PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2019

million in fresh funding, capital that will go toward “a B2B offering (that allows) individual travel agents at large online travel management companies and tour operators to offer a ‘seamless travel experience’ to their end customers, making the booking experience simpler, faster and cheaper.”. Payments Cost.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . Gov’t Fights States’ Bid To Block Sprint, T-Mobile Merger Saying Move Would Slow 5G. T-Mobile and Sprint are the third and fourth-largest wireless carriers in the country.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 27, 2020

As consumers shop amid ongoing public health restrictions, they almost invariably reach for their credit cards — whether the physical varieties in their wallets or the digital versions stored on their browsers and mobile devices. More than ever, credit cards are becoming the coin of the realm in the global connected economy. About The Report.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

In today’s top payments news around the world, Globe Fintech Innovations has landed $175 million in additional venture funding, while Airtel has teamed with Amazon to launch a mobile-only video entertainment platform. Mobile Wallet Provider Mynt Pulls in $175 Million in Funding. 26, according to the report.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Managing cash positions has become an exercise in thinking big, thinking long-term, and at the same time addressing constantly shifting smaller details and demands of businesses that are increasingly global in scope. But the executive insights in the pages that follow offer a bit of roadmap for cash managers to see more restful nights.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

One such innovation comes from credit union service organization (CUSO) PSCU , which recently released a desktop automation system to optimize CU call centers. Many CUs do not realize that they are even falling victim to this kind of fraud, leading the United States Federal Reserve to believe that this type of fraud often goes unreported.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

PayPal’s international money transfer service, Xoom, has announced that people in the United States, Canada and the U.K., million Koreans in the United States alone, and many of them send money back to their home country. “At said PayGate General Manager Mountie Lee. billion of that. . billion of that. .

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

Competition for customers — especially millennials — from larger banks and FIs has long required credit unions to keep pace with their more innovative counterparts. This often means providing digital solutions and convenient banking options despite smaller technology and innovation budgets, however.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Mobile order-ahead was once solely the domain of QSRs and coffee chains, but it is now reaching other industries. Disney is offering mobile concession ordering at its California and Florida amusement parks, and several universities are introducing similar options at their on-campus dining halls. How FanFood works .

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Chris Skinner

JULY 13, 2017

Whilst the United States and Europe are wrestling with legacy systems, I see China, India and other growth economies leap-frogging their counterparts thanks, in part, to implementing systems after Mark Zuckerberg was born. For example, China’s use of mobile payment services now outnumbers the volume of cash payments, with $5.5

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

Ruchir Rodrigues, the head of digital and open banking at Barclays , said that Bink, which was founded in 2015, “created a practical and innovative solution to an everyday problem,” and that Barclays is excited to help Bink grow.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Therefore, in 2023, it is essential for businesses that use subscription commerce to offer a lot of variety and flexibility with their plan management to ensure they don’t ostracize customers. In 2023, we expect to see this response exaggerated and heightened. Here are some of the biggest payment trends we’re forecasting for the new year.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Entersekt , the push-based authentication and mobile app security company, announced that it has appointed FinTech veteran Christian Ali as its country manager of Canada. The news comes as Entersekt continues its expansion into the United States and Canadian markets.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The pandemic has cost more than 300,000 lives in the United States alone, and it has also challenged many institutions — such as credit unions (CUs) — that were never designed to operate on a primarily remote basis. The new cloud-based system can help FIs manage loans from origination and review to renewal and modification.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2021

Founded in 1999, based in Argentina and registered in the United States, MercadoLibre is an eCommerce platform and digital payment solution that operates across Latin America. The company's total revenue increased by 59 percent in 2019 to reach $2.30 billion; first-quarter revenue in 2020 went up 38 percent to $652 million.

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PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

Consumers’ affinity for online banking solutions, especially mobile banking, is far from new. This represents a challenge for the banking sector, as financial institutions (FIs) including community banks and credit unions (CUs) have to both manage the negative impacts of the current crisis and keep online service seamless.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Business management cloud solutions simPRO announced that it is partnering with Square to provide payment processing options to field service professionals, according to a press release. Founded in 2002, simPRO secured $31 million in growth capital in 2016 as part of an aggressive product innovation and expansion strategy.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

Greycroft’s current portfolio includes investments in Axios Media, mobile-games publisher Scopely and Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle startup Goop. It will use proceeds to leverage technology and invest in innovative ideas to drive the long-term health and wellness of all citizens. He pointed to the rise of remote working as one example.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

The United States economy is steadily reemerging from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shutdown. Canadian pizza chain Topper’s, for example, has started a program that allows delivery drivers and other workers to receive same-day card and mobile wallet payments for earned wages. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

With real-time payments, the process is simplified and saves time, making for better cash flow and financial management. MUFG Union Bank is committed to supporting our clients’ movement toward real-time payments in the United States to enhance their experience.”. in over 40 years, the release noted.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2018

More important, perhaps, than the innovations they made on behalf of their more famous lead players, was how their contributions accelerated those innovations’ time to market. Innovation in payments and commerce has an unsung hero, too. And who will influence how innovation happens. But so were two other things.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

He said Shopify revealed an “impressive array of product launches” for its eCommerce platform, including “complex” shipping innovations like automation capabilities, as well as features for multi-currency use and better developer tools. He also raised his 2020 revenue price target from $300 to $350.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

The division kept innovating on its core menu, including the rollout of the Chicken Chicken sandwich in Canada and The Slab in Australia. off-premise channel led to 21 percent same-store sales growth outside of closed Express units and 17 percent same-stores sales growth with the inclusion of closed Express units, according to management.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 7, 2018

In 2017, in the United States, overall VC funding -- a barometer of startup activity and appeal.Read More. At this time last year, fintech was in a downturn. Fintech venture funding was down more than 9% year-over-year; valuations seemed stuck. But the fintech market has rebounded.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

The Uber of furniture ,” P2P closet-sharing and crowdshipping all certainly sound innovative. In the latest Payments and the Platform Economy Playbook , PYMNTS analyzes how marketplaces are innovating their payment experiences and how they are adding new features to draw buyers and sellers away from competing platforms. percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2018

The digital payment platform has added 35,000 merchants across the region, enabling Alipay’s 600 million Chinese consumers the same payment experience at the point of sale (POS) while traveling abroad in the United States. First Data first announced last May that it would be integrating Alipay into its Clover POS systems at U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2019

Aramark is a global leader in food, facilities management and uniforms, and its clientele includes Fortune 500 companies, sports teams, healthcare providers, educational institutions, iconic destinations and cultural attractions, and municipalities in 19 countries around the world. This isn’t Aramark’s first foray into college food delivery.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

From cash and coins to mobile wallets to wearables … to invisible payments. So you’re talking about the ability to pay with your mobile phone or device and have it actually be contactless. As Good noted, among frictionless payment options, mobile wallets are gaining steam, as the global mobile payments market is projected to reach $3.4

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PYMNTS

APRIL 28, 2020

Many United States residents are starting to receive federal relief via direct deposits or checks in the mail, but Los Angeles, California, is turning to prepaid debit cards to offer its own pandemic-related financial assistance. The Paytm cards can be used both in-store and online. Debit cards are also helping consumers receive funds.

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PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

Not one to rest on his innovations, third-generation owner Bob Wong recently had two ideas as he was assessing ways to generate revenue amid the Massachusetts state-ordered lockdown and subsequent indoor dining restrictions. That’s where the story gets to be interesting and intersects with a new payment innovation from Paytronix. “We

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

We are extremely proud to work with an innovative partner like UnionPay International to expand their card acceptance throughout the United States.”. First Data will also enable UnionPay debit or credit transactions made for online retail or in-app purchase, as well as via a mobile phone or other devices.

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Celent Banking

DECEMBER 1, 2014

We’ve been interested in [personal financial management], but adoption is very low.”. Kudos to TD for taking a leap here in an effort to innovate and try something new. Their recent mobile wallet announcement is another great example. Canadian consumers could benefit from new, exciting and useful mobile tools.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

22) said FlitWays is launching its business travel booking tool in London, Milan, Berlin, Paris and Barcelona to address businesses’ ground transportation management and expense management needs in these markets. As business travelers evolve, FlitWays will continue to innovate to meet their ground transportation needs.”.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The November Smarter Payments Tracker® examines how FIs and FinTechs are innovating to deliver more compelling cross-border and international banking offerings. United States-based neobank Unifimoney , for example, recently partnered with Singapore-based FinTech Nium to deliver compliant cross-border transfers from U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2018

Contactless payments scored big at the FIFA World Cup in Russia, with 50 percent of Visa purchases in tournament venues utilizing contactless transactions through cards, mobile devices and wearables. Visa’s sponsorships enable us to showcase the latest in payment innovation on a global stage,” Visa Inc.

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NCR

MARCH 22, 2017

Today, millennials are the largest generation in the United States – and their levels of entrepreneurship are unprecedented. And while digital services like mobile apps and online payments are a must, banks also need to rethink the most traditional elements of their business: visits to a brick-and-mortar bank branch.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

This payment rail’s use is going strong in the United States, with debit card penetration reaching 78 percent in 2018. Consumers also show continued interest in debit even as they adopt newer payment instruments, and a 2019 report found that 61 percent of mobile wallet users linked debit cards.

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