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Conceding to the 'pays' is a losing strategy for banks

Mike Lynch

Chief Strategy Officer
InAuth

The digital wallet market is expanding quickly, giving banks a chance to cement customer relationships by offering their own apps, writes Mike Lynch, chief strategy officer at InAuth.

Amazon's pressuring banks to engage merchants more directly

Richard Oglesby

President
AZ Payments Group

Moves like Amazon Go and the e-commerce giant's acquisition of Whole Foods require banks to abandon their "defensive" innovation posture, write Richard Oglesby and Brad Margol from AZ Payments Group.

Merchants are missing China's diverse e-payment trends

Franklin Chu

Managing Director
Azoya International

E-payments are growing fast in China, but a one-size-fits-all approach won't be a winner for merchants, writes Franklin Chu, a managing director at Azoya International.

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PayKey funding round helps it focus on bank partners

PayKey enables bank customers to instantly transfer money through popular social media networks and messaging apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Twitter.

Stripe accelerates its European expansion

The company has added six new markets in Europe, where it has already established a beachhead for its e-commerce technology.

ECB raises Brexit heat with bid for power over Euro clearing

The central bank said the legal change would allow it to fully exercise the powers laid out in a clearing proposal from the European Commission.

Is the phrase 'targeting millennials' ripe for retirement?

As young people mature, their financial and payment needs mature, as does their use of technology and other emerging innovation.

7 ways the grocery industry threatens Amazon

Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods will make it a force to be reckoned with in the grocery vertical, but its rivals have been preparing for this day for a long time. Here are some of the biggest competitive threats to Amazon's digital take on food sales.

6.23.17: Your morning briefing

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Square adds e-commerce tools; Europe moves to real time payments; Payment options expand for legal weed; Digital jumps in India.

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5 of Amazon's innovations in card payments

Amazon is working aggressively to change the way people shop — especially in the grocery space — but not all of its activities focus on products and store design. The e-commerce giant has also influenced a lot about how people use their payment cards.

7 digital disruptions in food shopping

Grocery shopping may not seem conducive to e-commerce due to the category's massive cart sizes and perishable goods, but many companies are trying to put a digital spin on the process. Here are a few of the latest innovations.

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Conceding to the 'pays' is a losing strategy for banks

Mike Lynch

Amazon's pressuring banks to engage merchants more directly

Richard Oglesby

Merchants are missing China's diverse e-payment trends

Franklin Chu

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PayKey funding round helps it focus on bank partners

Stripe accelerates its European expansion

ECB raises Brexit heat with bid for power over Euro clearing

Is the phrase 'targeting millennials' ripe for retirement?

7 ways the grocery industry threatens Amazon

6.23.17: Your morning briefing

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