PYMNTS

DECEMBER 15, 2020

GoDaddy has agreed to acquire Poynt , which lets businesses sell and accept payments anywhere through its suite of products, according to a press release. GoDaddy was interested in Poynt because of the digital shift in payments due to the pandemic, as well as in-person and online shopping converging more all the time, the release stated.

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Social media mogul company Facebook has launched P2P payments through Facebook Messenger in the U.K. is the next market to have the service, after Facebook first launched the payments feature in the U.S. According to reports, all major banks in the U.K. are taking part in the service. To use […].

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PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2017

This week, the two countries were the only markets that landed on the B2B venture capital board, with funding landing at SaaS, Big Data and procurement startups across a range of industries, from corporate social media management to marijuana procurement. B2B FinTechs in the U.S. Software-As-A-Service (SaaS).

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Brazil’s Central Bank has suspended WhatsApp’s payment feature in the country, citing antitrust concerns, according to Bloomberg on Tuesday (June 23). Mastercard and Visa have been requested to stop payments and money transfer services through the app in Brazil as well, the bank said.

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PYMNTS

JULY 16, 2020

ACI Worldwide , which provides electronic payment and banking solutions, has added new digital overlay services that it says will help to speed up real-time payments, according to a press release. And, there will be flexible person-to-person (P2P) services with added layers of security authorizations.

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Independent Banker

DECEMBER 31, 2021

As social media platforms tinker with their algorithms, marketing experts say one trend is clear: Paid social campaigns are becoming increasingly necessary to cut through the noise and reach customers. Social media has made it easier for community banks to nurture connections with prospects, customers and the community.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

To let shoppers discover and try out new products, payment companies are helping merchants launch augmented reality (AR) experiences within social media platforms. Pan-African payments firm Cellulant , for instance, created an AR experience in Facebook Messenger.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, JD.com is working with China’s central bank to advance cryptocurrency, while U.S. WeChat users are reportedly racing to get the Chinese mobile payment, messaging and social media program. JD.com Joins China’s Central Bank To Advance Digital Currency. 18) and Saturday (Sept.

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Payments Source

MARCH 19, 2017

The rapid advancement of social media platforms into the payments and finance markets, as well as millennials' devotion to apps like Venmo, were major factors driving a 47% increase in the U.S. digital person-to-person payments market last year.

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Payments Source

MARCH 21, 2019

There is a growing proliferation of social P2P technologies within the U.K. banking sector, but the market for such payments is vastly different from that in the U.S., where social payment apps have found a welcoming audience.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering. Gojek Debuts POS System for Indonesian Merchants That Accepts Cashless Payments. EU Releases First Drafts for Digital Services, Digital Markets Acts.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

Apple Pay was trending across social media today on news the payment option will soon be accepted at Target, Taco Bell and other major U.S. According to Apple, 74 of the top 100 U.S. merchants now accept Apple Pay. The company touted the service’s ease of use, security and speed at the register. But […].

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Fraud protection specialist Kount and Philadelphia-based payments platform FreedomPay are teaming up to offer “an integrated, complete solution to enable international expansion with fraud-free payments and frictionless customer” experiences. Today, they’re pretty much everywhere.”.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 4, 2023

Although yet to be considered mainstream by most, cryptocurrency as an investment and payment method has become more commonplace. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) states that crypto is becoming the preferred payment method for many types of scams—and not just on the dark web, where crypto is used to fund illegal activity. .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 29, 2020

The pandemic has drastically affected how consumers are shopping and paying for even routine purchases, and this in turn has altered how businesses are accepting their payments. The health crisis has brought about changes to this rule, however, and these may have long-term implications for payment standards and regulations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

Amid the data privacy -related headlines that have been dominating Facebook ’s existence as of late, the company is carrying through with its efforts to expand in India, where the social media giant is moving into payments. The platform, then, would underscore commitment to the market there, with its 2.1 billion users.

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Bank Innovation

OCTOBER 2, 2018

P2P payments service Zelle was once not too keen on social media, but its new video message feature might indicate a change of heart. The video feature, which is being marketed on Zelle's website seems a little, well. The feature works this way: the user adds the name of the person who owes them […].

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Independent Banker

AUGUST 31, 2022

Social payments methods like Venmo and Cash App continue to grow in popularity, and the data is there to prove it, creating an opportunity to give customers what they want: 24/7 access to cashless, P2P and mobile transactions. So how do social payments fit in community banks’ long-term future? Illustration by Filo/iStock.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency and Calibra digital wallet won’t be available in certain markets. The social media giant shared its plans for both projects, which aim to transform financial services worldwide by empowering the more than 1.7 billion people around the world who currently do not have a bank account.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

Across the European Union (EU), technology providers and social media platforms are increasingly playing a bigger role in the Open Banking ecosystem. At the same time, however, many players, like Facebook and Google , are squaring off against regulators that are looking at their data and payment policies with more scrutiny.

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Payments Source

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Payment Rails is putting a tight focus on the emerging area of “influencer marketing,” where global brands are spreading money among individuals who use social media to promote products.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2018

Now, that work is helping to guide the changes going on in the world of charity and nonprofits, changes that involve payments and the nature of funding, while also offering a glimpse of how commerce and online transactions could be developed in the coming years. Payments Facilitator. Portable Hashtag. percent, plus $.30

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Consumers are beginning to express more preferences regarding their buying and selling experiences on online marketplaces, which are seeing an increased amount of competition in the market as they attempt to hold onto their customer bases. Technology and social media company Facebook is also growing more involved in the sharing economy.

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NCR

APRIL 1, 2016

Articles via #BankSocial Media Conference Blog, PYMNTS.com, Clapway . 3 ways to safely engage bank employees on social media: As more companies are implementing social media into their marketing strategies, #BankSocial shares three ways to engage bank employees while still being safe online.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

The State Bank of Vietnam granted FinTech startup GPay a 10-year license to provide intermediary payment services in the country — electronic payment portals, payment services, digital money transfer services and eWallet services. The G-Group ecosystem includes Vietnam’s social media network Gapo and P2P lending platform Tima.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2020

London-based global payment provider Checkout.com has purchased Pin Payments, an Australian startup, the companies announced Tuesday (May 26). The purchase allows Checkout access to Australia’s $33 billion eCommerce market and expands the company’s reach in the Asia Pacific region of the globe.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

The Libra Association is petitioning the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority ( FINMA ) for a Swiss payment system license for its planned Libra cryptocurrency, Reuters reported on Wednesday (Sept. The social media giant wants to move forward and launch Libra in June despite global questioning and hesitation.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Hodges, known as the “Rookie Bookie” on social media, made her comments less than three months after Tennessee became the 20th state to launch sports betting on Nov. We’re growing a market of people who have never bet before in Tennessee.”. Even so, she said there is a lot of room to grow the payments portion of the business.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Secure payments provider PCI Pal launched a new digital service on Tuesday (Jan. 28) that will let organizations offer ultra-secure payments across a multitude of channels, from social media to email and everything in between. A contact center agent will be able to track every step of the payment in real time.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Iliad , the payment testing software company, is warning that the mobile payment industry is growing rapidly and changing, presenting risks for companies as they integrate these systems with their existing ones. I have never seen as much innovation as we have experienced over the past two years in payments.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 18, 2017

This is especially true when it comes to simplifying the world of payments. One company that has received a fair share of media attention on the topic of chat commerce is social media giant Facebook. 2016 that it would be allowing the 30,000 and growing chatbots to accept payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Advanced technology is increasingly raising the stakes of how CUs should operate, with members coming to expect the instant payments and slick mobile interfaces that large banks and FinTechs have made standard. Allison Videtti, director of marketing for digital-focused Alliant Credit Union , believes it has come at the cost of personal touch.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2021

Starting with some of the most recent changes — and a sign of what’s to come — earlier in the month, the European Commission offered up its initial draft of the Digital Services Act and the Digital Markets Act. As reported in this space , the DSA and DMA cover online marketplaces, social media and other platforms.

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Payments Source

MARCH 12, 2019

The digital lender and payments platform is tailoring its affinity banking services for a new market.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

Tencent, the Chinese mobile games and social media company, is gearing up to increase its investments in online payments, cloud services and artificial intelligence. The comments came as the Chinese company posted its best-ever quarterly results, thanks to smartphone games, online payments and advertising. billion yuan.

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PYMNTS

MAY 26, 2017

Because many summer camps and recreational programs don’t offer their customers the ability to register or make payments using modern payment processing solutions, program organizers can get stuck entering customer information into a program database manually. Getting Recreational Programs to Act Like Businesses.

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2018

This is a look into how digital commerce and payments are using television — specifically, smart TVs — to anticipate what consumers want to buy, and how and when they intend to make purchases and do other digitally supported transactions. Consumer use of smartphone and mobile apps also lead to more precise marketing messages, of course.

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