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Chip-Reader Lawsuit Proceeds Against Card Companies
Chip-Reader Lawsuit Proceeds Against Card Companies
October 05, 2016  |  EMV

It’s been a year since the EMV card reader deadline. Now, the big card companies — Visa, Mastercard, American Express and others — are all...

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LG Smart TVs Getting Payments Via Paymentwall
LG Smart TVs Getting Payments Via Paymentwall
October 05, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

LG and Paymentwall are teaming up to bring payments to television. On Tuesday (Oct. 4), the two companies announced plans to create apps that will...

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Remitly Raises $38 Million, Expanding Into Seven Countries
Remitly Raises $38 Million, Expanding Into Seven Countries
October 05, 2016  |  Investments

Remitly, the independent mobile remittance company based in the United States, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 4) it received $38 million in new equity and debt financing from...

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Fitch Paints Negative Picture For Wells Fargo
Fitch Paints Negative Picture For Wells Fargo
October 05, 2016  |  Banking

Fitch, the credit rating agency, on Tuesday (Oct. 4) affirmed Wells Fargo’s ratings at “AA-/F1+” and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.’s ratings at “AA/F1+” but revised...

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Amazon Looks At Ways To Deliver Packages Inside When Nobody Is Home
Amazon Looks At Ways To Deliver Packages Inside When Nobody Is Home
October 05, 2016  |  Amazon Delivery

Nobody likes to order a package and track the shipment at work only to go home and it’s gone, stolen off the door step. Aiming...

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Bluefin Payment Systems Gets Patent For Decryption-As-A-Service
Bluefin Payment Systems Gets Patent For Decryption-As-A-Service
October 05, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Bluefin Payment Systems, the provider of PCI-validated point-to-point encryption (P2PE) solutions for retail, health care and higher education, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 4) the issuance of...

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Will The Blockchain Revolutionize Faster Payments?
Will The Blockchain Revolutionize Faster Payments?
October 05, 2016  |  Faster Payments

Clearance granted … immediately? New developments in blockchain technology could be taking Faster Payments to another next level. In the latest Faster Payments Tracker™, PYMNTS...

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Matchmakers’ Secret Friction Fighter
Matchmakers’ Secret Friction Fighter
October 05, 2016  |  Matchmakers

Friction is what matchmakers see as an opportunity for innovation. It can also sink their best-laid plans. Anthony Walton, founder and CEO of Iliad Solutions,...

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Wells Fargo Shut Out Of Illinois Bond Business; Chicago May Follow Suit
Wells Fargo Shut Out Of Illinois Bond Business; Chicago May Follow Suit
October 05, 2016  |  Banking

The Wells Fargo fake account scandal has resulted in more fallout for the beleaguered bank — this time, with Illinois announcing a ban on bond...

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