China Finalizing Laws For Digital-Only Banking 
China Finalizing Laws For Digital-Only Banking 
January 14, 2020  |  Bank Regulation

China is finalizing its first rules for online-only banks, striving to reduce financial jeopardy and lure pivotal participants, Reuters reported on Monday (Jan. 13), citing...

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Visa’s $5.3B FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid
Visa’s $5.3B FinTech Play, Wrapped In Plaid
January 14, 2020  |  VISA

Visa is buying Plaid — the startup that develops APIs for financial services — for $5.3 billion. By helping to bridge the gap between apps...

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Using Data To Fight Subscriber Churn
Using Data To Fight Subscriber Churn
January 14, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

The subscription business model is growing sharply across the globe, and for good reason. Companies can bank on its recurring revenue stream to more confidently...

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Why Digital Payments Innovation Sticks To Gen Z
Why Digital Payments Innovation Sticks To Gen Z
January 14, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Things move fast – perhaps too quickly at times – in payments and commerce. A fresh sign of that is how much focus is turning...

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The Instant Verdict Is In For Legal Disbursements
The Instant Verdict Is In For Legal Disbursements
January 14, 2020  |  Legal

The fact that instant disbursements are overwhelmingly preferred by consumers isn’t much of a surprise. When stacked up against a paper check, money that is...

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New Data: 85 Pct. Of Businesses Have Real-Time Payments On Their Roadmaps – Here’s Why
New Data: 85 Pct. Of Businesses Have Real-Time Payments On Their Roadmaps – Here’s Why
January 14, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

The Clearing House launched Real-Time Payments (RTP) two years ago, enabling financial institutions in the U.S. for the first time to send and receive payments...

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Mastercard Names Raj Seshadri President Of Data And Services
Mastercard Names Raj Seshadri President Of Data And Services
January 14, 2020  |  Mastercard

Retail in recent years has become a very data-intensive industry. In his keynote address to the National Retail Federation (NRF) earlier this week, Microsoft CEO...

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Cigna, Oscar To Launch Healthcare Solution For SMBs
Cigna, Oscar To Launch Healthcare Solution For SMBs
January 13, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Cigna has announced a partnership with technology-focused Oscar, another health insurance firm, to provide plans and coverage across U.S. markets for small businesses. “Small businesses...

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Bitcoin Daily: Lightnet Raises $31M, Dish Network Has Piracy Deterrent Based In Blockchain 
Bitcoin Daily: Lightnet Raises $31M, Dish Network Has Piracy Deterrent Based In Blockchain 
January 13, 2020  |  Bitcoin

The company that developed the Velo Protocol, Lightnet, has raised $31.2 million in a Series A funding round, according to a report by Coindesk Monday...

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