payments innovation

More Than Half Of Cards Issued Globally Were EMV-Enabled
More Than Half Of Cards Issued Globally Were EMV-Enabled
April 19, 2018  |  EMV

Data from EMVCo shows that 54.6 percent of all cards issued globally by the end of 2017 were EMV-enabled. In addition, the number of EMV...

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Visa, SBA To Host Small Business FinTech Hackathon
Visa, SBA To Host Small Business FinTech Hackathon
April 17, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Visa and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) are hosting a small business (SMB) hackathon later this month to promote the development of small business solutions....

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Stripe Rolls Out Billing Amid Subscription Business Boom
Stripe Rolls Out Billing Amid Subscription Business Boom
April 05, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

To simplify the recurring billing process for Software as a Service (SaaS) and subscription-based companies, Stripe has rolled out Billing. The service combines advanced machine learning...

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Mastercard Talks Securing Innovation, And Innovating Security
Mastercard Talks Securing Innovation, And Innovating Security
March 23, 2018  |  B2B Payments

In financial services today, security and innovation can work with each other, and against each other. FinServ cybersecurity is, of course, a prime target for...

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Canadian Firms Want Greater Supplier Payment Choice, Survey Finds
Canadian Firms Want Greater Supplier Payment Choice, Survey Finds
March 19, 2018  |  B2B Payments

Small businesses (SMBs) in Canada want more payment options, both in how they accept payments from consumers and how they pay their suppliers, according to...

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SWIFT Reveals Success, Future Challenges Of Blockchain PoC
SWIFT Reveals Success, Future Challenges Of Blockchain PoC
March 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

SWIFT has offered another update on its blockchain proof of concept (PoC), reiterating its potential to enrich transaction data, support real-time liquidity management and reconciliation...

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Why Innovation’s Fast Pace Shouldn’t Slow Down Payments
Why Innovation’s Fast Pace Shouldn’t Slow Down Payments
March 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Every business walks the same tightrope when it comes to processing payments: Convenience versus security. It doesn’t matter if the business is consumer-facing or serving...

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Paying City Hall, At The Kiosk And Beyond
Paying City Hall, At The Kiosk And Beyond
February 27, 2018  |  Payment Methods

You can’t fight city hall, goes the saying, but there are new ways to pay city hall. News came earlier this month that Chicago’s finance...

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Feb. 24: The Unsung History Book Hero
Feb. 24: The Unsung History Book Hero
February 24, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

Some days will always be remembered — Oct. 29, 1929, for example (a.k.a. the Wall Street Crash of 1929). Others are symbolic for other reasons....

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