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AUGUST 25, 2017

I get press releases all the time and generally ignore them. … The post Is Amazon About to Burst Banks? In fact, I don’t know why they email me, as I never post them on the blog. I just got one that I’m posting on the blog. Floodgates opening. What will happen when Amazon opens a bank.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

The Consumer Bankers Association has launched a four-part blog series “Facts Matter” to counter what it calls “misinformation conveyed by the CFPB” in its press release about the CFPB’s October 2023 report (Report) under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD Act).

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JULY 2, 2020

Venmo will introduce a new feature for businesses to accept payments separate from the individual owner’s account, a press release says. Also, they’ll be able to customize their page with a profile picture, logo and other details about the business. More than 75 percent of the small businesses in the U.S.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

The aim of the Starbucks Community Resilience Fund is to support SMBs in areas “with historically limited access to capital,” the release said, to promote racial equality and environmental resilience. It will also offer mentorship and technical support, according to the press release. Starbucks announced on Tuesday (Jan.

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DECEMBER 15, 2020

GoDaddy has agreed to acquire Poynt , which lets businesses sell and accept payments anywhere through its suite of products, according to a press release. Poynt is used by over 100,000 merchants and has over $16 billion in annual gross merchandising volume (GMV), according to the release.

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JULY 14, 2020

American Express has launched a new automated accounts payable solution, American Express One AP, to help businesses digitize B2B payment processing, according to a press release. American Express One AP will accept many payment methods including virtual cards, ACH and checks, the release said.

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Paymerang , which works in accounts payable (AP) automation, has debuted its new Invoice Automation Solution, which a press release stated will help organizations with efficiency, accuracy, visibility and getting rid of manual paper processes. The company recently debuted the new service at the Collegiate School in Richmond, Virginia.

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DECEMBER 3, 2020

Morgan Asset Management has announced that it has agreed to acquire FinTech 55ip , which works to help financial advisors deliver tax-smart investment strategies, according to a press release. The release stated 55ip will still operate as its own separate company, but it will have the "full support" of J.P.

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JANUARY 26, 2021

If we did decide we wanted to put payments into Signal, we would try to think really carefully about how we did that,” Marlinspike said, according to Platformer. Diokno, Philippines’ Central Bank (BSP) governor in the release. It’s hard to be totally hypothetical.”.

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DECEMBER 28, 2020

Morgan Chase has agreed to acquire the rewards division of cxLoyalty Group Holdings , the companies announced in two press releases Monday (Dec. Morgan Chase, said in a press release. About 50 percent of cxLoyalty’s 3,100 employees will be tapped for a new unit, which will be part of J.P.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Corporate travel management platform TripActions said in a press release that its TripActions Liquid payments and expense system now integrates with leading corporate finance systems.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a press release warning financial institutions (FIs) and consumers about pandemic-related scams, including some connected to cryptocurrency. That could include talking about ways to make money through digital currency schemes like cryptocurrency.

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DECEMBER 30, 2020

"The latest monthly decline is largely due to the shortage of inventory and fast-rising home prices," Lawrence Yun , NAR’s chief economist, said in a press release about the index. "It It is important to keep in mind that the current sales and prices are far stronger than a year ago.".

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

Nonprofit Nacha , which enables Automated Clearing House ( ACH ) payments, has adopted eight new amendments to the Nacha Operating Rules that a press release said will help to modernize the payment style. The amendments concern Same Day ACH and new ways of making ACH payments easier to use, the release stated.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Mastercard has added a new Account-to-Account (A2A) service to its Track Business Payment Service , to help businesses exchange data more efficiently and perform payments across multiple rails, a press release says. and will be available in all regions by the end of next year, the release says.

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Procure-to-pay provider B2BE and OnPay , which works in payroll services, are partnering to help clients access B2B payments automation, according to a press release. With OnPay’s automated payment service, OnPayConnect , we can now complete the end-to-end AP process," he said, according to the release.

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CFPB Monitor

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

CBA identifies various ways in which the CFPB’s October 2023 report (Report) under the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act tells “a different, richer, story about credit card fees” than the story told by the CFPB’s press releases and speechwriters. . Continue Reading

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Treasury Department said in a press release on Thursday (Jan. People who received EIPs by paper check for the first round of EIPs might receive an EIP Card this time, and some people who received an EIP Card for the first round may receive a paper check,” according to the release.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

according to a press release. signaling it is working with Billtrust, the release stated. Billtrust Founder and CEO Flint Lane said in the release that the company is “incredibly excited to partner with our new board of directors and investors as we continue to lead the drive towards digitized, integrated B2B payments.”. “The

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JUNE 25, 2020

Global payments automation platform Tipalti says it has made mass, automated payments seamless for numerous popular online video game customers, according to a press release. ” Among the customers are eSports platform Gen.G , livestreaming platform DLive and indie PC game developer Holy Fire Games , the release states. .

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DECEMBER 22, 2020

cash to be used on its payments platform, not just credit card payments, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. The release stated the new service enhances the company's offerings to allow businesses to pay their bills in one place with linked bank accounts or credit or debit cards to optimize cash flow management.

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JUNE 25, 2020

Gareth David Long, a 41-year-old Las Vegas resident, was sentenced to 70 months in prison for fraud for stealing money from victims’ accounts, the Department of Justice said in a press release. This lasted for six months during that year, the press release says. million of his assets, the release says.

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AUGUST 24, 2020

Trimble has announced new upgrades for its TMT Service Center and TMT Fleet Maintenance solutions, including faster payment options and more visibility, according to a press release.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

CORO’s app is all about gold. Mark Goode , CEO of CORO Global, in a press release. Even if people know about the benefits of gold, they may not know how to actually use it as money – that’s why we’ve made it as easy as downloading an app.”. App users can trade in U.S.

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JANUARY 25, 2021

Volvo Financial Services (VFS), the captive financing arm of Volvo Group, has announced that Payer will help it optimize payments and improve the customer experience for auto service and repairs, a press release says. The solution is currently live in Norway and Spain, according to the release. I think it’s a great fit.”.

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DECEMBER 14, 2020

Collectively, we aim to vaccinate hundreds of millions of Americans by the end of 2021,” Albert Bourla , chairman and chief executive officer of Pfizer, said in a press release. “I About 145 U.S. Gustave Perna, chief operating officer of Operation Warp Speed, said in a press release.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

Ternio , a global FinTech platform, has integrated with Plaid , a financial data company, to help Ternio BlockCard bank accounts access faster and more secure connections to financial accounts, according to a press release.

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OCTOBER 16, 2020

billion in venture capital investments between January and September 2020, according to a press release from London & Partners emailed to PYMNTS. London is in second place globally with those numbers, the release stated, with first place going to San Francisco with $5.1 billion, according to the release.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2020

5) press release. “We By combining this truly impressive, turnkey ecommerce solution with the Shift4 Payments platform, we can deliver a best-in-class omnichannel experience,” said Isaacman in the press release. Shift4 Payments said its technology helps power more than 350 software providers in a range of industries.

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JANUARY 3, 2021

Finance Factory has rolled out its new automated credit review platform, which will be able to analyze 27 data points quickly and determine a borrower's fundability, a press release says. In addition, according to the release, the company is now paying its finance agent referral partners 25 percent commission rates.

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OCTOBER 8, 2020

Risk management platform Feedzai announced a 44 percent increase in growth for the first half of the fiscal year for 2020, which a press release says was one of the company’s most successful so far. percent of users who hadn’t experienced fraud were concerned about it, too. EMEA, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America.

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JANUARY 17, 2021

Malaysian eCommerce logistics firm Everpeaks has launched a logistics platform called Fulfilment [sic] by Everpeaks that the company said will reduce costs for manufacturer-to-consumer shipping as well as bulk B2B transactions in part by operating from a free trade zone, according to a press release.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released a finalized rule on ensuring fair access to banking services from large national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies of foreign bank organizations, according to a press release.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Digital guest experience platform Paytronix helped to implement a new digital rewards program for QuickChek , according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. As customers continue to earn points, they'll be able to level up in the ranks, the release stated. Paytronix handled the integration of the app with the rewards program.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Digital guest experience platform Paytronix helped to implement a new digital rewards program for QuickChek , according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS. As customers continue to earn points, they'll be able to level up in the ranks, the release stated. Paytronix handled the integration of the app with the rewards program.

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MAY 12, 2020

A new addition to the Cleo Integration Cloud (CIC) platform will enable users to integrate end-to-end B2B services on the cloud in order to streamline payments, according to a press release. The press release states that CIC Agent is different from some other integrations, which often can’t directly connect to on-premise apps.

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MARCH 15, 2020

American Airlines is curbing its flights for the next month or so in response to the deadly coronavirus , which has been exacerbated by international travel in recent weeks, according to a press release. Now, the change in circumstance necessitates that airlines not have to worry about losing valuable takeoff times in the future.

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