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June’s Top 12 Mobile Pay Moments

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And what better way to mark that milestone than with a monthly recap of the Top 12 news items in one major market in the payments ecosystem: mobile payments. Here’s what you may have missed this month from some of the top mobile pay players. And it’s got one major goal with this mobile payments play: loyalty.

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Walmart Pay Launches In 16 States, DC

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Back in December, Walmart announced plans to enter the mobile payments game with its own proprietary payments platform by turning the Walmart.com app into the way that consumers can pay at the physical point of sale. The retail giant’s payment method is finally here.

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BEC Run Out Of Detention Center Nets Millions

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Mobile means one can do just about anything by using their device: order food, bank online, read the news … even commit payments fraud, sometimes from the unlikeliest of places. In Australia, news came that police have charged a quartet of alleged fraudsters with running a business email compromise (BEC) scam.

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Taking A Customer-Centric Approach To Fighting Fraud

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The bank robbers who decades ago would have pulled off in-person heists have in many cases instead become cybercriminals who hack into mobile accounts, purchase stolen credit card information on the dark web and impersonate customers online or over the phone. Mobile Collaboration .

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TRENDING: The Overdue Overhaul For Insurance Settlements

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These payouts will be offered via a one-time-use mobile app that moves the claims process along in hopes of creating a more self-service experience. Other insurance players are also looking to make same-day claims payments a reality. Of course, insurance claims are far from the only disbursement type that needs improving.

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goPuff: Making Convenience More Convenient With Delivery

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Rather, it warehouses its wares and delivers them on demand to customers’ doors within 30 minutes of an online or mobile app order. Founded in 2013 by Yakir Gola and Rafael Ilishayev while both were still students at Drexel University, goPuff doesn’t physically visit convenience stores and bring the offerings to the customer.

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Sports Betting Moves Forward In The U.S. — With or Without ‘Integrity Fees’

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Iowa, for instance, is considering letting casinos and racetracks offer on-site and online wagering. Missouri seems to be focusing on riverboat casinos and sports fantasy leagues. The state allows both online and offline sports betting, with regulation oversight provided by the West Virginia Lottery Commission.