‘Catalyst’ for mass adoption: Contactless payments launch on Miami transit
Miami-Dade County Metrorail commuter transit riders will be able to wave their contactless cards or mobile payment wallets starting today, ...
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As payments giants combine, Square narrows its focus
Mega-mergers in the payments sector appear to be leading Square to narrow its business focus and boost investment in its seller ...
Amex acquires Acompay to bolster lending business
American Express acquired business-to-business payment company Acompay this week, allowing the company to automate the accounts payable process for business ...
Looking to beat Apple to the punch, digital competitors roll out cashback cards
The jury is still out whether the Apple Card will be the disruptive force that Apple has claimed it will ...
Varo files FDIC application, announces $100m Series C funding
Varo Money, the 4-year-old digital banking startup with 750,000 users and $600 million in deposits, has applied for a banking ...
Backed by MUFG, payments app Kyash wants to get into consumers’ mobile wallets
Japanese mobile payments app Kyash is making a play for consumer wallets with a Venmo-style digital and physical debit card ...
Virtual card startup Extend sees $400b hole in commercial market
Credit card distribution startup Extend sees a $400 billion market opportunity in eliminating out-of-pocket spending for business expenses through the ...
Capital One acquires BlueTarp in appeal to business clients
Banks have focused much of their innovation efforts on retail in recent years, with corporate banking services taking a backseat. ...
Merging ACH startups pitch cost, convenience to retailers
As retailers look to cut transactional costs, one startup is trying to solve that problem with direct payments from customers’ ...
Western Union taps Visa Direct to boost cross-border transfers
Global money transfer firm Western Union will implement Visa’s real-time push payments platform, Visa Direct, in an effort to speed ...
