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AUGUST 21, 2020

As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. In addition, he noted that the sale of some of the company’s operations in Britain and North America could be announced soon. billion euros ($2.1

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AUGUST 13, 2019

India’s One Nation One Card will be test-piloted with Mumbai bus operator BEST in November, NFCWorld reported on Tuesday (Aug. The national transit card system uses a bank-issued card that will run on India’s RuPay payments network, the news outlet said. The pilot is to see how the system would work.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

Barclaycard is launching a new program, Barclaycard Precisionpay Go, to let companies issue virtual cards for employees' online purchases, according to a press release. And, the virtual cards will be able to be issued seconds after being requested.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

The virtual card can be a valuable payment solution for the enterprise thanks to the technology's security features and mobility. Yet adoption remains limited, largely thanks to corporates' ongoing use of more traditional payment methods like ACH or even physical cards. Aussie Alt-Lender Execs Team Up For Corporate Card.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 3, 2021

T-Mobile has told some customers of a “security incident” in which a malicious party “may have impacted some of your T-Mobile account information.”. T-Mobile began informing customers of the incident on Dec. The breech occurred in December, the site reported, and appeared to affect about 200,000 T-Mobile customers.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The November/December Smarter Payments Tracker ® examines how firms are putting payroll apps and prepaid cards to use to resolve frictions for their global workforces. The workers can then use these cards to make retail payments in-stores and online, as well as collect cash at the ATM. Around The World Of Smarter Payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards; Defines Intersection Between Functionality And Security. The virtual card offers a strong value proposition for corporates in the form of enhanced security and control over spend. But without support for mobile wallets, v-card adoption can lag. Top Trackers And Reports.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

At a time when the global pandemic and ensuing economic upheaval have blurred the boundaries between traditional means of payment, the CEO of global payment- and banking-solution provider i2c says the biggest business opportunity ahead will be in credit, with mobile becoming the biggest game-changer. All About Mobile. phenomenon.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Most are encouraging employees to work from home while also moving their back-office operations online, and payments operations are no exception. RLJ Financial On Managing B2B Spend With Virtual Cards. The benefits of using digital B2B payments solutions extend far beyond their ability to support a decentralized workforce.

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MAY 31, 2017

Card processor TSYS is looking to heighten the security of mobile corporate payments. The company announced Tuesday (May 30) that it is enabling tokenization across its North American commercial card program, allowing businesses to let their own cardholders pay with a mobile device.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 30, 2017

In order to load funds to your account, you need to buy a scratch card from an agent or at a telco branch (agents are people, whom you can find near almost any bus stop or shopping centre). Fintech development in Rwanda is driven by Telcos. Furthermore you can also withdraw money from these agents, so basically they are the “ATMs” of Africa.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2020

The New Samsung Pay Card . One of the most recent developments was this week’s announcement of the Samsung Pay Card powered by Curved and Mastercard technology. In a typical digital-wallet offering, one registers their card credentials into the wallet directly. But the Samsung Pay Card powered by Curve works differently.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Long before the pandemic, consumers were trending toward digital in their financial services relationships — experimenting with mobile wallets, digital cards, self-service mobile banking and digital gifting. Firms must position themselves to take that valuable top-of-wallet card location with consumers.

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DECEMBER 4, 2020

Argentinian mobile payments company Ualá , bolstered by heavyweight investors, is expanding into merchant services, according to Bloomberg. The company is planning to debut mobile point-of-sales (mPOS) services, hoping to deploy 100,000 by the end of next year. million cards in Argentina since its 2017 debut. On Thursday (Dec.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Consider the fact that in Mexico it can take four to six months to open a business account — and as much as a year to get access to a debit card. As Poovala told Webster: “We had to get a debit card by actually creating our own startup. It’s been 20 months, and we tried to get a debit card from some of the largest banks.

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JANUARY 8, 2020

The post did not say when Amex would start operations in the country. In November of 2018, Amex got approval to clear card payments by the PBOC , making it the first company of its kind to get access to what will become the largest card network this year. Lianlian counts PayPal and Apple among its strategic partners.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) in mobile food ordering: tantalizing. As the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® states, “AI can be leveraged to analyze and tally credit card transactions similar to how banking transactions are examined. Advanced AI Makes Systems Smarter. Catering to Individual Tastes at Scale.

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JANUARY 21, 2021

One common theme amid bank earnings — beyond lofty trading revenues gleaned from Wall Street — has been the increased uptake of mobile banking. Stats from banks, pretty much across the board, have given evidence that consumers have been pivoting to their mobile devices to attend to their everyday financial needs. million individuals.

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JUNE 25, 2020

In an email, Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi said the company isn’t prioritizing several finance-related projects, such as credit cards, a digital wallet and instant payments for drivers. The program also aimed to integrate Uber’s gift cards and value deals.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital sports entertainment and gaming industry platform DraftKings — known for its top-rated daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting apps — today announced an agreement with InComm Payments , a global leading payments technology company, to launch an industry-first retail gift card. . DraftKings reported on Friday (Nov.

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BankInovation

MARCH 22, 2022

Citi Commercial Cards will deploy payments fintech Marqeta to support tokenized card access for its corporate customers. Marqeta will integrate with Citi Commercial Cards, which operates under the umbrella of $2.3

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

Global branded payments provider Blackhawk has debuted a new service allowing companies to outsource gift card and eGift program management, according to a news release Tuesday (Sept. The solution works for both companies with existing gift card programs and those looking to start one, the press release said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

When it comes to B2B payments, the mobile device has limited traction. Adoption remains limited largely by the decision of card issuers and banks to support the use of commercial and small business credit cards within mobile wallets. In some markets, like in the U.S., In some markets, like in the U.S.,

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Chris Skinner

APRIL 11, 2018

Recently, I’ve visited Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia for example, and am bemused how none of these countries has a strong mobile wallet operator.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

linking the platform to fleet cards, according to reports in FleetPoint. ’s first mobile fleet payment app to connect to a fleet card, supporting drivers with mobile payment capabilities and allowing them to pay for fuel without having their physical fleet card in hand. .’s

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APRIL 5, 2017

Paygilant, the frictionless mobile payments fraud detection company, announced Tuesday (April 4) it was able to show how Citi was able to reduce operational costs associated with mobile wallet transactions. With mobile wallet transactions worldwide expected to exceed $1.5

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Seven European payments operators — most of them owned by banks — that own and operate mobile payments services said Tuesday (Sept. 3) that they are in the midst of building a pan-European network focused on cross-border mobile payments. We will see more mobile payment systems joining in the time to come.”.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

All eyes are on the small business community in the commercial card world as industry players increasingly explore how card products can help Main Street recovery and stay in business. Small Business Card Use On The Rise. Use of a charge card similarly grew year over year from 23 percent to 31 percent.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

has received a license to operate in Canada in a move that will expand the company’s global reach, according to reports. Paysend was started two years ago, and it offers a card-to-card global money transfer service. Paysend , a FinTech out of the U.K., It will be available to Canadian customers early next year.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

In the mobile order-ahead space, consumers are not getting what they ordered – and that doesn’t mean burgers or salads. What consumers really want from mobile ordering is … more mobile ordering. Credit/debit card pilferage is their core trade, so naturally, they’ve latched onto gift cards in a big way.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

In B2B payments, the commercial card has experienced a dramatic spike in adoption this year as organizations accelerated their digital transformations and, unable to physically enter the office, began to rely on electronic payments to conduct their business. Winter Blues. Spring’s SMB Support. Spring began in dramatic fashion.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

The Tracker also examines how mobile and instant disbursement tools could be essential to making sure these individuals are still able to participate and transact within the digital banking world. Another FDIC report found that 31 percent of American consumers are now using peer-to-peer (P2P) mobile wallet apps, for example.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

The commercial credit card is increasingly viewed as a critical tool for these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of fast access to credit, but many financial institutions are going further to nix fees on their card programs, including card products for small firms. Comdata Fuel Cards Facilitate Factoring.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

SoftBank mobile phone owners can now pay for everything from movies to membership fees on Amazon.com with help from mobile commerce firm Bango , according to an announcement. Japan, in turn, is market primed for mobile payments, with mobile phone subscriptions, at 177 million, far outnumbering the country’s population of 130 million.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Silver Miller — America’s leading cryptocurrency investor law firm — announced it has filed lawsuits against AT&T and T-Mobile on behalf of crypto asset holders who were allegedly victims of “SIM swapping.” In addition, other Silver Miller clients, who used T-Mobile, were robbed of $400,000 and $250,000.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

On the plus side, Wells Fargo reported that card fees rose to $912 million in the third period, up from $797 million in second quarter. Wells Fargo also saw heightened debit card usage during Q3. Debit card point-of-sale purchase volume hit $102.9 million active mobile customers. billion in the period, up 11.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Commercial and consumer cards issued in the U.S. Commercial card spending is up 11.7 percent, compared to consumer card spending, which grew by 10.1 Commercial card spending was $1.39 Consumer card spending was $4.74 Consumer card spending was $4.74 Visa ’s commercial card was 43.2 generated $6.13

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