Payments

EXCLUSIVE – When The Clearing House (TCH) rolled out realtime payments last November, one would think banks would quickly jump...

U.K. Challenger Bank Monzo Sees 94% of Active Users Upgrade at End of Beta Phase

Good news for U.K. challenger bank Monzo today as 94% of active users have upgraded to the new full current...

South Africa Central Bank Wants to Regulate Cryptocurrency

South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the country’s central bank, is laying the framework for regulating cryptocurrency by establishing a special...

Apple Pay Goes to Brazil

Mobile payment platform for Apple users, Apple Pay is now available in Brazil thanks to a partnership with the country’s...

Square Brings Cash App to the UK

Payments processor Square is opening its Square Cash app to customers in the United Kingdom, the first international market where...

Debit Rewards Make a Comeback with GoBank’s Uber Visa Debit Card

byPhilip Ryan

The Durbin Amendment to the Dodd-Frank legislation largely did way with debit reward programs (pour one out for PerkStreet.) Dodd-Frank...

Startup HitKey Looks to Untap the Potential of Keyboards in the Payments Industry [VIDEO]

EXCLUSIVE - There is a lot to be said about keyboard applications and their untapped potential in the payments space....

Walmart Partners with MoneyGram to Launch International Money Transfer Service Walmart2World

Retail giant Walmart announced today the launch of a global money transfer service called Walmart2World. The Walmart2World service is extension...

Blockchain Startup BitPay Raises $40M for Asia Expansion

BitPay, a blockchain payments company, closed a Series B of $40 million yesterday, the company announced. The money, as previously...

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