John Adams

A huge portion of European companies will not clear PSD2's regulatory hurdles for digital connections between banks and payment apps, but that hasn't slowed down some companies that see value in open banking and payments.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Coinbase extends debit network; Uber plots drone delivery; Alipay targets football event; Ripple beefts up in Brazil; U.K. regulators end probe into PayPal's iZettle deal.

India’s government has taken drastic steps to encourage and standardize digital transactions, and those moves appear to be paying off.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Go adds Starbucks; Paytm wants lighter AML rules; Alipay launches a ride-sharing app; PayByPhone is on Amazon Echo Auto.

The ride-sharing heavyweights Uber and Grab built their markets by making payments seamless, and their expansion plans are similarly hooked into improving payments and other financial services.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New Yorker commuters flock to contactless payments; European software companies develop Bluetooth transit pay; Sberbank and McDonald's team up; Google Pay plans navigation improvements.

Digital payments are creating a wealth of data that can be used to inform other types of financial services for managing debt or promoting financial inclusion — and these services are, in turn, attracting the interest of venture capitalists.

PayPal and Mastercard are independently making high-profile moves to shore up gaps in open banking and data compliance, and both companies are downplaying any competitiveness.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart boosts delivery technology; MoneyGram partners with Canada's post office; More automation for Singapore's transit; Vancouver cracks down on bitcoin ATMs.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: The EMVCo buy button gets more details; Stripe invests in youth financial services startup; Contactless soars in the U.K.; Facebook's cryptocoin gets closer; SEC makes a legal move on ICOs.