Briefing

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Activists plan anti-gun protest at Visa headquarters; New cannabis payment wallet; Judge rules cryptocoins are commodties; Google debuts chat for Tez in India.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Citi and Kabbage join PSD2 forum; Central Bank of Lithuania holds contest for collectable virtual currency; China deepens crackdown on crypto; Armored car company sheds paper.
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The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PayPal files virtual currency payments patent; Manny Pacquiao gets his own cryptocurrency; Chip cards advance in Africa; U.S. Marshals auction seized bitcoin; Iceland investigates alternative currency mining theft.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon's reportedly in talks with JPMorgan Chase to build a checking account; Mexico may adopt open banking; U.K.'s regulatory sandbox may expand; Walmart adds to its delivery strategy; Louisiana investigates unauthorized bitcoin mining.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Democratic senator pressure Trump on North Korea cryptohacks; Ripple expands its use cases; JPMorgan's hackathon encourages diversity; U.K. stores dump cash.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New Russian mobile wallet; Canada considers open banking rules; Messenger payments expand in Africa; Nacha and IFX cooperate on API standards; Amazon buys Ring.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart starts a new delivery service; Pinterest hires former Square data expert; Visa expands wearable payments; Mastercard works on in-car payments.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PSD2 draws predictions of new jobs and worries about bank compliance shortcuts; A collaboration brings blockchain payments to Silicon Valley; Quebec's power overage could lure bitcoin miners.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay's set to grow in Europe; Apple Pay Cash plots international launch; MusicPlanet Live offers a payment gateway; A developers' contest for PSD2.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa opens a tech hub for transit; Europeans warm up to wearable payments; A new cryptowallet in Canada; Postal tax payments advance in Canada.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Venezuela's virtual currency debuts; Crowdsourcing for Square readers in Boston; Tinder's security gap; Samsung Pay gains ground in Australia.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bitcoin gets criticized in the U.K. and gains some support in South Korea; Flight Sim Labs apologizes for intentional malware; A new Swift-related hack in India.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: London's mayor lobbies for soft Brexit; Ingenico goes contactless to boost charities; Swiss regulator updates authentication rules; A new cryptohack attacks Ethereum.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: FedEx suffers a major data breach; BBVA makes a move into gig economy financial services; CBA bans credit card bitcoin purchases; EU officer defends cash; Coinbase suffers a tech glitch.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bitcoin power drain; Cryptoart makes a sale; U.K. wants to take fintech sandbox international; Toll tech extends to gas stations and car washes.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Bank-supported real-time payments take shape in Australia; Fintech investment soars in the U.S.; New bitcoin ATMs; Dbrain pays AI developers in cryptocurrency.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Yapstone raises funds; Governments suggest they won't protect cryptocurrency fraud victims; Hack in Italy; Ripple's network gets larger; Hong Kong banks dig QR codes.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Automation emerges for school payments; European banks back guide for open banking; Razer halts gaming bonus program; NCR intros new ATMs in India.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: WhatsApp expands in India; New skimming attack; Tap for Change enters the fundraising space; Hotels wear a bullseye for malware.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: U.K. fintech investment sets record; Ripple expands in China; Venezuela pushes oil cryptocurrency; Google gets pressured on bitcoin ads.