Briefing

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Visa pushes wearables at the Olympics; U.K. regulators may make it easier for payment crime victims to recovery funds from banks; Stripe invests in Monzo; Coin Hive hits UFC.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon Cash extends availability to 7-Eleven; Bjork embraces cryptocurrency; CVS launches same-day delivery; Swift to power faster payments in Hong Kong.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Western Union's earnings get a jolt from technology; Paytm adds chat tech; N26 plans U.K. launch; Equifax board clears inside stock sales after its data breach.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PayPal plans domestic payment service in India; Mobile shopping on pace for more records; U.K. banks take different paths to battle payments fraud.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: TransferWise raises funds; Robert Carr's new processor expands; Another fine for late breach disclosure; Amazon gobbles up cryptocurrency domains; Link's move may cut free ATMs in the U.K.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: New York and Vermont penalize Hilton over breaches; Microsoft pushes fintech in Japan; Dilbert's Scott Adams plans an IPO; Singapore approves a virtual currency card; GameStop ties rewards to subscription payments.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Sony applies for a blockchain ID patent; U.K. check imaging moves closer; Samsung turns old devices into bitcoin mining machines; Australia doesn't plan to regulate bitcoin.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: UBS may keep more jobs in the U.K. post-Brexit; Westpac will work with designers on wearables; Ant's not planning an IPO right now; Kansas banks bitcoin for political fundraising.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Walmart expands its robot tests; eBay offers 'picture shopping,' Barclays' behavioral fraud risk adds consumer questions; McKinsey says big e-commerce is a bigger threat to banks than fintechs.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: ING starts a large fintech fund; PayNearMe tackles parking ticket payments; Patreon adds an API; Monzo suffers a new glitch.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Target tinkers with AR, Visa has a strong quarter, Fitbit Pay lands in the U.K., and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Affirm launches new installment payment app: New York's subways plan to add NFC; Patreon tightens adult content standards; Worldpay chases ISVs.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay reaches new markets; Alipay finds new partners; Google launches new payment service; Contactless charity payments expand; Shopkick restructures.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Australia cuts taxes for bitcoin; PayKey raises funds; U.K. tech firms lobby for London; U.S. inspector general says virtual currency may impact on traditional currency.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Fed will study payment crime next year; ATM thieves get a starter kit; Mobile coupons at the arena; Cryptocurrency for the point of sale.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: iOS personal photo security could protect payments; McDonald's in Singapore installs lockers for smartphones; Did North Korea hack a bank? Kazakhstan plans a virtual currency/Fintech hub.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Swift CEO slams bitcoin; A big vulnerability for WiFi; New Russian cryptocurrency; Softbank's close to a big investment in Uber.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Equifax may lose its IRS contract; A cheaper smart contract; Reseller Meesho draws funds; London's fintech status holds for now.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web: Bitcoin at the top banks; Hyatt and Equifax targeted again; and more.

The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Amazon updates Echo; ZenCash expands to include billing; SecureKey adds a large bank to Canada's national ID project; Cash declines in Sweden.