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The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)

The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)
The Final CFPB Prepaid Card Rule Is Here (Expect Controversy)
October 05, 2016  |  CFPB

The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually,...

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Mastercard Rolls Out Pay By Selfie In Europe
Mastercard Rolls Out Pay By Selfie In Europe
October 04, 2016  |  Mastercard

While the emerging world of mobile payments has allowed us to collectively envision a world where payments goes far outside good old fashioned plastic, it...

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JPMorgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain
JPMorgan Chase Rethinks Banking With The Blockchain
October 04, 2016  |  Blockchain / Distributed Ledger

JP Morgan Chase is working on a new way to leverage the blockchain technology that supports bitcoin and allow the bank to design a publicly available system...

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Google No Longer Grandfathering Android Pay Cards
Google No Longer Grandfathering Android Pay Cards
October 03, 2016  |  Android Pay

Google has announced that grandfathering extended to Android Pay users allowing them to transfer any card from Wallet to Android will be rescinded as of...

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Google Gears Up For Branded Smart Phones
Google Gears Up For Branded Smart Phones
October 03, 2016  |  Mobile Commerce

According to reports, this week will see the launch of the first Google branded smartphones as part of a device release batch.  The Google phone...

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Google Taps Accenture In Enterprise App Push
Google Taps Accenture In Enterprise App Push
October 03, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Google recently announced a new effort to increase its presence in the enterprise, rebranding its B2B units as Google Cloud and G Suite last week....

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PayLease And PayPal Enter Into Partnership
PayLease And PayPal Enter Into Partnership
September 28, 2016  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

PayLease, the payments, billing and utility expense management company focused on property management companies and homeowners associations (HOA), announced on Tuesday (Sept. 27) a strategic...

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CFPB To LendUp: You Failed To Deliver, Pay Up $3.63 Million
CFPB To LendUp: You Failed To Deliver, Pay Up $3.63 Million
September 28, 2016  |  CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Tuesday (Sept. 27) that it has taken action against an online lender, LendUp, with fines levied of $1.8...

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