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Today In Payments: Wirecard Forces German Accounting Regs Reboot; Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards

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In today’s top news, Germany’s deputy finance minister wants to restructure accounting firm regulations, and consumers are turning away from travel rewards cards. Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards. A Merchant’s How-To For Managing The Contactless Payments Surge And SCA Requirements.

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PayPal’s Xoom Makes Remittance Deal With Euronet’s Ria

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“Partnering with Ria allows us to grow our global footprint and significantly expand our services in the African diaspora and across Eastern Europe,” said Julian King, Xoom’s vice president and general manager. Xoom launched in 2001 and was purchased by PayPal in 2015 for $890 million in an all-cash deal. through 2028.

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Billtrust Taps Green Dot For New CFO

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.” Shifke recently served in numerous capacities at Green Dot, including CFO, general manager of government programs and vice president of special projects. Billtrust was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.

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Barclays Corporate Banking Chief Resigns

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According to reports, Winter has been at the bank since 2001, previously serving at Deutsche Bank. Barclays UK retains the retail and consumer banking operations, while Barclays Corporate and International houses its investment and wealth management operations, along with its U.S.- and Germany-based credit card operations.

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Fintech Hall of Fame: The Top Digital Innovations in Financial Services

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Innovations from 1995 to 2014 (with launch dates) Note: Ranking as of Jan 2014 Wells Fargo is first in the world to offer Web-statement access (launched May 1995) Security First Network Bank launches first full-service Internet bank brand (Oct 1995, disbanded 2002) PayPal launches first online optimized payment system (Nov 1999, bought by eBay in 2003) (..)

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Green Dot CEO: 20 Years Of Innovating ‘Banking For The Masses’

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His main exposure to the payments industry was using his Bank of America debit card to pay for things at the store. That brought about an idea to create a card that would give kids — who didn’t have a credit card, but did have access to high-speed internet at school — a way to buy things online. area Rite Aid stores in 1998.

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Startup Spotlight: Invisible Payments, Invisible Hacks

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From paying for groceries through Apple Pay to paying for a ride on Lyft, many popular services today require nothing but a phone – no need to pull out a credit card or sign a receipt. In fact, according to Rusty Carter, VP Product Management, Arxan , it can be even harder to keep these payments safe because they can’t be seen.

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