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Connecting The Voice To B2B Payments
October 25, 2016

Biometric firm BioConnect is adding voice recognition capability to its platform via VoiceVault. Here's how the two combine to give better security over B2B payments.

Verifone’s Two Announcements: New Device, New Partnership
October 25, 2016

Two big announcements from Verifone today, both focused on ways for consumers to pay for items. One is a device — the Verifone V400m — and the other is a partnership with Alipay. Payment and commerce solution provider Verifone unveiled the Verifone V400m, which is...

Faster Payments
TransferGo Adds Real-Time Payments
October 25, 2016

Global money remittance provider TransferGo announced on Monday (Oct. 24) the addition of a real-time payment option called TransferGo NOW. The new service will enable customers to have almost instant purchasing power, with the real-time settlement taking TransferGo’s delivery time down to 30 minutes or...

Payment Methods
Credit Card Companies’ Focus On Subprime Increases Rate Of Missed Payments
October 25, 2016

Credit card companies have not been shy when it comes to lending to subprime customers, but according to new data from TransUnion, that strategy is starting to backfire for the credit card issuers. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal, which cited the...

Payment Methods
US Banks Double Down On Zelle, Instant Payments Network
October 25, 2016

The Zelle instant payments network will start appearing as a mobile and digital payments option for consumers in a move that Reuters reported comes as financial firms in the United States make a bid to compete with Venmo and others firms. The new technology initiatives...

eCommerce
PayPal Deeper Integration With Facebook Messenger
October 25, 2016

Facebook’s chatbots are getting an upgrade – care of PayPal. The digital payments platform will now be one of the payment option within messenger – meaning that customers who shop via chatbot will be able to complete transactions via PayPal. Going forward it will also...

Point of Sale
Creditcall Announces Availability Of Contactless Card Reader
October 25, 2016

Creditcall, the omnichannel Payment Gateway and EMV Kernel provider, announced the availability of the pre-certified Miura Systems M010 contactless card reader to independent software vendors (ISVs) and system integrators who can now choose from over 30 different device manufacturer and processor combinations. In a press...

Security & Fraud
IdentityMind Global And Neoway Team Up To Integrate Platforms
October 25, 2016

IdentityMind Global announced Tuesday (Oct. 25) a partnership to integrate its Trusted Digital Identity online fraud prevention and compliance automation platform with Neoway’s Advanced Data solution. In a press release, the company said the partnership offers Neoway a jumpstart in the North American FinTech market,...

Social Commerce
PayPal Expands Relationship With Facebook And Messenger
October 25, 2016

PayPal announced Monday (Oct. 24) it is expanding its relationship with Facebook and Facebook Messenger in an attempt to help make mobile commerce smarter, simpler and more secure for both consumers and merchants. In a blog post, Bill Ready, EVP and chief operating officer at PayPal,...