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MasterCard strengthens ties to mobile network operators

Payments Dive

The Purchase, New York-based card network has already helped MNOs such as Vodafone Ukraine, Digicel Group in the Caribbean, Viettel Telecom in Vietnam and Taiwan's Chunghwa Telecom to roll out various services related to digital payments.

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Google Teams With Portland’s Public Transport Operator TriMet for First Android Pay Virtual Transit Card

Bank Innovation

Here comes the world’s first virtual transit card in Android Pay, well at least according to Google and Portland’s public transport operator TriMet, who teamed up to unveil the Hop Fastpass.

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Kroger Begins Rollout Of Mobile Pay, Loyalty Rewards Card

PYMNTS

Kroger , one of America’s largest supermarket chains, is introducing a new mobile payment option and a loyalty rewards card, according to reports. The mobile payment option, called Kroger Pay, is available in any Kroger apps for both Android and iOS. Paying with the app and using one of Kroger’s cards will reap extra benefits.

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GEICO, State Farm, Nationwide, Progressive, USAA Top Q1 2022 Mobile Insurance Scorecard

Perficient

Recently, Digital Insurance issued the findings from Keynova Group on the 2022 Mobile Insurance Scorecard. While mobile has long been a part of the carrier offering – pay a bill, get an ID card, file a claim – this survey reflects the evolution of insurers from transactional into personalized servicing.

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Deep Dive: How Businesses Are Preparing Their Workers, Payments Operations For A Digital B2B Future

PYMNTS

This month’s Deep Dive examines how mobile and contactless payment options are poised to reshape the corporate payments ecosystem as well as how virtual cards can help businesses adapt their operations to the digital-first payments ecosystem that has emerged. . Adapting To A Mobile, Contactless Normal . Much of the U.S.

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Wirecard Makes Deals To Sell Its Brazil, Britain Operations

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As Wirecard AG’s global operations close following its bankruptcy filing, the German payment company has agreed to sell what’s left, the Financial Times reported. In addition, he noted that the sale of some of the company’s operations in Britain and North America could be announced soon. billion euros ($2.1

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Amex Cleared To Operate In China

PYMNTS

The post did not say when Amex would start operations in the country. In November of 2018, Amex got approval to clear card payments by the PBOC , making it the first company of its kind to get access to what will become the largest card network this year. Lianlian counts PayPal and Apple among its strategic partners.