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Global Payments CEO reshapes the business
The payments technology company is getting a remake with job cuts, an acquisition and potential divestitures a year after Cameron Bready ascended to the CEO post.
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FIS draws fintech startups into accelerator
Fidelity National Information Services this week continued an annual program backing young fintechs that are striving to disrupt the financial services landscape.
By Lynne Marek • Sept. 11, 2024 -
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TrendlineReal-time payments are on the rise
As the U.S. makes a move to encourage use of real-time payments, it’s following other nations in adopting the real-time advance.
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Amex taps troves of customer data
American Express eschews preset spending limits and instead relies on credit scores and spending history to manage risk, a company executive explained at a conference last week.
By Patrick Cooley • Sept. 10, 2024 -
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Amazon provides checkout tech at universities, stadiums
The company said it expects to place its automated checkout technology at more venues in 2024 than in any year previously.
By Jessica Loder • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Adobe5 ways Buy Now, Pay Later can boost your business
Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) has moved from a novel option to a must-have for retailers that aim to meet the demands of modern consumers.
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Sponsored by Finastra3 ways open finance empowers community financial institutions to modernize their payments infrastructure
How open finance enables efficient and secure technology, greater flexibility, and scalability.
By Radha Suvarna, Chief Product Officer, Payments at Finastra • Sept. 9, 2024 -
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Visa to upgrade pay-by-bank service in UK next year
The card network plans to make the account-to-account service available to consumers for paying bills, like rent, but eventually for other uses too, such as digital streaming.
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Grabango CEO pushes for more partnerships
The Berkleley, California-based company is looking to expand by building ties with established retailers, CEO Will Glaser said.
By Patrick Cooley • Sept. 5, 2024 -
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OpinionCFPB’s EWA rule may undo progress
“The CFPB’s plan to reclassify EWA as a loan could accidentally backfire on the agency by driving people right back to the payday lending industry,” writes one tech trade group professional.
By Adam Kovacevich • Sept. 5, 2024 -
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Academics question digital wallet security
Due to lax authentication practices, a thief or hacker can easily add a stolen credit card to their own digital wallet, the study concluded.
By Patrick Cooley • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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CFPB slammed with EWA commentary
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked for public feedback on its earned wage access rule proposal and it got an earful.
By Lynne Marek • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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Viral JPMorgan Chase glitch is ‘fraud, plain and simple,’ bank says
Some customers deposited bad checks and immediately withdrew funds before the checks bounced in a glitch that went viral on TikTok. Now, some users have holds on their accounts.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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Paysafe taps FIS alum for CFO amid growth pivot
The iGaming payments platform is looking to expand on its “robust” performance in the first half of the year with the appointment of new financial leadership.
By Grace Noto • Sept. 4, 2024 -
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Maryland gets tough on BNPL
Two buy now, pay later companies pivoted in offering their services in the state because it insists they must be licensed to provide loans.
By Patrick Cooley • Sept. 3, 2024 -
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PayPal offers guest checkout service to Fiserv clients
The two firms are working together again as other payment giants collaborate on checkout enhancements.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 3, 2024 -
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PayPal joins group investing $15M in Brazilian startup
The digital payments pioneer expects the fintech to capitalize on the rise of buy now, pay later services in Brazil.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 30, 2024 -
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TrackerEarned wage access: Following states that have passed laws, or have legislation pending
States began passing laws friendly to the industry in 2023 and have continued to pursue them this year, even after the federal government weighed in with a stricter standard.
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Affirm shuffles leadership, promoting CFO to COO
The BNPL provider plans to promote Michael Linford, the chief financial officer, to chief operating officer and tap a new CFO.
By Patrick Cooley • Aug. 29, 2024 -
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Fed official questions faster cross-border payments ties
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller suspects there could be more fraud and money-laundering if countries move too quickly to link their faster payments systems, he said at a conference.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 29, 2024 -
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Shoppers’ online fraud fears escalate
Four in five consumers are worried about identity theft or someone stealing their credit card numbers, according to a report this month from the credit monitoring agency Experian.
By Patrick Cooley • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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MoneyGram, Adyen add chief technology officers
The payments companies are bolstering their tech leadership as big changes roil the industry and stoke competition.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 28, 2024 -
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Aeropay targets pay-by-bank evolution in US
The Chicago fintech has moved from servicing small merchants to handling cannabis payments, and now it’s catering to gaming clients.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 26, 2024 -
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Fed’s Waller eggs on payments research
Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller encouraged attendees at a summer research workshop to keep exploring payments systems, and innovations to overcome frictions in financial markets.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris and Lynne Marek • Aug. 23, 2024 -
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U.S. Bank buys healthcare payments firm
The bank’s acquisition of Tempe, Arizona-based Salucro Healthcare allows its Elavon unit to dig deeper into healthcare payments and billing services.
By Lynne Marek • Aug. 22, 2024 -
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Q&AMarqeta isn’t a ‘single-trick pony,’ CEO says
The embedded finance firm’s partnerships with Varo Bank, Affirm, Visa and Zoho and its new office launch in Warsaw, Poland, underscore the expansion of the payment platform's market presence.
By Rajashree Chakravarty • Aug. 22, 2024
