John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Facebook makes payments on Messenger easier; Cards overtake cash in Australia; RBS' bailout fintech deal; Canadian payment project reaches payroll.
By John AdamsJuly 28 -
Charging what people are willing to pay is an exact science, claims First Insight's Jim Shea, who contends the loyalty programs and price perks that merchants offer aren't always necessary.
By John AdamsJuly 28 -
Purchasing VocaLink has cost Mastercard more than $900 million and some regulatory headaches, but the investment has to potential to spark new payment products and facilitate the card brand's pursuit of faster processing.
By John AdamsJuly 27 -
PayPal's strategy to partner with large institutions and push its popular Venmo social transfer app are literally paying off, as the company raised its earnings outlook and reported earnings that beat analysts' expectations.
By John AdamsJuly 27 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PayPal's earnings boost; Stripe buys tax tech; UniCredit suffers a breach; ItzCash raises funds.
By John AdamsJuly 27 -
Wirecard has released a flurry of products in recent months as it builds a global footprint, and its most recent effort focuses on risk management for small businesses that want to sell online.
By John AdamsJuly 27 -
Bank of America will tokenize BofA cards across Mastercard and Visa portfolios in the U.S., supporting PayPal's mobile wallet.
By John AdamsJuly 26 -
Visa has led a $25 million investment round in open card issuing platform Marqeta, and the two companies will collaborate on consumer and commercial payment projects.
By John AdamsJuly 26 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Wells Fargo mistakenly leaks data; Canadians learn more about fintech; UniCredit embraces instant payments; A look at ransomware payments.
By John AdamsJuly 26 -
ABN Amro is enabling its Tikkie social P-to-P app to send tuition payment requests to students, a dramatic expansion from the transaction types the bank designed the app for.
By John AdamsJuly 26