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The Week in Payments: Apple Pay Merchants Outpace Users, Connected Cars Get Huge New Backer
September 10, 2021

Bitcoin went bonkers again this week with another spectacular dump coinciding with its adoption by El Salvador as an official currency. The crypto price action came hot on the heels of a report from PYMNTS that another method of payment, Apple Pay, is still struggling...

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Three-Quarters of Mass Payment Recipients Want Payout Choice and Will Pay for It
September 08, 2021

Disbursements – and more specifically, mass payouts – are moving beyond the paper check and into the digital realm. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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National Fuel Gas Joins Growing List of Utilities Embracing Expanded Payment Options
September 05, 2021

With nearly two million natural gas customers in western New York and northwestern Pennsylvania on its roster, National Fuel Gas — like many of its peers — is looking to increase customer satisfaction by enabling a suite of modern digital payment and connectivity options. Get...

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PayPal Business Debit Mastercard Expands Into 4 New European Countries
September 01, 2021

PayPal and Mastercard say they will make their debit card for business available to clients in four new countries. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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New Study: Consumers Would Rather Tap Their Cards Than Wave Their Wallets
September 01, 2021

As more cardholders use contactless technology, new PYMNTS data show that fewer are using mobile wallets. The reason given by most consumers is convenience. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe...

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Europe is Ripe for Instant Payments Where 73% of All Transactions are Still Done in...
August 31, 2021

Agnostic is a word that European Payments Council (EPC) Director General Etienne Goosse often uses to describe the mandate of the payments association that counts 2,343 payments services providers, representing about 59% of all EU payment service providers (PSPs), as members. Get the Full Story...

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PayPal Considers US Stock Trading Offering
August 30, 2021

PayPal is considering launching a stock-trading platform for its U.S.-based customers, according to a CNBC report on Monday (Aug. 30), following its successful rollout of cryptocurrency trading last year. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Sightline Payments Bets On Cashless Casinos For The Future Of Live Gaming
August 27, 2021

When the pandemic hit in March 2020, digital payment and payout options in North America’s corporate and tribal-owned casinos were almost nonexistent. As the scramble to reopen began, Sightline Payments Co-founder and Executive Vice President Omer Sattar started getting the calls he’s been expecting for...

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Automated Underwriting Lowers Merchant Abandonment Rates For ISOs
August 27, 2021

Peter Drucker, the management guru, wrote long ago: “Strategy is a commodity, execution is an art.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily...