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Sydney-based fintech Inamo has found demand for wearable payments in Australia and is on track to launch a pilot in the U.S., where uptake of wearable payments has been slow.

After a slow start, order-ahead payment services will begin to achieve more widespread adoption in U.K. corporate catering, encouraging the transition to the high street in the near future.

Visa has continued to establish a more complete B2B offering, working through its Visa B2B Connect blockchain payments service to help companies establish application interfaces and platforms to handle business transactions more efficiently.

The onset of artificial intelligence and machine learning could serve as the safety net some companies need, providing a different and more thorough twist on traditional underwriting and credit checks.

The cryptocurrencies join more than 60 different payment methods across 200 counties on Flow’s cross-border e-commerce platform, which includes Visa, Mastercard, PayPal, Alipay, WeChat Pay, Union Pay and many more

MakeCents uses a distributed blockchain platform to digitize and decentralize fiat currency. For existing stakeholders, the incentives to cede some control in favor of a blockchain are lower costs, faster transactions and greater volume.

Shoppers using the retailer’s namesake and Hollister apps will be able to select the popular payment platform as an option when checking out

The online small-business lender was aided by loan growth, wider margins and stable credit trends. Its shares surged by 25% after second-quarter earnings were announced.

The company has tested Harbortouch Bar & Restaurant software at 50 locations and has informed independent sales organizations the service is ready to deploy for restaurant clients.

Lack of preparation for a PCI DSS assessment usually results in unexpected and unnecessary expenses, as well as lost productivity among all parties involved, writes Marc Punzirudu, director of security consulting services at ControlScan.