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.