China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades
China Posts Worst Slowdown In Nearly Three Decades
January 17, 2020  |  International

China’s economy grew by 6.1 percent in 2019, the lowest growth rate in the country since 1990, according to reports on Friday (Jan. 17). Between...

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California Grants Lending License To BNPL Platform Sezzle
California Grants Lending License To BNPL Platform Sezzle
January 17, 2020  |  Alternative Finances

Sezzle, the California-based alternative payments lender, announced Thursday that it was finally approved by the state’s Department of Business Oversight (DBO) for a lending license....

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EU Considers Tightening AI Regulations For ‘High-Risk’ Sectors
EU Considers Tightening AI Regulations For ‘High-Risk’ Sectors
January 17, 2020  |  Artificial Intelligence

Seeking to keep things ethical in the development of artificial intelligence (AI), the European Union wants to enact legally binding requirements for makers of the...

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This Week In Payments: New Frontiers — Visa And Plaid; Goldman And Marcus; And Big Doings ‘Bout SMB Payments
This Week In Payments: New Frontiers — Visa And Plaid; Goldman And Marcus; And Big...
January 17, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

With Retail’s Big Show in New York, earnings season kicking off and banks reporting on the State of the State 2019, there was no shortage...

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What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments
What Serving The Internet’s ‘Underserved’ Means For Payments
January 17, 2020  |  Merchant Innovation

These days, it seems like you can hardly go a minute without hearing about the rise of 5G, the spread of facial recognition or how...

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Oscar Health: Using Tech To Take The Pain Out Of B2B Healthcare Payments
Oscar Health: Using Tech To Take The Pain Out Of B2B Healthcare Payments
January 17, 2020  |  B2B Payments

Healthcare providers must frequently wait to get paid by insurance company partners for the patient treatments they have already administered. Some private practice physicians even...

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Bitcoin Daily: Gemini Creates Insurance Unit To Protect Against Crypto Theft; South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange To Fight Crypto Tax Bill
Bitcoin Daily: Gemini Creates Insurance Unit To Protect Against Crypto Theft; South Korea’s Bithumb Exchange...
January 17, 2020  |  Bitcoin

U.S. crypto firm Gemini has debuted an in-house insurer to cover its assets, according to a report Thursday (Jan. 16) by Reuters. The insurer is...

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Attempted Check Fraud Spiked 43 Pct. In Two Years
Attempted Check Fraud Spiked 43 Pct. In Two Years
January 17, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

An uptick in check fraud has financial institutions considering whether they should update methods and stop using checks, according to a report Wednesday (Jan. 15)...

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For Payments Firms, Trade Deal’s First Step In Long Journey Into China
For Payments Firms, Trade Deal’s First Step In Long Journey Into China
January 16, 2020  |  Commerce

The trade deal between China and the U.S. – Phase One, anyway — has been signed. Now comes the hard part: Making sure both sides...

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