Visa Can’t Quit the Fintechs
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It’s been a big few weeks for Visa, which continues to make significant investments in fintech firms.
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Fintech News Stories
The Clearing House Beat the Fed to Real-Time Payments. Now What?
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The sluggish pace of the Fed’s FedNow system has created a surge of interest in The Clearing House's Real Time Payments platform, says Steve Ledford.
Read MoreVisa’s Big Plaid Play
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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.
Read MoreThe Rapid Rise of Klarna
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Swedish fintech Klarna has had quite a 2019. Now it aims to expand to Australia and other markets in 2020, in large part spurred by its success in the U.S.
Read MoreApple Card Battles Bias Blasts
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These days, “big tech” is held in about as much esteem by the general public as lawyers, members of Congress, and the colleague who empties the coffee but doesn’t make a new pot. But one name that seemed to stay above the fray was Apple.
Read MoreRob Frohwein on the Growth of Kabbage, from Lending to Payments
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The co-founder and Kabbagehead (seriously — just swing by his LinkedIn profile) chats about how the company’s technology platform provides solutions for small businesses.
Read More4 Essential Trends in Money for Your Business
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Whether you are a marketer in shining armor conquering new territory, a financial wizard casting spells upon the balance sheet, or the queen or king guiding the whole enterprise, there are four trends about money and finance that you should keep in mind for your business.
Read MoreReal-Time Payments Are Going Global. Will Profits Follow?
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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.
Read MoreReal-Time Payment Solutions Push Forward Without The Fed
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Volante Technologies makes banks an offer: Get connected to real-time payments for free with our cloud-based Payments as a Service (Paas) solution. Expiration: 12/31/19; some limits apply.
Read MorePayment Networks Innovate (And So Do Fraudsters)
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AI is used on both sides of fraud — to create fraudulent transactions and to stop them.
Read MoreCentral Banks Ramp Up Digital Payments Initiatives
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For the past several years, as cryptocurrencies have become more popular, central banks have started exploring the idea of issuing their own digital currencies.
Read MoreFedNow Real-Time Payments Announcement Gets Predictable Responses
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The Federal Reserve’s announcement Monday that it will build a real-time payment (RTP) system, FedNow, elicited applause and complaints.
Read MoreCard Wars, Part Deux
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In the past year, the likes of Visa, Mastercard, Amerian Express, and Discover have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in acquiring start-ups and fintechs in the real-time payments, money movement, and data spaces.
Read MoreIs Five Years of Deliberation Over Real-Time Payments Enough?
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The Fed moves at a glacial pace on real-time payments.
Read MoreReal-Time Payments are Running Behind Schedule
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Real-time payments aren’t quite there yet at The Clearing House (TCH), which launched its real-time payments (RTP) network for the U.S. in November 2017.
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