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Does Commerce Have A Role To Play In Virtual Reality?

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From there, the purchase is completed either via eCommerce or by going to the store and doing a card-present transaction. From there, the purchase is completed either via eCommerce or by going to the store and doing a card-present transaction. When they came down in price, they became ubiquitous,” he explained.

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Sizzle Or Fizzle: Bitcoin Busts, Payments Get Faster And The Eyes Have It

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Sending money between people, and from businesses and governments to people, got a whole lot more exciting this week – as in real time and ubiquitous. Consumers always have their debit card handy and and can provide that number to a sender – knowing that if something goes wrong they are protected. Disbursements.

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Wells Fargo Launches Contactless Credit, Debit Cards

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Wells Fargo announced Tuesday (April 2) the launch of contactless consumer credit and debit cards. In a press release , Wells Fargo said the new cards will enable customers to complete transactions quickly and with a single tap at millions of merchants and transit systems that accept contactless payments.

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Data Dive, Milestone Edition: Gig Payments, Affirm And Contactless March On

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Gig workers, for example, will likely soon see an upgrade to their payments speed, thanks to a bit of help from their card network friends. Card Payouts is a card-based, front end user experience that integrates with treasury banks’ existing infrastructure. Visa Ups the Pace of Gig Payments. Affirm Affirmed by Investors.

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QR Codes Are Gaining A Brighter Profile

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The idea is to “promote global interoperability across EMV QR Code payments,” the standards group said in a statement. Implemented last year, the group’s EMV QR Code Specifications are designed to address transactions where the consumer presents the code, and also where the merchant does so. The Future of QR Code Payments.

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Happy 10th Anniversary iPhone

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That is how the world first met the iPhone a little over ten years ago in January 2007, when Steve Jobs took to the stage to announce Apple’s latest and greatest innovation. The world stopped what it was doing to take a look. And then there was the Super Bowl. Americans may not at that point fully have known why, but they knew that they wanted it.

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2019: What To Take Forward And What To Leave Behind

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Welcome to the first Monday of 2019. According to the Chinese calendar, 2019 is the “Year of the Pig” – which may not, at first blush, inspire much excitement for the 358 days ahead of us. That makes it the most important year of the last decade. Naturally, I have a few thoughts. That just makes the point much stronger. Consider this.