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Figure CEO: Figure Pay, National Bank Charter Will Boost Financial Inclusion

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Figure Pay, he said, with the ability to scan QR codes at checkout, is predicated on the concept of using a blockchain payment rail in lieu of interchange as the network is built out — and across a swath of merchants as large as Walmart and small as localized farmers’ markets (in a type of “barbell” approach) upon initial launch early next year.

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Today In Payments Around The World: PayPal, Mastercard Expand Debit Card Offering In Europe; ECB President Advocates For Digital Euro

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In today’s top payments news around the world, PayPal and Mastercard are adding more European Union (EU) countries to a debit card offering, while European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has called for a digital euro. Plus, the State Administration for Market Regulation in China has fined Luckin Coffee and other firms.

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daVinci Payments Launches CNY Funded Prepaid Cards

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Illinois-based daVinci Payments has announced it is releasing a Chinese Yuan (CNY) corporate-funded prepaid card for employees or customers of multi-national corporations. The company has partnered with UnionPay to provide virtual and physical cards that will be accepted at point-of-sale terminals in China. “At

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Square Partners With Washington Nationals To Offer In-Seat Concessions

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Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. The terminals allow customers to pay with credit or debit cards and digital wallet payment options like Apple Pay or Google Pay.

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Citigroup Eyes Creation Of National Digital Bank

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Citigroup is gearing up to launch a digital consumer bank that will be national in scope and will arrive within the next three years. As it stands now, Citigroup operates branch offices in only six large cities in the U.S. but has credit cards that are used around the country.

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Amazon Gains Ground In Holdout Markets

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Not every product launches smoothly (RIP Fire Phone ), not every new endeavor delivers (Amazon’s flirtations with offering a travel platform ended abruptly) and not every new market immediately yields. Amazon still has mountains to climb, even as the market is softening toward them. Amazon is the biggest winner.”.

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Mastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion

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In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job. In the U.S.

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