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Top News In Payments: Antitrust Probe For Google Shopping Comparison Tool; Visa Warns Of Rise in Gas Station POS Cyberattacks

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Department of Justice is expanding its antitrust probe to include Google’s online shopping comparison tool, and Visa warns of an increase in fuel dispenser POS cyberattacks. US Antitrust Regs Probe Google’s Shopping Comparison Tool. Also, Uber is negotiating the sale of Uber Eats to India’s Zomato.

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Grocers Can Tap Into Price Comparison Apps

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The initial inner workings of a price comparison tool called Basket began when Neil Kataria was a kid. The app, which is available on the App Store and Google Play, searches millions of products and prices at both brick-and-mortar and online stores so consumers can find the best buy for their shopping lists. “We

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 Netspend On How Increased Security Demands Spur Virtual Card Adoption

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State mandates have also forced some businesses to close or limit on-premises operations, prompting such merchants to connect with consumers online instead. Shoppers may be reluctant to hand over their card details to every online retailer, as each transaction represents another risk that consumers’ information could be exposed in a breach.

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Study: More People Fall Prey To Fraudsters Online Than By Phone

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A recent study about how people respond to scammers shows that consumers are more likely to become victims on social media and online marketplaces than over the phone, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday (Sept. By comparison, phone calls — which used to be the most common avenue for scammers — were less successful in cheating people.

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Bank Of America’s Card Delinquency Rate Remains Flat In June

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Card delinquencies have remained steady at Bank of America , which reported June credit card delinquencies of 1.56 Net charge-off rate, by comparison, dropped slightly: In June, it registered at 2.71 According to news earlier in the month, large credit card issuers in the United States reported lower delinquencies in May.

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Fed Banks’ Study Reports Rise In Card, ePayments

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The number of consumer payments rose approximately 5 percent by two payments in comparison to October 2017 at 41 payments per consumer per month. made over half of their payments with cards (debit, credit and prepaid) at 54 percent or 23 payments. And consumers in the U.S. Of the average 43 payments per month reported by U.S.

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Are Online Resale Sites Rife With Counterfeits?

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Online Resale. Online resale has become all the rage — even for retailers like Neiman Marcus — from a little bit of everything on OfferUp to fashion-focused Poshmark and high-end The RealReal and 1stdibs. Sales of counterfeit goods through online marketplaces are expected to hit $1.8 billion per year to fake online sales.

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