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Wise persists with reduced pricing approach
The fintech plans to continue its strategy of reducing prices for its customers, which is reflected in its forecast, interim CFO Kingsley Kemish said.
By Grace Noto • June 17, 2024 -
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Sponsored by Adyen5 key steps to creating and executing on an embedded finance roadmap
By offering financial services tools and features, SaaS platforms can become stickier and more indispensable to SMBs.
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TrendlineCross-border payments targeted for upgrades
When it comes to cross-border payments, businesses, non-profits and governments alike are determined to increase the speed of transactions and cut the cost.
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Brex moves to single-CEO model
Pedro Franceschi will become sole chief executive, while co-founder Henrique Dubugras will move to board chair as the company aims to go public in 2025.
By Dan Ennis • June 14, 2024 -
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Startup offers ‘credit-building’ debit cards for Gen Z
Startup Fizz is marketing itself as a company helping college students build credit and manage daily spending.
By Patrick Cooley • June 13, 2024 -
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Apple adds BNPL offerings from rivals
The tech giant will allow installment plans from Affirm, as well from certain debit and credit cards, onto Apple Pay alongside its own BNPL service.
By James Pothen • June 13, 2024 -
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EBay to accept Venmo
A week after dropping American Express, the online auctioneer said it will now accept payments through Venmo, a digital tool popular among Gen Z and millennials.
By Patrick Cooley • June 12, 2024 -
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OpinionFighting deepfakes via payments
“Since many of these deepfake software services accept credit cards, payments providers are on the front lines of detecting these companies,” writes one corporate compliance officer.
By Alan Primitivo • June 12, 2024 -
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Cash use persists in US beyond pandemic
Consumers remained committed to cash use last year, even as the share of card payments rose and online payments increased, according to an annual Federal Reserve study.
By Lynne Marek • June 11, 2024 -
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Sponsored by U.S. BankEvolving to embedded payments: 4 steps to move your company forward
Enabling embedded payments is a strategic evolution that occurs step by step.
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Sponsored by AdyenHow machine learning protects merchants from digital payment fraud
Fraud is always a problem companies want to tackle. But in the current business environment, it has become an even greater priority.
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Affirm adds new options in bid to battle cards
The buy now, pay later provider now offers two 30-day payment plans; one that allows for full payment and another that splits a purchase in two, in addition to its “pay in four” offering.
By James Pothen • June 7, 2024 -
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CFPB finalizes open banking standard-setter rule
The bureau will consult public interest groups and app developers on open banking standards, and no single special interest can dominate the standards-making process.
By Gabrielle Saulsbery • June 7, 2024 -
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Waystar envisions $20B healthcare payments market
The software provider offered its outlook as it seeks to take the company public and expand its business.
By Lynne Marek • June 6, 2024 -
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New York races to pass BNPL bill
State lawmakers are negotiating three separate proposals related to the buy now, pay later industry ahead of the end of the legislative session on Thursday.
By James Pothen • June 6, 2024 -
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FTC delves into scam payments
In consumer fraud complaints to the federal agency last year, PayPal and Cash App were cited as apps often used by consumers to pay scammers.
By James Pothen • June 4, 2024 -
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Q&AConsumers, businesses diverge in payment trends
Consumer payments are becoming more embedded, and commercial payments are slowly moving away from checks, says a top payments executive at Accenture.
By Lynne Marek • June 3, 2024 -
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Cash App exec hints at Square integration
Block is working to make its peer-to-peer payments tool, Cash App, a consumer app for interacting with merchants using its Square point-of-sale software.
By James Pothen • June 3, 2024 -
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Dollar General to eliminate ‘vast majority’ of self-checkout
The store chain has already removed self-checkouts from 12,000 of its more than 20,000 stores, the CEO said.
By Nate Delesline III • May 31, 2024 -
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Zelle faces Senate probe on fraud
“The scale of fraud on the Zelle platform is unacceptably high,” National Consumers League Vice President John Breyault said.
By James Pothen • May 31, 2024 -
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Are digital wallets safer than debit cards?
Research shows young people see digital wallets as a more secure option than debit and credit cards. Cybersecurity professionals mostly agree, despite caveats.
By Patrick Cooley • May 31, 2024 -
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Mastercard floats crypto credential service
The card issuer joins its tech and payments peers in integrating crypto into the traditional financial system.
By Tatiana Walk-Morris • May 31, 2024 -
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Investments for payments startups trickle in
Venture capital flowing to startups in the payments sphere remains reduced this year, extending a rut from last year.
By Lynne Marek • May 30, 2024 -
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Klarna uses AI to cut marketing costs
The Stockholm-based buy now, pay later company said more than a third of its first-quarter savings on sales and marketing expense was attributable to artificial intelligence.
By Chris Kelly • May 29, 2024 -
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Debit cards face rising digital wallet competition
Roughly 72% of consumers say they swipe, dip or tap a debit card at the point of sale, a larger portion than credit cards, checks and digital wallets, according to a consumer survey by research firm J.D. Power.
By Patrick Cooley • May 29, 2024 -
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Paze targets nationwide coverage by year-end shopping season
The big bank-backed digital wallet is now accepted by about 80,000 "primarily small" merchants according to Early Warning Services Managing Director James Anderson.
By James Pothen • May 28, 2024
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