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Cashierless is getting real
Time is getting short for the myriad
And the cashierless concept is also taking hold in markets such as
Consumers at Watasale sign in with an app, which shows a QR code that's an identifier to gain entry to the store. After shopping, consumers walk out without interaction and receive a bill on their phone.
Speak up
Westpac is expanding its mobile banking app to include Siri for Westpac, a feature that supports voice payments on iPhones.
The Australian bank joins other
But
Hack away
Newegg became the latest in a long line of retailers to suffer a credit card security breach, as hackers installed 15 lines of malicious code on its payments page.
The code remained on the page for more than a month, between August and mid-September, reports
TechCrunch also reports on an unrelated incident in which hackers broke into
Wild west
A group of MPs are demanding the U.K. government regulate cryptocurrencies and ICOs, saying the market has become the "Wild West."
The Financial Conduct Authority has warned about ICO scams, but lawmakers are saying that's not enough and are calling for formal regulation, reports
Parliament's Treasury Select Committee
Mobile cash machines
ANZ is supporting mobile cardless ATM transactions, adding Apple Pay, Google Pay, Fitbit Pay and others.
The bank has more than one million consumers using its digital wallet, reports
Other banks such as
From the Web
The Wall Street Journal | Wed September 19, 2018 - The godfather of the cryptocurrency movement is back with a plan to address bitcoin’s biggest shortcoming: speed. David Chaum, who built his own digital currency more than a decade before bitcoin was introduced, is unveiling a new platform that he claims would allow digital cash to be traded almost as quickly as physical cash.
South China Morning Post | Thu September 20, 2018 - Singapore’s central bank is counting on blockchain, along with artificial intelligence, to serve as “fundamental” technologies that will help transform financial services, according to a senior official. Deep changes are expected from the adoption of those two technologies, according to Damien Pang, who heads the technology infrastructure office at the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS).
Forbes | Wed September 19, 2018 - The fintech revolution is changing the way banks and payments companies have won and retain customers. Traditionally, one institution could serve all of your financial needs. In the near future, business and consumers will interact with multiple companies in a more decentralized, technology-driven system.
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The Pittsburgh bank joins Bank of America and other large financial players in a distributed-ledger network that seeks to make global payments in real time.
Participation by all members of the global payments ecosystem is encouraged through EMVCo's work to secure card-present transactions and incorporate broader applications.
