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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Target tinkers with AR, Visa has a strong quarter, Fitbit Pay lands in the U.K., and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Affirm launches new installment payment app: New York's subways plan to add NFC; Patreon tightens adult content standards; Worldpay chases ISVs.

For the second time in less than a week, First Data has found an already speeding car to hop on board in the company's strategy to cover as many digital commerce bases as quickly as possible.

Business payments are notoriously resistant to automation and innovation, though there are some signs of digital processing showing up in the education and science market.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay reaches new markets; Alipay finds new partners; Google launches new payment service; Contactless charity payments expand; Shopkick restructures.

The biggest innovators in payments aren't necessarily banks, and that's a problem for JPMorgan Chase, which has such a large client base that every startup sees it as a target.

Online sales and software development are two of the most dynamic categories in the payments processing market, and First Data's acquisition of BluePay will give it inroads into both.

In recent years, there's been a lot of activity in payments M&A, but a few deals stand out — some for their size, and others for their ability to transform both parties in a fundamental way.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Australia cuts taxes for bitcoin; PayKey raises funds; U.K. tech firms lobby for London; U.S. inspector general says virtual currency may impact on traditional currency.

Square has been adding myriad services as it seeks to become a full-service merchant gateway.