Briefing

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Link pares down its ATM bank incentives; BitPay gets regulatory clearance in New York; Amex gets in the blockchain patent game; Crypto gets a buy button.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay pushes larger payments in ad campaign; Aeon tests palm biometric payments; Bank-led P2P grows in Russia; Mueller indictment details election hackers' bitcoin laundering.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Nike opens high-tech store; Milan airport deploys contactless payments; Japanese e-payment startup Paidy attracts investors; ICOs perform poorly.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Stripe grabs WordPress share from PayPal; Alipay's travel pay network gets larger; Opera browser supports cryptocurrency; Contactless payments get a test in Norway.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Google combines mobile payment services; PayPal plans an acquisition spree; U.K.'s faster payment system slows down; Ticketmaster breach impacted more companies; U.K. football club boosts mobile payments.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Cross-border payments attract investors; Court orders a stop to pirate site payments; Stablecoins pick up speed; Western Union's footprint expands in Africa.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Exxon's new rewards program stumbles out of the gate; Monaco pays big for crypto.com domain; WeChat Pay expands to the French Riviera; Western Union expands in Russia.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Facebook moves an additional exec to blockchain project; Sydney Airport tests facial biometrics; Ant invests in WiFi for underground metros; Razer adds a mobile wallet.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Paytm's Bollywood ambitions, Dubai turns to the Pays, new companies in the regulatory sandbox, and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PayPal plans further expansion in India; Oracle picks Brussels for tech hub over London; Amex and Concardis add new payment executives; Russian military plans to use blockchain for security.