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Metro Joins Bacs For SMB Direct Debits

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challenger bank Metro Bank has joined the Pay.UK-operated operated Bacs and partnered with Boston payments firm Bottomline Technologies to enable direct debits for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), Metro announced on Wednesday (Feb. SMBs and FinTechs. Unlike the U.S.,

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Smaller FIs look to FiVerity for anti-fraud data sharing

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In one week in April, Metro Credit Union received more than 450 fraudulent account opening applications. Using manual processes, fraud and digital teams at the Boston-based, $3 billion credit union worked overtime to fend off a series of attacks that Chief Operating Officer Traci Michel believed was enabled by generative AI tools.

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Mastercard Transit Solutions Debuts ‘Tap And Ride’ Commute

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A new global study shows that metro systems around the world are carrying close to 170 million passengers each day, and with that number only expected to grow, improving the speed and reliability of transit services is a key concern for most urban residents.

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Data: Americans Were On The Road Again Over Holiday Weekend

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But Dr. Joshua Barocas , an infectious disease physician at Boston Medical Center, said the conditions had “set up a perfect storm: the combination of travel, the combination of reopening — perhaps in some cases, too early,” CNN reported.

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Mastercard Pushes Multiple Cashless Solutions For Transit Payments

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From mobile ticketing to digitizing commuter cards and enabling contactless payments, Mastercard has already embedded its technology in 16 metro areas including Los Angeles, Boston and Denver to make getting from Point A to Point B as simple as buying a morning cup of coffee,” the company said.

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Big Brick-And-Mortars Double Down On Same-Day Delivery

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However, of late, its expansion has been rapid, and it is now in 17 major metro markets. Best Buy has also recently added NYC, as well as Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Miami, Philadelphia, Seattle and Washington, D.C.

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Dunkin’ Delivery Boosts Grubhub Shares

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And there are plans to expand the service to additional markets in the coming months, including Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia. More than 400 Dunkin’ restaurants throughout New York City’s five boroughs are now offering delivery through Seamless, Grubhub’s New York brand.