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US House Wants Economic Stimulus Payments To Leverage eWallets
US House Wants Economic Stimulus Payments To Leverage eWallets
March 23, 2020  |  Coronavirus

To help bolster the American economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve could utilize digital wallets and a “digital dollar” to provide “qualified individuals”...

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USAT: Bridging The ‘Consumer Gap’ In Unattended Retail
USAT: Bridging The ‘Consumer Gap’ In Unattended Retail
February 27, 2020  |  Unattended Retail

Mind the gap, as the saying goes. In this case, it’s the gap between interest and intent, the chasm that lies between consumer awareness of unattended...

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NEW DATA: What 1,052 eCommerce Sites Tell Us About The State Of Buy Buttons In 2020
NEW DATA: What 1,052 eCommerce Sites Tell Us About The State Of Buy Buttons In...
February 25, 2020  |  eCommerce

Speed is the name of the game in the eCommerce industry. The less time it takes shoppers to complete the checkout process, the less likely...

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French FinTech Closes $4M For New Neobank
French FinTech Closes $4M For New Neobank
February 18, 2020  |  B2B Payments

FinTech startup EasyEuro — based in both Paris, France and Shenzhen, China — has closed a $4 million pre-funding deal to launch a Neobank (a...

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NEW REPORT: Merchants Up Their Digital Checkout Game In The Age Of Amazon
NEW REPORT: Merchants Up Their Digital Checkout Game In The Age Of Amazon
February 04, 2020  |  Checkout Conversion

Consumer spending hit a record $880 billion in Q4 2019, thanks to online sales making up 15 percent of total expenditure — higher than ever...

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Worldpay On Modernizing Security Defenses To Foil eCommerce Fraud
Worldpay On Modernizing Security Defenses To Foil eCommerce Fraud
January 23, 2020  |  AML

The European Union’s long-anticipated 5th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD), which modernizes security rules to reflect the needs and threats facing today’s economy, took effect in...

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PayPal Partners With UnionPay Int’l To Expand China’s X-Border Commerce
PayPal Partners With UnionPay Int’l To Expand China’s X-Border Commerce
January 22, 2020  |  International

PayPal and UnionPay International (UPI) said Wednesday (Jan. 22) that they have struck a global partnership to grow their networks and accelerate the adoption of...

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Brazil’s Unicorn FinTech EBANX Pilots Digital Wallet
Brazil’s Unicorn FinTech EBANX Pilots Digital Wallet
January 15, 2020  |  Digital Banking

Brazil’s unicorn FinTech and payments startup EBANX is trialing a digital wallet, called Ebanx Go, with 10,000 consumers on a test basis, the company announced...

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NEW DATA: Why 64 Pct Of Merchant Services Providers Want A Payments Overhaul
NEW DATA: Why 64 Pct Of Merchant Services Providers Want A Payments Overhaul
January 07, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

Financial institutions (FIs) are facing an all too familiar challenge: Customers and clients are increasingly demanding fast, data-rich products and services, yet their legacy core...

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