," said Kevin Lee, a trust and safety architect at Sift.
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Payoneer gears up for growth by way of a SPAC and $3.3B valuation
The B2B payments company aims to build up its e-commerce payments business by expanding cross-border services for small and mid-sized businesses.
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Deep Dive6 Payments trends for 2021
The pandemic accelerated emerging payments trends, as "both the merchant and customer side picked up pace to evolve with changing market conditions," Forrester analyst Lily Varon said.
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Podium launches hardware point-of-sale product for local businesses
The company, which facilitates payments via text and Facebook Messenger, now offers a POS device for businesses to collect and manage their payments.
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White Ops
Fraud picks up as the economy goes digital during the pandemic, studies find
Digital transactions are vulnerable to fraud with more than $1 trillion stolen in 2020 due to cybercrime, new research from Sift and FICO revealed.
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NFL player and AI entrepreneur team up for NFT play
Tech entrepreneur Kenneth Kuo and Steelers linebacker Cassius Marsh created the firm Ownr to help pro athletes create, manage and sell non-fungible tokens, an increasingly popular digital asset stirring fan interest.
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Opinion
After digital payments rush, time to tighten security
Don't be surprised if a vendor you're about to pay turns out to be fraudulent. ACH and other types of cyber fraud surged during the pandemic.
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COVID-19 accelerated need for real-time payments, report says
Mobile wallet adoption and a need for instant payments skyrocketed as the pandemic induced a change in consumer behavior and expectations, according to a recent ACI Worldwide study.
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Mastercard partners with fintech companies to fend off tech upstarts
Established payments companies are increasingly turning to technology partners to offer services that help them compete.
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Visa Press Release
Visa expands payments network via Earthport acquisition
The company known for its credit and debit cards is building up its network to let payments happen without touching a card.
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PayPal launches crypto payment platform
The payments company will convert consumers' Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin holdings into fiat currencies when they check out. That cuts the risk merchants assume from any volatility in cryptos' value.
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Financial institutions were slow to protect customers from fraud, Stratifyd report says
Financial institutions were overwhelmed with fraudulent activities skyrocketing during the pandemic, according to the data analysis of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau customer complaints.
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Chipotle gives away $100K in bitcoin for National Burrito Day
The restaurant chain is the latest big brand to make a splash by connecting itself to the popular cryptocurrency Bitcoin.
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Visa rolls out stablecoin pilot program with partner Crypto.com
Visa is diving into digital assets with a new credit card program that will settle partly with a stablecoin using the cryptocurrency Ethereum.
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Fiserv looks to boost POS business through Pineapple Payments acquisition
Fiserv looks to boost its Clover POS system sales by tapping into Pineapple Payments existing customers.
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Payments trade group eggs on federal Covid relief programs
The new Payments Leadership Council is throwing its support behind legislation to extend the Paycheck Protection Program that has delivered billions of dollars to small businesses.
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Major payments trade group shifts gears to work with Biden administration
Now, the focus is on how the Electronic Transactions Association can step up to aid the administration's stimulus and infrastructure programs, as opposed to a past concentration on privacy policy issues.
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Illinois moves to create special charter for digital assets trust
Illinois angles to get a jump on other states, and an edge in attracting new business, by creating a new special banking charter for digital asset trusts.
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Courtesy of Teampay press kit
Teampay to expand its operations into Canada, aims to partner with a major card network
Teampay's goal to launch a one-of-a-kind corporate card program will integrate with their business spend management software.
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No need to rush in creating a federal digital dollar, Fed chair says
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell insists on Congress's approval before proceeding with a central bank digital currency. Meanwhile, the Senate's new banking panel chair is calling for faster action.
