John Adams

European payment gateway SIA has agreed to acquire First Data's card processing in a group of countries in Eastern Europe.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Retailers don't like Mastercard and Visa's buy button; Google Pay adds prepaid options in Japan; Alibaba demos voice ordering for coffee; Australian company plans crypto point of sale; InAuth and ABN Amro push data sharing tech.

The rules that govern data are changing rapidly, creating confusion for the companies that use blockchain to support payments, as well as potential investment opportunities for third parties that can ensure compliance.

When Visa opened its tools to third-party developers two years ago, it was a strong pivot away from a longstanding of operating a closed, proprietary network. Its latest investments indicate this strategy is of growing importance on a global scale.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Hyundai collaborates on car pay tech; Fintechs take another crack at cryptocurrency payments; A fifth of Americans think cash payments will fade fast; Paytm puts a financial inclusion army in the field.

In an age of quick processing for digital payments, transaction disputes can still take weeks for a resolution or chargeback — an unacceptable time frame for e-commerce. To hasten dispute resolution, some vendors are beginning to offer financial incentives to merchants that agree to speed up the process.

Starbucks mobile app is reportedly getting more use than Apple Pay, but the comparison is largely meaningless in a market that is increasingly prone to supporting multiple mobile wallets instead of a single victor.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Grab develops e-wallet in Malaysia; Argentinian bank expands bitcoin acceptance; Mastercard supports solar energy payments in Africa; Tech group accuses banks of slow walking data sharing.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: A big IoT project takes shape in Japan; A crypto ATM opens in Liverpool; Transactive Systems gains faster pay ground; Walmart tries to gain visibility into its resale market.

Traditional credit scoring is under siege from alternative underwriting, and TransUnion is joining the future by investing in other emerging trends such as mobile device security and health care payments.