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Today In Payments Around The World: Razer Fintech, Visa Unveil Prepaid Card; SafetyPay Collaborates With LATAM’s Rappi

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In today’s top payments news around the world, Razer Fintech and Visa have unveiled the Razer Card prepaid card, while SafetyPay has joined forces with LATAM’s Rappi. Razer Fintech, Visa Pitch New Prepaid Card to Young Adults in Singapore. Digital Payment Firm SafetyPay Teams With LATAM's Rappi.

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Why Mexico’s SMBs Need A FinTech Operating System And Not Another Bank

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In an interview with Karen Webster, Vilash Poovala , founder and CEO of FinTech Oyster , said online financial platforms, powered by open banking, can serve as alternatives for business banking in a country where business banking seems an afterthought. As Poovala told Webster: “We had to get a debit card by actually creating our own startup.

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Payments Heavyweights Dig Heels Deeper Into Commercial Cards

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Commercial card innovation continues to make big waves in the accounts payable (AP) department, as corporates and card issuers alike explore new ways to drive business spend on cards beyond business trips or ad-hoc purchases. American Express commercial cards have been a staple for many corporates over the years.

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Venmo Payment Fraud Led To $40M In Losses

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Venmo , the digital money transfer service owned by PayPal , suffered payments fraud earlier in 2018 that played a role in the company posting losses that were higher than forecasted for the first quarter of this year. Keeping hackers at bay has long been a problem for banks and FinTechs. We cannot let that happen.”

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Spend Controls Fuel Commercial Card Innovation

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Spend controls were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to feature and program launches. This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes a rollout of the next generation of authorization controls from Comdata Inc., Coupa Connects With American Express For B2B Virtual Card Payments.

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What Check Fraud Can Teach Banks About Preparing For The Instant Payments Future

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Perhaps that’s why, in the midst of the seemingly never-ending stream of headlines about data breaches, account takeovers, stolen credit cards and online fraud , the notion of “check fraud” seems something of an outlier for the up-and-coming fraudster looking to make a decent living. The Whole New World of Check Fraud.

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DoorDash, Airbnb IPOs; BNPL Trends; Pet Fraud Top This Week's News

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Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Synctera Brings 'FinTech As A Service' To Community Banks. million in consumer losses.

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