Payments News & Media
Nearly one-third of women plan to purchase cryptocurrency in 2022
March 14, 2022
Nearly one in three women plan to purchase cryptocurrency in 2022, according to a survey from BlockFi. The survey also found that 24% of women own…
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Biden to sign executive order on cryptocurrency
March 9, 2022
President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order later this week to bring federal oversight into cryptocurrencies. This comes in the wake of concerns about…
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Circle K embraces Bitcoin ATMs
by Elliot Maras — Editor, Kiosk Marketplace & Vending Times
The consumer's embrace of self service has dovetailed with the rising popularity of cryptocurrency, as evidenced by Circle K's crypto ATM rollout over the past…
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Regions releases debit card, checks to honor Georgia Bulldogs' championship win
March 8, 2022
Regions Bank has released a 2021 University of Georgia National Champions debit card and checks to honor the team's victory in the College Football Playoff…
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Russian banks turn to Chinese payment solution in wake of sanctions
March 8, 2022
Due to recent sanctions, Russian banks are currently looking at China as a potential solution. Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, is examining whether it…
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LocalBitcoins removes all fees for Ukrainian users
March 7, 2022
LocalBitcoins, a peer-to-peer bitcoin marketplace, has cut all fees for Ukrainian users both in Ukraine and abroad. The company is doing this as a show of…
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Can ATMs go cashless?
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
ATM companies are beginning to feel the heat as cashless tech is continuing to advance. Can ATMs offset these losses by adopting cashless solutions?
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SmartMetric delivers biometric technology for debit, credit cards
March 3, 2022
SmartMetric Inc. has introduced its biometric activated credit/debit card, which uses a fingerprint activated dual interface that can be used at card readers…
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Western Union expands relationship with Seven Bank
March 2, 2022
Western Union, a cross-border payments provider, has extended its partnership with Seven Bank, a bank headquartered in Japan. The company has worked with Seven…
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Looking at Bitcoin ATM connectivity lessons
by Bradley Cooper — Editor, ATM Marketplace & Food Truck Operator
Bitcoin ATMs are becoming more common across the globe, with 45,000 in North America alone. Wayne Vandekraak, CSO of OptConnect shared some guidance at how to…
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Mexican prepaid card market to reach $33.80B by 2026
March 1, 2022
The Mexican prepaid card market will grow from $19.57 billion in 2022 to $33.80 billion by 2026, according to research from ResearchandMarkets.com. It will…
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Visa, Mastercard block Russian banks
March 1, 2022
Visa and Mastercard have officially blocked multiple financial institutions within Russia that are listed on the U.S.'s sanctions list. The payments companies…
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Bank of America intros online payment solution
February 28, 2022
Bank of America recently launched its Pay by Bank online payment solution in conjunction with Banked Ltd. With this service, customers can pay e-commerce…
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Paysafe partners with BetWildwood to deliver digital wallet payouts
February 28, 2022
Paysafe, a payments platform, has extended its partnership with BetWildwood, the online sportsbook of Wildwood Casino in Colorado, to deliver its Skrill USA…
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Citi ends overdraft fees
February 25, 2022
Citi recently announced it will eliminate all overdraft fees, returned items fees and overdraft protection fees by this summer, according to a press release.
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Chase and Marriot add benefits to Boundless Credit Card
February 23, 2022
Chase and Marriot Bonvoy, Marriot International's travel program and marketplace, have added enhanced benefits to the Marriot Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card.
read nowBitooda Digital receives BitLicense
February 18, 2022
Bitooda Digital, a subsidiary of Bitooda Holdings, has announced that the New York Department of Financial Services has give the company a BitLicense to…
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T-Mobile intros True Name to let customers display chosen name on debit card
February 16, 2022
T-Mobile has introduced True Name by Mastercard for T-Mobile Money which enables customers to display their chosen name on their debit cards. The company built…
read nowPaysend integrates Visa Direct for cross-border money transfers
February 16, 2022
Paysend, an international payments platform, has expanded its peer-to-peer money transfer services by integrating Visa Direct, a real-time push payment…
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Survey finds 74% of customers prefer digital payments
February 15, 2022
A survey by Onbe, a corporate disbursements platform, found that 74% of 1,000 consumers prefer digital payment methods to traditional forms. In addition, 65…
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