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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Payfort , an Amazon company set up in 2013 to help with payments throughout the Arab world, will be offering the new option through its online payment gateway, according to the report. Payfort managing director Omar Soudodi said the offering would help to bolster financial choice. "We store," he said in the report.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Though commercial card innovation has recently hit an acceleration point, there is still plenty of room for progress. Power took one key friction point of the small business (SMB) credit card market to task. “Basics like credit card terms, and benefits and services, are the lowest-scoring factors in our study.

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APRIL 21, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic — which has forced all of us online — is exposing just who in financial services has embraced digitization, and who is truly digital native. We now must bank entirely online, by necessity. And many of us must transact entirely online, by necessity, to get the goods and services we need on a daily basis.

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MARCH 31, 2020

With the investment, MatchMove, which is also based in Singapore, will be able to extend its “banking-as-a-service” wallet capability to Shopmatic’s ecosystem spanning over 435,000 eCommerce small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and individual entrepreneurs across the region.

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MARCH 12, 2020

Providers serving a wide array of businesses have access to more card or customer data than individual merchants, meaning they may be more able to flag individuals showing signs of fraudulent or unusual behavior. . Buy online, pickup in store (BOPIS) purchasing is one example.

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JANUARY 1, 2020

They’ve seen it since they started working on the ground in Africa in 2006 to develop an online booking system for a small Kenyan airline looking to make themselves more appealing to foreign customers. It’s why we launched a solution where mobile money can be converted to a virtual prepaid card. No one calls this eCommerce.,”

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NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Rather than entering new payment information – including address and card details – users can easily enter Amazon account login info. “We’re delighted to offer Amazon Pay to our customers, as it is one of the most secure ways to pay for flights, as the user doesn’t have to re-enter their card details,” he said.

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AUGUST 17, 2020

Called sMALL Surprises , the curated box of goods from several of PREIT’s mall properties is a nod to subscription-based boxes, as well as one of the first examples of a REIT acting as an online vendor. Twenty-eight percent of PREIT’s portfolio consists of local and regional tenants.

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MARCH 26, 2020

As Davis noted, larger banks, including regional players, tend to have their own technology platforms — and direct integrations into their own networks — to enable mobile and contactless payments. The modernization aspect could be, ‘how do I get my card to all of the digital commerce platforms and stored on file?’” Davis told PYMNTS.

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JUNE 8, 2018

Digital is making inroads but, as Fiserv noted, if brands (particularly credit card brands) want to move consumers out of the cash and even debit orbit, they need to start thinking outside the box when it comes to rewards. trillion : Consumer cash spend in the Asia-Pacific Region in 2016.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Cross-border online commerce — awash with opportunities to claim new customers and, of course, grow top lines — should quicken the collective pulse of U.S. To capitalize on that aforementioned eCommerce growth in emerging markets and log sales in those regions, U.S. based online merchants shift their focus outward from domestic shores.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2017

The company has added Alexa to its Dash Wand product, making it smarter and more capable than ever – and strategically positioning itself to own the emerging online grocery market. “If As consumers continue to get more comfortable ordering food online, Amazon is positioning itself at the bleeding edge of that market shift.”.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2017

About a year ago, Mastercard and Paypal managed to generate some waves by burying the hatchet and working together to make mobile and digital payments more widely accessible to consumers online and offline. The partnership will also allow consumers to choose Mastercard as their default payment method to allow for quick and easy check-out.

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APRIL 23, 2018

Razer , the gaming brand, announced news on Monday (April 23) of a deal to acquire MOL Global via an acquisition of approximately 65.1 Southeast Asia represents one of the highest GDP growth regions with one of the youngest demographics in the world. percent of MOL Global’s issued shares for $61 million.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The conversation came against a backdrop where online transaction volumes and mobile wallet adoption are increasing. But as merchants and issuers look to enter new markets, including the Asia Pacific region (APAC), they must be mindful of the challenges posed by fraudsters. The percentage of total sales that occurred online in the U.S.

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MAY 29, 2019

Western Union has expanded its services into Thailand and launched a brand new international money transfer service in the region, the company said in a release. To use the service, customers can use a card or a bank account, or pay in person at a retail location. They can also use the Western Union mobile app.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Thanks in large part to Amazon ‘s global reach, the world is getting more connected and seemingly smaller with Souq , an online retail and marketplace website in Saudi Arabia, which announced the launch of the Amazon Global Store. The dedicated Amazon Global Store will be available both on the Souq website and via the mobile app.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2018

It’s an exciting time to be a global brand. In western markets, eCommerce continues to grow steadily — but, more importantly, it’s taking significant hold in less developed markets, opening up opportunities for brands to secure footholds in new regions. China tends to set the benchmark for the entire region.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

Secure credit card and ACH payment processing solutions provider ProPay, owned by TSYS, is upgrading its disbursements and commission payments facilitation platform, the company said this week. Recipients of payments can get paid via globalEFT, wire, debit or prepaid card, and the solution enables real-time or expedited commissions transfers.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 14, 2019

A group of Nordic banks have selected Mastercard to overhaul its financial services operations for the region. Nordic bank-backed initiative P27 was launched to update the region’s aging infrastructure with a platform that enables real-time payments from different markets. Around the Smarter Payments World. Meanwhile, in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2019

There’s more to consumer life than purchase history — and more to card acquisition, too. Once you understand where a person is, then you can start to become really meaningful” to those consumers, and base card-related offers, incentives and experiences on more than “just [purchase] history,” Vaduvur told Webster during the podcast discussion.

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JULY 24, 2020

The company had launched an online marketplace for 34 countries in the region last year and recently acquired a minority stake in the eCommerce solutions provider with which it collaborated on the effort. The collaboration is expected to give Visa’s global merchant and card network access to M-Pesa’s financial services network.

Compliance 152

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JANUARY 14, 2019

Revenue from credit cards gained 1 percent, standing at $5.1 Drilling down into the consumer profile a bit, Citi said that in North America, total revenues from consumer banking in this region came to $5.2 Revenue from branded cards came to $2.2 billion, flat with a year ago, as average loans gained 2 percent.

Mobile 108

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Goldman Denies Discriminatory Apple Card Practices, Says It Will Reassess Limits. Goldman Sachs has promised to reevaluate how credit limits are determined for Apple Card users after being accused of gender discrimination. The branding will reflect the financial institutions and not Google. Google Dives Into DDAs.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Australia is now the Asia Pacific region’s second-largest alternative finance market, largely due to a favorable regulatory climate, according to new KPMG analysis. 22) said that a survey of 600 online alternative finance firms across the Asia Pacific found that Australia’s market grew 53 percent in the last year alone.

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Not the financial industry’s “Troublemakers ” – those regional and community banks, credit unions and supporting fintech entrepreneurs who continue to engage customers and communities and find niches that keep the grassroots of our country’s financial system alive and kicking. billion bank in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

PPS was created by a tie-up between six Polish banking institutions, and it’s embedded BLIK into banking apps so customers can transfer money, use ATMs and use it pay online or in stores. The next step will be to invite banks from other countries and this is why we want to concentrate our efforts right now on our region, central Europe.” .

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Isn’t Only for Big Brands. this seemingly high-tech format is being adopted (and adapted) by smaller, regional stores without Amazon-sized budgets. Customers can use credit cards or cash or go completely cashierless with Grabango’s payment app. when it comes to online grocery shopping, delivery and self-serve payments.

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MARCH 26, 2019

If the consumer has a credit card saved with Amazon or Google, the company can charge the card with permission, so the consumer doesn’t have to go through the extra step of entering payment information during the ordering process. The employee or wait staff wouldn’t know the difference between a voice or an online order.

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MARCH 11, 2016

MPD CEO Karen Webster recently hosted a live digital discussion with Martin Schrimpff, Co-Founder of PayU , during which they addressed the necessity for a unique approach to payments in the region, and how to turn challenges into opportunities across the continent. What’s the difference between a revolving balance and a credit card?

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OCTOBER 11, 2019

In a PYMNTS interview with Karen Webster, Ryan Frere, vice president of global payments at Flywire , said the partnership “opens up 13 currencies across the network we can allow payers to choose when they use JCB cards to pay tuition.”. And, as he told Webster, the JCB partnership helps establish a beachhead into other verticals.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Early accounts seem to indicate that the just-launched Apple -branded credit card is finding its way into customers’ hands, and into heavy use. According to issuer Goldman Sachs , they have opened up about $10 billion in credit lines in just over month for the Apple Card. Of that $10 billion, Apple Card?

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2018

And New England isn’t the only place enjoying the autumn chill as it sets in — although we are perhaps enjoying it more colorfully with the region’s famed foliage. Gift Cards’ New Unfavorable Fans. In fact, they have favored brands, with iTunes and Google Play cards popular favorites.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Dickerson said the on-demand meal kit pilot program builds on Blue Apron’s existing relationship with Costco (Blue Apron has a gift card business with Costco, for example). Beyond Costco, Dickerson said it’s important for Blue Apron to have partners with national reach as well as partners that are “strong regional players.”

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AUGUST 14, 2020

The final phase is in regards to the Asia Pacific region. Facebook is rolling out its Facebook Financial group, which will go after online shopping and payments opportunities. NEW DATA: The Six Reasons Why More Consumers Are Buying Directly From Brands. Instacart-Walmart Delivery Pact Heats Up Online Grocery Wars.

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JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”.

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OCTOBER 1, 2018

It’s also the inspiration for Ondot’s work with banks to build a better bank-branded app that gives customers access to a wider array of card controls and a real-time stream of actionable data. It’s a relevant offering for all financial services players, but particularly for the small, medium and regionally focused players. “We

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