Contactless Payments on the Rise

A Mastercard survey found 46% of respondents have shifted from cards to contactless, and the figure grows to 52% when you look only at people under 35.

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Visa Can’t Quit the Fintechs

It’s been a big few weeks for Visa, which continues to make significant investments in fintech firms.

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Visa’s Big Plaid Play

Last year was a busy time for the major card networks when it came to M&A. Visa this week may have made the latest and biggest splash of all, with its $5.3-billion acquisition of Plaid.

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Deborah Barta on How Mastercard Is Scaling Up Fintech Start-Up

The Start Path program draws on Mastercard’s global network to assist later-stage financial technology start-ups in developing the skills and find the partners they need to scale up — and perhaps scale out to new geographies.

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Tis’ the Season (to Save): How Fintech is Changing Financial Healt

Given financial health’s broad reach and implications, fintech innovation that addresses financial insecurity is a game-changer for individuals, organizations, and beyond. How is fintech doing it? Here are a few key ways.

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200 Revolutionists in Fintech

200 Revolutionists in Fintech

Who’s Who in Insurtech — some of the companies that have had big raises and generated considerable buzz this year

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What’s Next for Libra?

Facebook’s proposed new digital cryptocurrency, Libra, made quite a splash when it was first announced earlier this year. But now it seems to be falling apart at the seams.

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Real-Time Payments Are Going Global. Will Profits Follow?

One of the announcements out of Sibos in London this week is a report on payments. Real-time payments are quickly becoming the norm around the world, with the most activity in the Asia-Pacific region.

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Small Business Banking Has Been Left Behind in the Digital Revolution

Real-time payments present an opportunity for banks to pursue small- and medium-sized businesses, before fintechs edge them out. 

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Visa Brings Payments to Fintechs

What’s a fintech without payments?

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Card Wars

The nation’s major card networks are seemingly in a fierce acquisition battle as they try to differentiate themselves from one another and from upstart fintech competitors as well.

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