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United Airlines Debuts PayPal QR Codes for In-Flight Payments
United Airlines Debuts PayPal QR Codes for In-Flight Payments
October 06, 2021  |  Travel Payments

United Airlines is partnering with PayPal to make in-flight purchases touch-free even if no Wi-Fi is available, World Airline News reported Wednesday (Oct. 6). Starting in...

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Saudi Central Bank Says Country’s Contactless Payments Adoption Is 94%
Saudi Central Bank Says Country’s Contactless Payments Adoption Is 94%
October 03, 2021  |  International

The Saudi Central Bank (SAMA) has seen the biggest rate of adoption of contactless payments in the Middle East and North Africa and ahead of...

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Account-to-Account Transactions Leapt 60% in 2020
Account-to-Account Transactions Leapt 60% in 2020
October 01, 2021  |  Payment Methods

When consumers were forced to migrate from physical to digital commerce in the first months of the pandemic, account-to-account (A2A) money transfers soared. In fact,...

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FTNI Helps VIP Beverage Distributors Add Mobile Payments 
FTNI Helps VIP Beverage Distributors Add Mobile Payments 
September 30, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

FinTech Financial Transmission Network, Inc. (FTNI) on Thursday (Sept. 30) announced that beverage-focused tech platform Vermont Information Processing (VIP) will use its ETran Mobile payment...

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Apple Pay Glitch May Be Exploited for Unauthorized Contactless Payments 
Apple Pay Glitch May Be Exploited for Unauthorized Contactless Payments 
September 30, 2021  |  Apple Pay

Researchers have recently discovered a loophole in iPhones that allows hackers to make unauthorized contactless payments on locked mobile phones by exploiting an Apple Pay...

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Deep Dive: What Consumers’ Changing Payment Preferences Mean for Rewards Disbursements
Deep Dive: What Consumers’ Changing Payment Preferences Mean for Rewards Disbursements
September 30, 2021  |  Disbursements

Consumers grew more adventurous with their payment choices in 2020, leaving behind the predictability of paper checks and cash transactions for digital-only mobile wallets and...

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Fast Debuts ‘Headless’ Checkout, Allowing Purchases Almost Anywhere
Fast Debuts ‘Headless’ Checkout, Allowing Purchases Almost Anywhere
September 29, 2021  |  eCommerce

Online checkout firm Fast announced the debut of its one-click checkout option, headless checkout, to allow shoppers to buy items virtually from anywhere, including at...

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Deep Dive: Why Debit Is Driving the A2A Payments Expansion
Deep Dive: Why Debit Is Driving the A2A Payments Expansion
September 27, 2021  |  Next-Gen Debit

The pandemic fueled an unprecedented increase in debit spending in 2020, according to a study. Closures, stay-at-home mandates and reduced store hours led consumers to...

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Egypt’s Central Bank OKs Merchant Licenses for Contactless Payments
Egypt’s Central Bank OKs Merchant Licenses for Contactless Payments
September 26, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Egypt’s central bank has given the green light to licenses that will let merchants accept contactless payments from mobile phones. Reuters reported the announcement Sunday...

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