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NOVEMBER 24, 2020

At a time when the global pandemic and ensuing economic upheaval have blurred the boundaries between traditional means of payment, the CEO of global payment- and banking-solution provider i2c says the biggest business opportunity ahead will be in credit, with mobile becoming the biggest game-changer. All About Mobile. phenomenon.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

This week's Commercial Card Innovation Tracker finds FinTechs and payment technology players like Mastercard, Visa and Nets embracing partnerships to roll out new corporate card solutions, including virtual commercial cards and small business credit cards designed to enhance spend management and help SMBs access credit during turbulent times.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) in mobile food ordering: tantalizing. As the Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker® states, “AI can be leveraged to analyze and tally credit card transactions similar to how banking transactions are examined. Advanced AI Makes Systems Smarter.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The corporate card can have a home in the digital wallet thanks to collaborations and technology platforms designed for card issuers. FinTech firm Nium has teamed with Southeast Asia neo-bank Aspire to enable a mobile payments feature with its cards. Nium Teams With Aspire, Volopay.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Perhaps the one bright spot has been the surge in mobile ordering, with customers’ use of restaurant apps skyrocketing and helping restaurants make up for some of the income they have lost to pared-back dine-in sales. Around The Mobile Order-Ahead World. Boston Market On The Fraud-Fighting, Customer Service-Enhancing Power Of AI.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Companies that are looking to launch offices in more countries and serve customers in new markets need to be able to easily pay staff in those locations. The November/December Smarter Payments Tracker ® examines how firms are putting payroll apps and prepaid cards to use to resolve frictions for their global workforces.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Mobile payments have long been billed as the next big thing. Starting with the release of Apple Pay in 2014, there was a veritable rush of proprietary mobile wallets sent to market, a host of “. In the pre-pandemic world, mobile wallets struggled to get all the way up to a 1 percent penetration rate among consumers.

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JUNE 24, 2020

plans to offer a Samsung Pay Card that will give customers “a simple and flexible way to control their money,” the company said in a Wednesday (June 24) press release. Noting the partnership with Curve “is the first of its kind in Europe for Samsung Pay,” the firm said the Samsung Pay Card will launch in the U.K. later this year. “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Technavio, the research firm, is forecasting the global mobile card reader market will grow at a CAGR of close to 54 percent from 2017 to 2021. Chip-and-PIN technology came in second with 41 percent market share. Chip-and-PIN technology came in second with 41 percent market share.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Global payment solutions provider Castles Technology has acquired Spire Payments , a provider of electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) systems, the company announced in a Thursday (Oct. Castles Technology customers will benefit from having a local presence and more access to the new technology. 1) press release.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2019

In the age of digital payments, mobile point of sale systems (POS) are making inroads with the promise of time-saving conveniences for merchants. But interest in this technology is not limited to the food and beverage space, and is gaining traction in many different verticals. based Walgreens stores will soon accept Alipay.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

CPI Card Group announced that it has launched Second Wave cards for markets including transit, hospitality, entertainment and more. First launched in September, Second Wave payment cards feature a core made with recovered ocean-bound plastic to reduce first-use plastic while diverting plastic waste from entering the ocean.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2020

Making mobile payments with a smartphone in Japan is more popular than ever, according to eMarketer, a New York-based market research company. It also predicts that by 2023 the number of mobile payment users will rise to nearly 28 million, 25 percent of the population.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In Beyond the Card: Toward the Cardless and Contactless Future , a PYMNTS and i2c Inc. Physical cards are changing form, as some NFC-capable mini-cards are being embedded in rings and other wearables. Physical cards are changing form, as some NFC-capable mini-cards are being embedded in rings and other wearables.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

USA Technologies, the payment technology service provider for the self-service retail market , announced Wednesday (Nov. USA Technologies, the payment technology service provider for the self-service retail market , announced Wednesday (Nov. Is it designed to be a “one-stop shop.”

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JANUARY 5, 2017

The global mobile wallet market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 35.5 percent from 2017 to 2021, according to research firm Research and Markets. Mobile wallets are equipped with options like integration with coupons and tickets, which are making them highly popular among users.

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MARCH 18, 2020

That’s because things that seemed like add-ons when it came to digital banking even five years ago — card controls, instant virtual card issuance, self-service security, mobile deposit capture — are now table stakes. “In Cards — debit or credit — they say, are not really their core business.

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. American Express rolled out co-branded cards with Amazon for British SMBs.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mastercard is partnering with CleverCards and Appreciate Group to offer gift cards directly to mobile wallets, Mastercard announced in a press release on Monday (Dec. The Select Digital Gift Card can be sent immediately by email, text or messaging app, and is available now as a last-minute Christmas present. billion in 2019.

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DECEMBER 10, 2020

But for B2B payment solution providers, the need for speed was coupled with another challenge: Technologies had to be built to address new and emerging use cases as payment scenarios were rapidly altered, perhaps permanently. B2B payment solutions that can meet the need for speed are more vital than ever in such a volatile market.

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JUNE 10, 2020

The company brought its app and device to market just two weeks ago. In investments, retail dispute management firm Chargeback closed a funding round to speed up growth and to help retailers reduce credit card disputes. And in tech, the future of retail may include mobile scanning. All this, Today in Data.

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DECEMBER 16, 2019

Commercial payments technology company WEX announced on Monday (Dec. 16) that it has reached an agreement to manage Valero Energy ‘s fleet fuel card program, according to a press release. Their agreement builds upon an existing card acceptance partnership between WEX and Valero, the firms noted.

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Chris Skinner

MAY 30, 2017

In order to load funds to your account, you need to buy a scratch card from an agent or at a telco branch (agents are people, whom you can find near almost any bus stop or shopping centre). Fintech development in Rwanda is driven by Telcos. Furthermore you can also withdraw money from these agents, so basically they are the “ATMs” of Africa.

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JANUARY 23, 2019

This marks a change for Target — a retailer that had, up to this point, enabled mobile pay only for its own mobile wallet app and the Target-branded REDcard linked to it. That is consistent with what we have seen around the world when it comes to contactless card adoption,” Sanford said.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Digital B2B payments innovations as diverse as machine learning (ML) automation, cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and virtual cards are gaining unprecedented traction as businesses move to build sustainable B2B payments operations outside of th e office. RLJ Financial On Managing B2B Spend With Virtual Cards.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

However, there may be an opportunity to get more contactless cards into the hands of consumers — an opportunity that involves community banks and is backed by financial incentives. million payment cards, Giorgio said. These entrepreneurs are not only comfortable with the newest payment technology, but are eager to innovate.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Mastercard and pan-European FinTech myPOS are teaming up to promote card payment solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe, Mastercard announced on Thursday (Feb. The strategic partnership aims to inform more SMBs about the new tools for card acceptance that can fit their needs and budget.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 2, 2016

There’s one particular country that’s been creating a lot of attention in the mobile payments ecosystem in the past week. While those facts may seem a bit random for this edition of the mobile payments tracker, they do, in fact, matter. It’s a country with an estimated population of just 5.47 square miles.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 6, 2020

One might expect that in these circumstances, consumers would be even more inclined to take advantage of the contactless payment capabilities of mobile wallets, to avoid swiping their cards at point-of-sale (POS) terminals and pressing keypads touched by many other shoppers. percent reported Walmart Pay usage. percent to 3.3

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

No matter how advanced we get, no matter how innovative technological advances we add on — there is always a little bit of history repeating in there. 30), the card network announced just such a FinTech partnership. As part of the newly expanded partnership, Revolut will primarily issue Visa-branded cards in the global expansion. “As

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

China’s UnionPay , the payment card issuer, is gearing up to roll out branded cards in the U.K. According to a report in the Financial Times , with UnionPay facing increased competition in its home market from the likes of Alipay and WeChat Pay , it is setting its sights on expansion.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

Square ‘s mobile card reader undoubtedly made a significant impact on the mobile point-of-sale ( mPOS ) market, and kick-started a slew of recent innovations to broaden the ability for small to medium businesses (SMBs) to accept payments just about anywhere. What B2B Businesses Need.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

And, as consumers have many options, fast-casual and quick-service restaurants (QSRs) realize they must meet growing diner expectations and embrace technology to stay relevant. Many restaurants, for instance, have discovered that frictionless mobile ordering experiences are essential when it comes to keeping customers satisfied.

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JANUARY 22, 2020

Three words are driving dramatic technological changes in the fast food space: quality, convenience and speed. This month’s Deep Dive explores some of the most effective public-facing technologies that drive speed in the industry, particularly kiosks, which allow diners to customize, place and pay for orders without waiting in line.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2020

FinTech Paysend is introducing Global Account, its international, fee-free mobile money account with a multi-currency wallet, to European users, the company announced on Thursday (Feb. The multi-currency wallet transforms the Paysend Mastercard into a local currency card wherever users are.”. In many cases, there are no fees at all. “We

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 23, 2020

That arm of the financial technology (FinTech) giant offers a virtual credit card. Ant Group is best known for its wildly popular payment and loans app Alipay , which has both online and mobile platforms. The company said that the move was an effort to promote more “rational” spending habits among users, Reuters reported.

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APRIL 20, 2018

These rising expectations have even previously resistant restaurants investing in mobile ordering and other technologies, including pancake chain IHOP. That’s really what drove us down the path of creating an IHOP mobile app and investing in other technology.”. Changing Technology, Changing Customers.

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