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Open-Loop Contactless Payment Systems Keep Transit Agencies, Riders Running Smoothly
Open-Loop Contactless Payment Systems Keep Transit Agencies, Riders Running Smoothly
January 28, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Contactless payment adoption skyrocketed in early 2020 as consumers turned to technology to address in-person restrictions and health concerns. Now, nearly 60% of global consumers...

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PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: The Tale of QuadrigaCX, Canada’s Longest Crypto Ponzi Scheme
PYMNTS Crypto Crime Series: The Tale of QuadrigaCX, Canada’s Longest Crypto Ponzi Scheme
January 28, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Welcome to PYMNTS’ new series on crypto crime. In it, we’ll be taking a look at the crimes that have not only been committed in...

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30% of Main Street Businesses Plan to Add Digital Wallet Payments
30% of Main Street Businesses Plan to Add Digital Wallet Payments
January 26, 2022  |  Digital Payments

Main Street businesses’ investment and upgrade plans suggest that they intend to capitalize on new opportunities to gain and service customers.  Just over half of these...

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PYMNTS Intelligence: CU Innovations Aimed at Meeting the Challenges of a Changing World
PYMNTS Intelligence: CU Innovations Aimed at Meeting the Challenges of a Changing World
January 26, 2022  |  Credit Unions

It is no longer enough for credit unions (CUs) to compete with banks within the regions in which they operate. They must now be ready...

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Mortgage Lending Gets Its Digital, Real Time Payouts Makeover
Mortgage Lending Gets Its Digital, Real Time Payouts Makeover
January 20, 2022  |  Consumer Payments

Nowhere is the digitization of disbursements more important than payroll. Businesses can also reap benefits in terms of efficiency and reliability with digital, cloud-based payroll...

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3 Ways Multinational Firms Use Crypto
3 Ways Multinational Firms Use Crypto
January 19, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

PYMNTS research into cryptocurrency has found that 58% of firms that operate in six or more markets use at least one cryptocurrency. These companies’ use...

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Tribal Casino Downstream, Global Payments Collab for Cashless Gaming
Tribal Casino Downstream, Global Payments Collab for Cashless Gaming
January 19, 2022  |  Partnerships

Downstream Casino Resort is collaborating with Global Payments Gaming Solutions and its VIP Mobility tool to enable cashless casino gaming and digital options as alternatives...

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Mastercard, Coinbase Make It Easier to Buy NFTs
Mastercard, Coinbase Make It Easier to Buy NFTs
January 18, 2022  |  Partnerships

Coinbase and Mastercard are teaming up to allow more people to join the nonfungible tokens (NFT) community by classifying them as digital goods while offering...

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China’s Digital Yuan Captures $8.3B in Payments Over 6 Months
China’s Digital Yuan Captures $8.3B in Payments Over 6 Months
January 18, 2022  |  CBDC

China’s digital yuan trials captured $8.3 billion of the country’s payments market in the past six months and $13.68 billion in the past two years,...

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