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Real Time Payments on the Way to Becoming ‘Commonplace’ with FedNow Pilot
Real Time Payments on the Way to Becoming ‘Commonplace’ with FedNow Pilot
May 03, 2022  |  Payment Methods

“We’re getting to a point where real time payments  are going to become commonplace.” Brandon Spear, CEO of TreviPay, made that statement to PYMNTS on the...

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PayPal Expands Crypto Trading To UK Users 
PayPal Expands Crypto Trading To UK Users 
August 23, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

PayPal’s first global expansion of cryptocurrency trading launches this week to users in the U.K. with the ability to buy and sell bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin...

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Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
Emirates Airline Pushes ePayments To Avoid Interchange Fees
July 06, 2021  |  International

Emirates airline is at the forefront of an industry effort to encourage customers to pay carriers directly from bank accounts without involving third parties and...

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Venmo Raises P2P Fees, To Charge Goods, Services Providers
Venmo Raises P2P Fees, To Charge Goods, Services Providers
June 27, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

New Venmo rules will make it so users who get payments identified as goods and services will be charged a 1.9 percent transaction fee plus...

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Regulations Could Be In The Works For Stablecoins 
Regulations Could Be In The Works For Stablecoins 
May 13, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

As the cryptocurrency landscape is likely to be altered, at least somewhat, by regulations and new debates over whether bitcoin and its alternatives are securities...

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Bitcoin Plummets After Elon Musk Stops Taking Crypto Payments For Tesla
Bitcoin Plummets After Elon Musk Stops Taking Crypto Payments For Tesla
May 13, 2021  |  Bitcoin

Bitcoin tumbled some 15 percent on news that Elon Musk will no longer take the cryptocurrency for Tesla payments due to environmental concerns, CNBC and...

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Western Union Shows C2C X-Border Transfer Revenues Up 6 Pct
Western Union Shows C2C X-Border Transfer Revenues Up 6 Pct
May 04, 2021  |  Earnings

Western Union (WU) reported first-quarter earnings results that showed a rebound in cross-border activity, particularly in remittances, done digitally. The company said that total cross-border...

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UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
UN Report: eCommerce Now Makes Up 19 Percent Of Global Retail Sales
May 03, 2021  |  eCommerce

Fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic, eCommerce around the globe surged to $26.7 trillion in 2019, and increased from 16 to 19 percent of total retail...

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Visa Direct Transactions Surge Almost 60 Pct YoY
Visa Direct Transactions Surge Almost 60 Pct YoY
April 27, 2021  |  Earnings

Visa posted second quarter fiscal year earnings results that showed continued momentum in debit spending and tap to pay, some lessening of the headwinds in...

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