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It pays to have more currencies
Stripe attracted WordPress because of its wide range of currencies, more than 130, to the few dozen offered by PayPal, according to WordPress — which said its ticketing service was harder to access in certain countries, requiring local bank accounts for processing.
It's not a total swap out, since Stripe was previously available as a beta plugin and WordPress will continue to offer a PayPal option as part of a diversification strategy.
Alipay picks up another travel channel
That strategy has gotten a new boost at travel company ARC will enable airlines to accept Alipay transactions for tickets sold through the agency, reports
ARC is collaborating with Universal Air Travel Plan to deploy Alipay with airlines and other third party travel providers affiliated with ARC.
Crypto browser
The Opera browser for Android devices plans to support cryptocurrency storage, a plan that could enable micropayments on the Web.
Users pay for orders through Coinbase Commerce, which processes the transaction and transmits cryptocurrency directly from the browser.
No contact in Norway
Handelsbanken is partnering with Norwegian bank-led payments scheme
The project is aimed at concessions and other smaller transactions that accompany exercise or other outdoor activity.
From the Web
USA Today | Wed July 11, 2018 - Macy's is warning customers that the retailer discovered a cyber threat that targeted a small number of customer profiles for almost two months. According to a letter mailed to macys.com and bloomingdales.com customers this week, Macy's cyber threat alert tools detected suspicious login activities on June 11.
Fortune | Wed July 11, 2018 - Lindsay Durdle died on May 31, succumbing to cancer. But earlier this month, she received a letter from PayPal, saying her death was a breach of its rules—and the service was considering legal action against her. Durdle reportedly owed PayPal £3,240 ($4,299) when she died.
South China Morning Post | Thu July 12, 2018 - India’s finance ministry has proposed relaxing a directive from the country’s central bank that would compel global payment firms to store customer data only locally, following weeks of intense lobbying by US companies and trade bodies. Easing the proposal would be a relief for firms including MasterCard, Visa and American Express, which fear India’s data onshoring move could cost them millions of dollars and set a precedent for other major governments to implement similar rules.
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Fallout from the Equifax breach is coming into clearer focus as more companies begin pinpointing its effects over the last several months.
