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Challenger Payments Platform VibePay OK’d By UK FCA
Challenger Payments Platform VibePay OK’d By UK FCA
July 11, 2019  |  Banking

London-based VibePay has won approval from the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to provide direct-to-bank payments via open banking. VibePay will launch its first product,...

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Google Pilot Launches Test Social Network App Shoelace
Google Pilot Launches Test Social Network App Shoelace
July 11, 2019  |  Google

Google’s Area 120 incubator, which handles the company’s more experimental offerings, has launched a new hyperlocal social networking app called Shoelace, according to reports. The...

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Swish Teams With Nets To Test In-Store Mobile Payments
Swish Teams With Nets To Test In-Store Mobile Payments
July 03, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Payments company Nets announced that it is partnering with Swish, the number one payments app in Sweden, on an in-store payments pilot program. The program...

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Uber Eats Adds Dine-In Service
Uber Eats Adds Dine-In Service
July 03, 2019  |  Retail

For those in the world tired of the friction that is going to a restaurant, looking at a menu, ordering and then talking to dining...

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Analyst: Square Cash App Downloads Top Venmo’s
Analyst: Square Cash App Downloads Top Venmo’s
June 13, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

A new report shows that Square’s Cash App downloads increased by 2.2 million last month, while Venmo’s were up 1.7 million. According to a report...

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Goldman Employees Like Apple Card
Goldman Employees Like Apple Card
June 12, 2019  |  Apple

The Apple Card is being tested with Goldman Sachs ahead of the launch this summer and is receiving positive feedback. CNBC, citing comments Goldman Sachs...

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Lyft App Now Offers Citi Bike Rental
Lyft App Now Offers Citi Bike Rental
May 23, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Rideshare company Lyft has announced that Citi Bike has now been completely integrated into its smartphone app. In July 2018, Lyft acquired Motivate, the largest...

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