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Mastercard, Juvo Team Up To Help Underbanked Build Credit In LATAM, Caribbean
Mastercard, Juvo Team Up To Help Underbanked Build Credit In LATAM, Caribbean
November 17, 2020  |  Financial Inclusion

Mastercard is teaming up with FinTech startup Juvo to help the “underbanked” in Latin America and the Caribbean to build credit histories so they can...

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Partners Against Crime: Visa Leads Effort To Fight Fraud With New Dynamic CVV Codes
Partners Against Crime: Visa Leads Effort To Fight Fraud With New Dynamic CVV Codes
November 17, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The rising trend of digitization in commerce and the increased occurrence of card-not-present fraud were not created by the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, it would be...

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Today In Digital-First Banking: Mastercard Adds A2A To Business Payments Offering; Britain’s ‘Recognise’ Receives Restricted Banking License
Today In Digital-First Banking: Mastercard Adds A2A To Business Payments Offering; Britain’s ‘Recognise’ Receives Restricted...
November 16, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Mastercard has added a new account-to-account (A2A) product to its Track Business Payment Service, while Recognise has received...

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Banks’ Margins Suffer As US Consumers Pay Down Credit Card Debt
Banks’ Margins Suffer As US Consumers Pay Down Credit Card Debt
November 15, 2020  |  Debt

U.S. consumers have been paying down payments on credit cards with the pandemic continuing to hamper spending opportunities, which has led to dramatically falling bank...

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MercadoLibre Banking License Hints At New Arrow In Quiver Vs. Amazon
MercadoLibre Banking License Hints At New Arrow In Quiver Vs. Amazon
November 11, 2020  |  eCommerce

It’s conventional wisdom that Amazon, eventually, gets its hands into everything, everywhere. And for players in eCommerce — especially larger ones in markets that are...

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COVID-19 Could Push Merchant Surcharging To The Mainstream
COVID-19 Could Push Merchant Surcharging To The Mainstream
November 11, 2020  |  POS Innovation

A settlement some 10 years ago between card networks and merchants over swipe fees technically granted merchants the right to surcharge consumers who pay with...

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New Data: Real-Time Payments Become A Make-Or-Break Reality For Financial Institutions
New Data: Real-Time Payments Become A Make-Or-Break Reality For Financial Institutions
November 11, 2020  |  Faster Payments

  Consumers today have no shortage of payment options. From traditional physical methods like cash and checks to emerging digital ones such as mobile wallets...

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Phlatbed CEO: How Mobile Tools Keep On-Demand Wages Moving
Phlatbed CEO: How Mobile Tools Keep On-Demand Wages Moving
November 09, 2020  |  Disbursements

Both businesses and consumers are still attempting to deal with the financial hardships brought on by the ongoing pandemic. In the United States, 8 million...

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Payroc Expands Processing Capabilities With RewardPay Choice
Payroc Expands Processing Capabilities With RewardPay Choice
November 06, 2020  |  Payment Methods

Merchant acquirer Payroc announced that RewardPay, its signature payment processing product, is growing its processing features. RewardPay Choice comes with each of RewardPay’s benefits, along...

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