John Adams

The big payment processor/bank technology mergers that were announced early this year are officially closing, setting the stage for complicated conversions and a fierce battle for customer share.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alipay's part of a mobile app bus; Postmates and the Yankees collaborate on mobile payments; Banks are wary of data sharing; Grab and Heineken partner.

Giants like Facebook, JPMorgan Chase and Walmart are all pushing blockchain for myriad use cases, and now Wells Fargo has joined the fray with its own spin on the distributed ledger technology.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Facebook pushes back against Libra critics; HTC adds Bitcoin Cash to blockchain phone; Big banks invest in youth debit card; Ecuador suffers a huge breach.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: More political pushback for Libra; Mastercard expands use of blockchain for supply chains; Meniga powers incentive marketing for climate causes; Swipe debuts its cryptocurrency wallet.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Australia pushes open banking; Western Union makes a deal in Canada; Patreon sells product curation company Kit; Uber and Lyft lobby against California "gig economy" bill.

Its newest offering is called Delivery Unlimited, which at $98 a year undercuts Amazon Prime's $119 fee.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: The Netherlands aims at crypto; Payroll scam costs millions; Google shutters Express; Square sues San Francisco; Payment technology firm gets a banking license in Australia.

Mobile order, delivery and payment apps are proliferating at restaurants, but they're also becoming less distinguishable, posing an entirely new challenge as deep discounts become the weapon of choice.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web:. Today: Amtrak adds mobile payment technology; Real-time pay in the Netherlands; Moneycorp gets license in Brazil; PumaPay's crypto system debuts.