Briefing

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Mastercard's seeking a blockchain anonymity patent; Wearables advance in Russia; GDPR compliance may hit a snag; Open banking takes shape in the Middle East.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Venmo partners with Hulu; VC funds go to e-payments in Mexico; Wirecard expands airline biz in Europe; Cryptocurrency fraud spikes in Japan.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Ripple and R3 work together; Teen card Current upgrades; Blockchain has a successful test for KYC; Scam targets finance executives.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: The government encourages AI to fight money laundering; Amazon's drones still a work in progress; Klarna's CEO has fighting words for banks; T-Mobile takes another shot at financial services.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Grab invests in travel IT; The U.S. government considers privacy coin surveillance; Camel expands payments in Latin America; Xinja plans to crowdsource; Fitness companies run a Touch ID scam.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Mastercard makes a deal with WestJet; Target may offer Apple Pay; DJ Kahled and Floyd Mayweather settle ICO charges; Glance adds a bitcoin feature.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm offers enticements to merchants in India; Mastercard pushes development in Poland; Revolut gets regualtory support in Asia; Sinemia adds debit card to movie ticketing.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Cryptocurrency payments advance in Canada and in the U.S. entertainment business; Asian financial inclusion fintech Oriente draws major investment; IBM's distributed ledger cross-border payments technology picks up major bank support.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay's set for Belgium; Deutsche invests in Modo; U.K. bank glitches soar; WorldRemit expands in Bangladesh.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. pressures PayPal's iZettle deal; Australia's central bank sees a niche role for cash; Sydney expands transit technology; Monzo crowdfunds; Cyber Monday sets records.