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Walmart Pay Won’t Make a Dent in Card Usage, For Now

Bank Innovation

First announced in December 2015, the latest in the mobile wallet pipeline – Walmart Pay – is live as of yesterday to Walmart shoppers at 110 branches in Arkansas and a further 500 in Texas. Card transactions carry Read More. The feature will be available in all stores “soon,” the company said.

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Tuition, Digital Disbursements And The Paper Chase

PYMNTS

Bright spots noted in the February Disbursements Tracker® include mobile disbursements programs at the University of Arkansas and the University of Texas in which students opt to have tuition and housing funds deposited directly into student accounts. Other innovative programs are loading tuition refunds directly onto mobile card accounts.

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Mobilizing Student Loan Disbursements

PYMNTS

New and innovative disbursement methods are bringing change to the industry, though. Some lenders are turning to reloadable debit cards and other disbursement tools to both provide more direct loan fund access and retain greater transparency. The latter could potentially lead students to spend funds more frivolously.

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Amazon Walmart Whole Paycheck Tracker: New Ventures And Expanding Priorities 

PYMNTS

Grocery delivery is coming for Walmart customers in Arkansas in a way few customers have ever seen before. The pilot is made possible by the state’s new autonomous vehicle law which made it possible for the Arkansas Highway Commissioner to give Gatika license to launch a commercial service with Walmart.

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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

PYMNTS

While Apple Pay also recently launched in Singapore, Samsung Pay joins the region with its signature niche: the MST tech that makes Samsung Pay usable at virtually anywhere merchant credit cards are accepted. “Innovation and convenience are driving usage of alternative products and services like online and mobile payments.

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The Whole Paycheck Tracker: HQ Enhancements, Empathetic AI And Special Guest Bernie Sanders

PYMNTS

Left Turn of the Week: Gifts Cards For Body Scans. In an attempt to learn more about the diversity of human shapes and sizes, Amazon is paying volunteers (a $25 Amazon gift card) to get scanned, taped and photographed as part of a study to “learn about diversity among body shapes.”. But as of this week, details are starting to surface.

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Best of Show Winner Alpharank Earns Spot in FIS Accelerator

Fintech Labs Insights

. “This program is a great example of how we are harnessing the spirit of entrepreneurship with the power of applied innovation to bring breakthrough products and services to our clients,” FIS president and CEO Gary Norcross said. “We take two to three years of credit or debit card data.