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Long-Term Safety, Mobile Wallets Will Boost Post-Pandemic Cross Border Travel
Long-Term Safety, Mobile Wallets Will Boost Post-Pandemic Cross Border Travel
March 12, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The optimism in the travel industry is tangible but still tentative. Vaccines are being deployed. Vaccine passports are gaining traction. The pandemic, it seems, is...

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Today In Payments Around The World: South Korea’s Coupang Files For US IPO; India’s Axis Bank Debuts Wearable Payments Tech
Today In Payments Around The World: South Korea’s Coupang Files For US IPO; India’s Axis...
March 11, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news around the world, Coupang filed an initial public offering (IPO) in the United States, while Axis Bank in India is...

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India’s Axis Bank Intros Wearable Tech For Contactless Payments
India’s Axis Bank Intros Wearable Tech For Contactless Payments
March 11, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Axis Bank in India is launching wearable technology for contactless payments that is intended to encourage the mainstream adoption of cashless transactions. The Wear N Pay...

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Payments Alliance Offers Contactless Standard, Partners With JCB
Payments Alliance Offers Contactless Standard, Partners With JCB
March 11, 2021  |  Digital Payments

The White Label Alliance said it has inked a license agreement with JCB. Under the deal, alliance members will “benefit from the use of the...

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Deep Dive: Exploring The Varying QR Code Adoption Rates Around The World
Deep Dive: Exploring The Varying QR Code Adoption Rates Around The World
March 11, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

QR codes have long been popular for payments, information access, Wi-Fi logins, counterfeit detection and a host of other services, but the technology has relatively...

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How International Shoppes Is Leveraging QR Codes To Cater To Global Consumers
How International Shoppes Is Leveraging QR Codes To Cater To Global Consumers
March 10, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

Airport retailers have little time to serve travelers running to their gates, so payments and checkout must be fast and efficient. In this month’s QR...

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New Study: Credit Unions And FinTechs Square Off Over Touchless Payments
New Study: Credit Unions And FinTechs Square Off Over Touchless Payments
March 08, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

“Don’t touch that!” No other parental admonition from our childhoods is as relevant to 21st-century payments as a universally-recognized “hands-off” warning. Only this time, it’s...

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Iris Scan Serves As Traveler ID At Dubai Airport
Iris Scan Serves As Traveler ID At Dubai Airport
March 07, 2021  |  Biometrics

Passengers can now clear customs at Dubai International Airport by peering at contact-free iris scanners linked to the country’s extensive facial recognition database, the Associated...

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Automat Kitchen Revives The ‘Vending-Style’ Restaurant Format
Automat Kitchen Revives The ‘Vending-Style’ Restaurant Format
March 05, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The automat — the self-service food kiosk that more closely resembles a vending machine than a traditional restaurant — was a midcentury New York staple,...

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