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Samsung Begins Global Rollout of Mobile POS App That Lets Merchants Accept Payments on Standard Android Phones

October 16 2019

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• mPOS

“Samsung’s NFC phone-based contactless payments acceptance service is now live in Canada and is to be introduced globally “starting in 2020”, the company has announced. The rollout of the new mPOS service follows the successful completion of a pilot in Canada that saw more than 10,000 merchants downloading a Samsung POS app that let them […]

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Supreme Court Allows Blind People to Sue Retailers If Their Websites Are Not Accessible

October 8 2019

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• Remote Commerce

“In a potentially far-reaching move, the justices turned down an appeal from Domino’s and let stand a U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling holding that the Americans With Disabilities Act protects access not just to restaurants and stores but also to the websites and apps of those businesses. Guillermo Robles, who is blind, filed […]

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Brightwell Teams With Travelex to Offer Cash on Cruise Ships

October 4 2019

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• Cross-border payments

“Travelex will manage the cash distribution of numerous currencies to over 75 ATMs provided by Brightwell on cruise ships throughout the world, according to a company press release. The partnership allows crew members to easily and securely access cash onboard while also bringing cash access to passengers. While cruise lines do offer employees free room, […]

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Rental Payments Dominate Zelle Volume; Are Transaction Limits a Hindrance?

October 17 2019

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• Bill Payment
• Social payments

“Rental payments are the top use case by far on the Zelle person-to-person payments network, according to the chief executive of Zelle provider Early Warning Services LLC. “From an end-user use-case perspective, far and away the No. 1 use case for Zelle right now is actually a rent payment,” Albert Ko said Tuesday, though he […]

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Mastercard Expands Bill Pay Exchange Partners

October 21 2019

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• Bill Payment

“Mastercard today announced that it is working with several new partners, including ConEd , to roll out Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange. Avidia Bank , Aliaswire Inc. , OSG Billing Services and Transactis will be among the first to offer Bill Pay Exchange to their customers.. Mastercard rolled out Bill Pay Exchange to make it easier […]

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Wirecard Leads Swiss Post China Cross-border E-commerce Marketplace

October 18 2019

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• Cross-border payments

“Germany-based Wirecard is providing the payment solution for Swiss Post and its Your Gateway to China service. The service allows Swiss retailers to offer their products directly to Chinese consumers through major virtual marketplaces.”

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Japanese Merchants Report Sharp Increase in Mobile Transactions

October 10 2019

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• Japan
• Mobile Payments

“Launched on 1 October , Cashless Japan lets consumers avoid a new increase in sales tax from 8% to 10% by selecting a non-cash payment method when they check out at any of some 500,000 merchants around the country. Convenience stores are already seeing a 50-60% increase in mobile transactions, the Nikkei Asian Review reports […]

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U.S. Bank Announces New EBill Service Offering Simplicity, Speed, and Flexibility in Bill Payments | U.S. Bancorp

October 17 2019

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• Bill Payment

“U.S. Bank today announced eBill Service, a simple-to-use electronic bill presentment and payment solution designed for both billers and payers. For billers, eBill Service streamlines operations, reduces billing costs and delivers innovative payment experiences. For payers, it provides numerous flexible payment options — from online and mobile to text, digital assistant, and Intelligent Voice Response (IVR).”

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Citi® Supplier Finance Launches With WorldLink® Payment Services

October 21 2019

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• Cross-border payments

“Citi’s Treasury and Trade Solutions (TTS) has launched an enhanced Citi Supplier Finance offering, now with WorldLink® Payment Services (WorldLink), providing our clients access to the combined strength of two powerful, industry-recognized platforms. Leveraging one single point of implementation, this virtual interface delivers a streamlined setup and the opportunity for clients to transact across multiple major […]

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Ingenico Launches Full Suite of Chinese Payment Methods for International Ecommerce Players

October 10 2019

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• Cross-border payments
• Global Payments

“As 82% of the local Chinese population are unique mobile users, Ingenico has partnered with leading mobile payment platforms, Alipay and WeChat Pay, as well as with local card scheme UnionPay. Ingenico is one of the very first international payment service providers (PSP) to support all use cases for WeChat Pay, including the capability to […]