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MARCH 4, 2019

Pharmacies and the delivery of prescription medication are both undergoing significant change, and much of the credit for that can be directly or indirectly attributed to the rise of eCommerce and digital payments. The latest development? The deployment in South Africa of what some observers are calling ATMs for medicine. A recent report from the Financial Times offers one of the better descriptions of the project, meant to ease certain pressures on the South African healthcare system and provid

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MARCH 5, 2019

True to his Dr. Doom moniker, Nouriel Roubini believes that vulnerabilities in the system are currently hidden and will emerge when the next economic downturn occurs.

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MARCH 4, 2019

To help keep the prices of food and drinks low, the Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta is about to become cashless. Only credit cards, debit cards and mobile payments will be accepted at the venue beginning on March 10, Bloomberg reported. With the change, the costs of working with cash, such as reconciliation and physical cash drawers, are said to be removed.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Lawmakers in Philadelphia have passed a ban on cashless stores, making it the first major city in the U.S. to do so, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The new law will take effect in July and would require most retail outlets to accept physical currency. New Jersey recently passed a similar law and New York City is on the path to doing so as well.

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MARCH 7, 2019

The gig economy has changed — and is still changing — when we work, how we work and, of course, how we get paid. Readers of this space may recall some stats at the end of last year, where the PYMNTS Gig Economy Index found that as many as one-third of workers in the U.S. have participated in the gig economy — and 85 percent would do more work if they were paid faster.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

Ant Financial Services Group and Jiangsu-based Hoperun Information Technology announced Wednesday (March 7) a new banking product aimed at financial institutions. In a press release , the companies said the new banking product dubbed Distributed Core Banking Platform (DCBP) helps financial firms move their business models to customer-oriented models and away from transaction-oriented models.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

Merchants and customers are now transacting under PSD2 and GDPR in the European Union (EU) — regulations that allow a greater window into how customer data is being used. While these regulations are aimed at increasing consumer trust by allowing them more transparency, many consumers in the region are still adjusting. In fact, many still have concerns over data breaches under PSD2, especially when it comes to their relationships with banks, now required to share previously siloed data with third

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Allow us at PYMNTS to take a brief step back and admire the landscape — in this case, the growing, though still young, connected vehicle ecosystem. A decade or two from now, such a look will be possible only via history books, TV and magazine retrospectives, or unreliable personal memories. Now, though, one can see how this massive economic, commercial and cultural shift is taking place in real life.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Microsoft disclosed on Friday (Mar. 8) that it will acquire global cross-border money transfer company Transfast, which works with both P2P and B2B payments. Microsoft said in a press release that Transfast will “complement Mastercard’s wide range of payment solutions by increasing worldwide connectivity in the account-to-account space, enhancing compliance capabilities and offering more robust foreign exchange tools.”.

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MARCH 8, 2019

Consumers in the European Union (EU) are adjusting to Payments Service Directive 2 (PSD2) and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), even though these regulations focus on bringing greater trust through transparency. At the same time, new technologies such as biometrics are emerging in the fight against fraud. And an initiative tied to a consortium of companies is looking to redefine how automated teller machine (ATM) applications are built and used.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

Credit card debt in the U.S. reached $870 billion at the end of last year, setting a record. Bloomberg , citing data from the Federal Reserve, reported credit card balances in the third quarter were $26 billion less. While spending tends to increase in the fourth quarter because of the holiday selling season, the Federal Reserve said it’s the first time credit card balances reached “the 2008 nominal peak,” the report said.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

Bank-FinTech collaborations have emerged as a viable, lucrative growth path for both sides of these partnerships. For traditional financial institutions (FIs), working with a would-be competitor means integrating technologies for customers without having to build solutions from scratch. For FinTechs, the deals mean access to a broader range of customers through well-established industry names.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

On Friday (March 8), the world will recognize International Women’s Day — celebrated globally since 1975, when it was adopted as a holiday by the United Nations. In the 44 years since, much has changed for women all over the world. More women have finished college and started businesses, as well as work outside the home and fill management or supervisory blue-collar positions, than at any previous point in U.S. history.

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MARCH 7, 2019

Data privacy and security is becoming a popular political issue, and the latest proof of that came Thursday (March 7) on Capitol Hill. During a hearing for the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Investigations, executives from Equifax and Marriott were called out on their companies’ recent data breaches , while other witnesses helped describe the current landscape when it comes to online privacy and data security.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

SnapPay, the Canadian cross-border payments company, and Alipay, the Chinese digital payments platform operated by Ant Financial Services, announced a collaboration Wednesday (March 6) that will enable Canadian Chinese grocery chain FoodyMart to accept Alipay. In a press release , the companies said consumers will be able to pay in Chinese currency at all locations including the Alipay Experience store, which is newly designed and located in Richmond, BC.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

Comcast announced Monday (March 4) that it has acquired BluVector, a company that uses advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning to provide cybersecurity protection to companies and government agencies. In a press release , Comcast said that using a proprietary machine-learning engine, BluVector can detect, analyze and contain cyberthreats, including fileless malware, zero-day malware and ransomware.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 5, 2019

The Mexican central bank and Amazon are in talks to introduce a government-approved mobile payment system, according to reports. The system would involve users paying for online purchases using QR codes, and it would be the first time Amazon offered the technology in the country. In Mexico, half of the population is unbanked, so the move could eventually provide Amazon with a new customer base.

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MARCH 8, 2019

It’s one of the main clichés of the early 21 st century, but that doesn’t mean it’s wrong: Data is the new oil. The saying reflects the value of payment, commerce and personal information in the growing digital economy, and the fact that those organizations that know how to collect and harness tend to have an edge over competitors and the best prospects for growth.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

The French government is going after U.S.-based internet companies, announcing Wednesday (March 6) the introduction of a digital tax that will impact companies including Google, Facebook, and Amazon. According to a report in CNBC , France’s finance minister announced the 3 percent tax, saying it will apply to about 30 big companies, mainly from the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

HSBC has unveiled its application program interfaces (APIs) and developer portal to comply with the EU’s Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2). Reports in the Global Banking & Finance Review said this week that HSBC launched the APIs and developer portal to enable third-party payment companies to deploy their own solutions for business and consumer customers.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 7, 2019

Corporate payments are still not a guaranteed use case for cryptocurrencies. While some analysts say crypto is a viable technology to address the friction of cross-border transactions in particular — pointing to the lack of transparency and speed in the traditional correspondent banking system — a lack of acceptance on the receiver’s end means a technology like bitcoin probably won’t be the B2B payment rail of choice anytime soon.

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MARCH 2, 2019

All Deborah Copaken really wanted was a warm coat. A good coat. A Canada Goose coat. Sure, it cost more than $900 – but she rationalized that, spread over the next three decades, that was only $31 a year. And besides, if she died before getting her money’s worth, she could bequeath the coat to her eldest daughter. The problem was, she couldn’t find her size in the style she wanted on the Canada Goose website, or on other retailers’ sites.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 6, 2019

PayPal said on Wednesday (March 6) that it has provided more than £1 billion in financing to small businesses in the United Kingdom through its Working Capital program. As has been reported, the company’s capital lending program lets companies receive cash advances against future revenues. The company said in a statement that the total amount of funding advanced to firms was up 60 percent, reaching that £1 billion tally in 2018.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2019

The guiding principle of any marketplace is supply and demand. The guiding principle of any online marketplace focused on short-term work — known, of course, as the gig economy — is to match supply and demand with speed and efficiency to get workers in place for the jobs that need doing. To that end, U.K. marketplace Labour Xchange , launched in February, is “trying to turn the entire market on its head,” according to Co-founder and CEO Jonathan Key in the latest PYMNTS Matchmakers podcast.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 4, 2019

After Uber started to introduce Uber Rewards in January, the feature is now said to be available to all passengers in the United States. Through the program, U.S. riders earn points for their Uber X, Premium, and Pool rides along with Uber Eats purchases, according to reports. According to a chart provided by reports, passengers earn 1 point for every $1 they spend on Uber Eats and Uber Pool, while they earn 2 points for every dollar they spend on Uber X.

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