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What The Launch Of Facebook’s Libra Means For Payments

PYMNTS

It is called the Global Findex Index and the 2017 report took on the impact of digital technology, mobile phones and access to the internet on financial inclusion. Or use it inside of a closed commerce and financial services ecosystem that accepts that method of payment for all of the types of payments transactions.

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Mastercard Now Allows Developers to Access Suite of APIs through Single Gateway

Fintech Labs Insights

The new APIs span payments, data, security, financial inclusion, and “experimental” categories. This comes about seven months after the company’s competitor Visa opened its Developer Center which hosts just over 25 APIs, as well as documentation on Visa Tokens and microtransactions.

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The evolution of digital payments and consumer trends

The Payments Association

The emphasis on convenience, personalisation, and security influences consumer behaviour in the following ways: Spending habits : Mobile payments make microtransactions effortless, encouraging consumers to spend more frequently, especially everyday items.

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