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Competing currencies drive innovation more than central bank control

Eric Grover

Principal
Intrepid Ventures

As payments guru David Birch notes, multiple currencies spur competition and innovation, and can reduce stagnation, writes Eric Grover, a principal at Intrepid Ventures.

Cryptocurrency unlocks economic power for the people

Distribution methods are constantly changing and being altered so that the maximum amount of people can gain access to these unregulated currencies, writes Mariam Nishanian, a representative at Dentacoin.

Using digital services should be as easy as driving a car

Mark Little

Fiserv

Removing friction across channels and payment types not only leads to a transformative digital banking experience, it also helps ensure those positive outcomes translate to business success for financial institutions, writes Mark Little, senior user experience researcher for digital channels at Fiserv.

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India’s central bank extends mobile payments promotion for merchants

The Reserve Bank of India will continue incentivizing merchants and consumers to move away from cash following last year’s demonetization of 80% of bills in circulation, including extending terms of a cash-back promotion for merchants.

Mobile payments Kate Fitzgerald 15m ago

Mobile payments Kate Fitzgerald 15m ago
Verifone brings payments-as-a-service to Israeli supermarket chain

Verifone will provide its full-scale payments-as-a-service platform to the Shufersal supermarket chain in Israel, allowing the stores to offer an omnichannel payment experience to customers.

Payment processing David Heun 2h ago

Payment processing David Heun 2h ago
Back-office bots: B of A offers businesses an accounts-receivable AI

Dubbed Intelligent Receivables and created in partnership with a fintech company called HighRadius, the service seeks to help companies match incoming payments with invoices.

Commercial banking Bryan Yurcan 2h ago

Commercial banking Bryan Yurcan 2h ago
Bitcoin skeptic Mark Cuban to invest in cryptocurrency fund

Mark Cuban wants in on the cryptocurrency boom even if it turns out he’s right that bitcoin is in a bubble.

Bitcoin 3h ago

Bitcoin 3h ago
Barbers get EMV through Payworks, Squire mPOS partnership

Global payment gateway Payworks will partner with Squire to bring EMV chip card payments to the barbershop.

EMV David Heun 3h ago

EMV David Heun 3h ago
8.22.17: 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: Walmart's Uber collaboration expands; P-to-P drives digital adoption; Ebix makes acquisitions in India; QR codes push financial inclusion in Africa.

Briefing Daniel Wolfe 6h ago

Briefing Daniel Wolfe 6h ago

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8 times payments clashed with politics

The simple act of moving money can have a big impact on any political movement, so banks and payment networks are often caught up in issues of national importance. Here are some recent instances where payments and politics came head-to-head.

7 rumored iPhone 8 payments features

With this year's iPhone announcement getting closer, more rumors are spreading about how Apple plans to overhaul the way its phones handle payments. Some of these have already been confirmed by Apple; others are leaking in code the company has released.

7 ways to reinvent the plastic card

From gold plating to silicon guts, the plastic card is not what it used to be. Here are some of the most ambitious attempts to make credit and debit cards relevant in a high-tech world.

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That IBM blockchain? Northern Trust says it works

Hotels may deter breaches by finding accommodations in the cloud

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Competing currencies drive innovation more than central bank control

Eric Grover

Cryptocurrency unlocks economic power for the people

Mariam Nishanian

Using digital services should be as easy as driving a car

Mark Little

The Latest

India’s central bank extends mobile payments promotion for merchants

Verifone brings payments-as-a-service to Israeli supermarket chain

Back-office bots: B of A offers businesses an accounts-receivable AI

Bitcoin skeptic Mark Cuban to invest in cryptocurrency fund

Barbers get EMV through Payworks, Squire mPOS partnership

8.22.17: Your morning briefing

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8 times payments clashed with politics

7 rumored iPhone 8 payments features

7 ways to reinvent the plastic card

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