Briefing

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Coinbase launches fund; Sears, Delta suffer a data breach; India cracks down on cryptocurrency; Amazon adds more locks to Key; Zimbabwe automates payment system; U.K. group sets security standards for third parties.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Russia plots a payments network; South Africa sets up a crytpocurrency unit; Commonwealth Bank suffers an outage; Monzo makes progress with its new accounts.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: NatWest uses AI to thwart payments fraud; Apple Pay launches in Brazil; Domino's gamifies loyalty; Currency conversion comes to alternative currency.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Panera's data leak; Google cracks down on cryptomining; Seoul plans its own cryptocurrency; People fear the Equifax breach; Amazon expands voice donations.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alibaba pays billions to acquire mobile delivery startup; Waves builds a cryptopay gateway; FINRA warns on screen scraping; Phishing attackers get arrested; Payment fraudsters hit Italian football club.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Atlanta slowly comes back online after ramsonware attack; Monero's not as "invisible" as its reputation; EU changes its transaction fee rules; More green cryptocurrency.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Uber applies for an e-money license; Shyp shuts down; Apple Watch getting a redesign; Massachusetts halts some ICOs.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Venmo's new privacy policy; Alipay's boss on blockchain; Jet.com's new president; and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Santander embraces contactless giving; Long Island Blockchain invests in a financial institution; China nudges toward virtual currency; Amex acquires mobile pay firm Cake; Steven Seagal-backed virtual currency faces political heat.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Square speeds payments in the U.K.; Saga aims to counter cryptocurrency fears; A group forms to help with PSD2 compliance; Bitcoin scores in New York real estate.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web:. Today: Instragram's payments feature makes a global move; Investor sets up a new U.K. fintech hub; CBA's sorry for payments glitch; Points for cryptocurrency.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Russia helped develop Venezuela's state cryptocurrency; Google makes it easier to pay for news subscriptions; Amazon adds security to its home delivery service; Expedia's hack hits Amex.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. regulators push for global fintech tests; Trump bans Venezuela's state cryptocurrency; Facebook ups its game against Patreon; Cryptocurrency regs can be confusing.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Twitter will bar some cryptocurrency ads; Amex wants a patent for blockchain; Some new Samsung phones can't use the payment app; MSG adopts biometrics for entry.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Lyft tests subscription payments; Walmart whistleblower sues; Ford's connected car plan; and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Walmart's grocery expansion; Revolut direct debit; Alexa payments; and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Fitbit Pay's cost of entry; crypto.com's ownership; location data woes; and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: in-app crypto mining, Ripple's investments, ride-sharing takes over transit, and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Google Pay's next steps, Applebee's breach, digitized rent payments and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: The EU pushes for a common fintech market; CBA limits ATM deposits; Swift's distributed ledger proof of concept is mixed; PhonePe takes a shot at Paytm.