Kasisto Lands $17M, Plans Expansion
Kasisto Lands $17M, Plans Expansion
December 14, 2017  |  Investments

Kasisto, the creator of KAI, the conversational artificial intelligence (AI) platform for finance, announced news on Wednesday (Dec. 13) that it raised $17 million in...

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Standardizing Digital Payments Standardization
Standardizing Digital Payments Standardization
December 14, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Payments standardization is easy in concept, difficult in process in the age of mobile commerce. How to bridge the divides between payments firms, consumers and...

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The Three Things FIs Need To Know About Payments Innovation
The Three Things FIs Need To Know About Payments Innovation
December 14, 2017  |  Innovation

Not innovating is not an option. Perhaps in the early days of digital banking and mobile apps, innovative technology was a “nice to have,” but...

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No Straight Road On The PayFac Road
No Straight Road On The PayFac Road
December 14, 2017  |  Payment Methods

At first glance, becoming a payments facilitator seems a sure-fire way to help simplify the merchant account enrollment journey. But as with any corporate endeavor,...

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TRENDING: Where Payments, Logistics And The Last Mile Converge
TRENDING: Where Payments, Logistics And The Last Mile Converge
December 14, 2017  |  International

It’s going to be a busy holiday season, with major delivery services like UPS and the U.S. Postal Service expected to ship an overwhelming 1.6...

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How FIs Compete In The ‘API Economy’
How FIs Compete In The ‘API Economy’
December 14, 2017  |  API

APIs are more than an easy way for developers to access web services — they are the connective tissue that brings banks and FinTechs together....

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eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
eBay Mulls Bitcoin As A Payment Method
December 13, 2017  |  Bitcoin

Online retailer eBay, following in the footsteps of Overstock.com, is contemplating allowing bitcoin as a payment method. In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Scott Cutler,...

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Today In Data: VC For Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Records And Virtual ID Verification
Today In Data: VC For Cryptocurrencies, Bitcoin Records And Virtual ID Verification
December 13, 2017  |  Today In Data

Today in PYMNTS’ data, venture capital (VC) funding is backing digital currency operations, bitcoin is edging up on record highs, identity (ID) verification solutions providers...

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Australia Central Bank Considers Electronic Bank Notes
Australia Central Bank Considers Electronic Bank Notes
December 13, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The central bank of Australia is in the midst of considering whether to create bank notes using blockchain, according to news from The Financial Times. Philip...

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