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EWS readies Paze to help banks take on digital wallet market

Payments Dive

Even with the backing of the nation’s largest banks, the platform, set for a June launch, will have adoption and security hurdles to overcome to grab a slice of the digital wallet market, industry experts say.

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No longer an alternative: The approaching future of local payments

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The rapid integration of the global payments market means that local payment methods will no longer be seen as an alternative payment method for multi-national payment processors and merchants, but the norm.

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Mastercard Protests Payments ‘Nationalism’ In India

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government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote a domestic payments network there. payment giants such as Mastercard and Visa. ” Modi has said that using RuPay is akin to offering a service to the nation, given the fees associated with the use stay in India. .”

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City National Bank, Extend Team On Virtual Corporate Cards

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City National Bank has enlisted New York City FinTech Extend to enable the bank’s clients to offer virtual corporate cards to employees, vendors and other business partners, the companies announced in a press release. With Extend, City National is the first issuer in the U.S. Replacing them is much easier than replacing plastic cards.

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Today In Payments: Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Nation-State; PayPal’s iZettle Intros QR Codes At POS In UK

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In today’s top news, cybersecurity firm FireEye announced that it had been hacked by a suspected nation-state, and PayPal’s iZettle added QR code payments to its POS app in the U.K. Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Hacked By Suspected Nation-State. Visa Says Frictionless B2B Payments Are The Future; Rails Must Adapt To New Use Cases.

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Blackhawk Network Buys National Gift Card

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Global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network has acquired National Gift Card , one of the biggest North American prepaid tech and card companies, according to a press release emailed to PYMNTS.

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dlocal CEO: Helping Global Merchants Tap Emerging-Market Opportunities

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Launching into an emerging market can be a risky move for any global business. While spend in developing markets isn’t typically as high as, say, in the U.S., While spend in developing markets isn’t typically as high as, say, in the U.S., The Emerging Market Opportunity. Now, that confirmation can happen in real time. “So

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