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Payments Source
APRIL 17, 2019
Tax refund payment fraud has become far more sophisticated with attacks targeting tax professionals, human resource departments and even payroll offices, writes Deb Geister, financial crimes strategist and subject matter expert for NICE Actimize.
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Payments Source
FEBRUARY 8, 2017
Certain cash-strapped consumers expecting a tax refund this year will be waiting longer than usual to get their funds because of a new IRS rule, prompting American Express Co. to expand the channels available to taxpayers looking to get their refund quickly through its Serve prepaid card.
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Payments Source
MAY 14, 2021
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FICO
MARCH 8, 2021
Continue reading to learn more and find out five ways to protect yourself from tax refund fraud. How do fraudsters commit tax refund fraud? How do you find out if you are a victim of tax refund fraud? How to protect yourself from tax refund fraud. How do you know if you’ve been defrauded?
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Payments Source
MAY 14, 2021
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 5, 2018
Credit Karma Tax announced on Thursday (Jan. 4) the launch of Earlybird Advance, an online refund advance service. citizens who file their tax returns through Credit Karma Tax to get a $500 to $1,000 advance on their tax refund with no fees or interest.
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The Paypers
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Alipay+ has expanded its services to the UAE, allowing Chinese visitors to use it for taxi payments and receive instant tax refunds at major airports, enhancing travel convenience.
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FEBRUARY 23, 2017
While most adults typically are excited about receiving their tax refunds to splurge on luxury items, research from the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics is telling a different story. Here are the numbers: 48 percent | Percentage who plan to put tax refunds into savings.
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Payments Source
MAY 14, 2021
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Payments Source
MAY 10, 2017
The Pasadena, Calif., firm also reported growth in the number of active prepaid cards for the first time since the second quarter of 2015. Profits rose by 24%.
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The Paypers
MAY 1, 2019
(The Paypers) The blockchain payments provider BitPay has announced that Refundo is making federal and state tax refunds available in bitcoin directly to taxpayers through BitPay`s Payouts.
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Payments Dive
JUNE 8, 2022
The payout comes atop a $5 million termination fee Republic received in January after Green Dot pulled out of a proposed $165 million purchase of the bank's tax refund processing unit.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 4, 2018
How Smarter Payments are Enabling Instant Tax Refunds. Approximately 15 million tax filers begin the process of getting a refund in January. But while the early bird gets the worm, early tax filers are forced to wait months to gain access to their tax refunds.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 27, 2020
Nothing brings money to top of mind like tax season — and tax refunds and stimulus payments , doled out in the wake of a pandemic known as the coronavirus. The trillions of dollars in stimulus funding and tax refunds being extended to families, individuals and businesses is coming — but slowly. Tax refunds?
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The Fintech Times
FEBRUARY 1, 2024
Additionally, Chinese visitors to the UAE can now receive their tax refunds instantly at airports. Chinese visitors to UAE can now utilise real-time tax refund service with Alipay A real-time tax refund service at UAE major airports is also live for Chinese visitors to the United Arab Emirates.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 18, 2020
The interest payments will be separate from the tax refunds, and they only apply to individual income filers; businesses will not be granted interest payments, the release stated.
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Payments Source
MAY 1, 2019
regulators say PayPal's iZettle deal won't hurt competition; Amazon extends its Key service to some Ford brands; Remitly adds to its network; Refundo and BitPay offer cryptocurrency tax refunds. Today: U.K.
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The Paypers
AUGUST 20, 2018
(The Paypers) Alipay has partnered with Global Tax Free (GTF) to launch the first paperless mobile tax refund function in South Korea.
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Payments Source
AUGUST 21, 2018
Alipay takes paper out of tax refunds. The information you need to start your day, from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Payment outage hits Australia; No cashier store opens in San Francisco; Should contactless limits get higher?:
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Payments Source
MARCH 27, 2016
Fallout from widespread data breaches hurts many payment industry sectors, but this year's tax-filing season brings fresh pain for the prepaid card industry, with new details out connecting prepaid cards with some of last year's biggest tax refund fraud busts.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 10, 2019
After the holiday season comes tax season — everyone’s favorite time — but at least the payment of taxes, along with the tax refund process, promises to become even more digital this year. And digital payers are striving to win more business from tax filers this year. Rise of Quicker Payments. New Products.
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Fintech Finance
JULY 25, 2024
Alipay+ is also adding more digital conveniences for tourists through its recent integration with the taxi app FREENOW, available in 7 European countries, and partnerships for digital tax refunds. The latter allows Chinese tourists to receive instant tax refunds on their Alipay app in-store.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 4, 2020
Consider the roughly 200 Rhode Islanders who recently received tax refund checks signed by Mickey Mouse and Walt Disney. The majority of the misprinted checks were sent to businesses receiving corporate tax refunds.
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Finovate
AUGUST 30, 2024
Community Bank & Trust will leverage ValidiFI’s vAuth to verify bank account status and account ownership and possession for its Tax Refund Advance loan program. Community Bank & Trust selected ValidiFI to help verify bank account ownership and possession for prospective borrowers.
Fintech News
AUGUST 12, 2024
We have already seen successful use cases on our Whale platform in areas such as instant tax refund services and SME cross-border payments, and we will continue working together with industry partners and leveraging blockchain technology to enable more open and inclusive cross-border payments.”
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Fintech Finance
AUGUST 14, 2024
We have already seen successful use cases on our Whale platform in areas such as instant tax refund services and SME cross-border payments, and we will continue working together with industry partners and leveraging blockchain technology to enable more open and inclusive cross-border payments.”
PYMNTS
AUGUST 20, 2018
Mobile wallets, arguably built to solve problems that few consumers had , are again taking on a common hassle faced by travelers who cross international borders: getting those refunds on local taxes. For the South Korean service, Chinese tourists claim tax refunds via their mobile apps, and can skip tax refund counters altogether.
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Fintech Finance
JULY 26, 2024
In 44 countries and regions, UnionPay cards can be widely used for tax refunds, shopping mall discounts, and multiple major European airports now also support the UnionPay App or QR code refunds.
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PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 23, 2017
That day is when the IRS hands out tax refund checks from the previous year’s tax filing. Research conducted by the National Retail Federation (NRF) and Prosper Insights & Analytics paints a much different picture for this year’s tax refund spending — or, in this case, not spending — activities.
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MAY 9, 2018
Direct deposits, new products and tax refunds helped Green Dot beat revenue expectations for the first quarter of 2018. Green Dot’s tax refund business also showed gains. million tax refunds in the first quarter of 2018, a 2 percent increase from the same period — tax season — last year.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 5, 2020
In addition, he said tax refunds provided the tailwinds that drove momentum in the Cash App. Chief Financial Officer Amrita Ahuja told reporters on a call Tuesday night Cash App saw meaningful uplift from customers who deposited government stimulus and unemployment checks. But not all the news was good.
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Fintech Finance
JANUARY 17, 2024
. “Paying over $100 to file your taxes can drain millions of Americans of much-needed liquidity,” said Stuart Sopp, CEO and Co-Founder, Current. ” “For many Americans, their tax refund is the largest check they’ll receive all year,” said Gavin Nachbar, CEO and co-founder, Column Tax.
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PYMNTS
AUGUST 10, 2020
Instant payments that enable the 24/7, year-round transfer of tax refunds, benefits, dividend payments and other disbursements could be key to quickly getting them money for much needed purchases within 30 minutes or less. This is in turn driving a need for fresh financial solutions that can help customers pay — and get paid — fast.
88 PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 23, 2016
For all the johnny-come-latelies who spend the hours before midnight on April 17 scrambling to submit their tax forms, there are millions more Americans who are sitting pretty with their tax refunds already in hand. It’s a peculiar part of tax season. In the past, the answer may have been yes.
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DECEMBER 6, 2016
From insurance claims to e-marketplace payouts, from shared economy payments to social benefits and even tax refunds, a new Mastercard and Wells Fargo partnership is aiming to speed up payments between domestic customers.
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PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
I got a tax refund check for …. $1. The other day I got a refund check for $1. Thursday, November 3, 2016: Here’s a good one. I promise not to spend it all in one place – but seriously, the fact that the government is sending people checks for a dollar is nuts. It’s truly time to #killthecheck, don’t you think?
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 16, 2020
billion merger deal with Switzerland’s tourism shopping tax refund company Global Blue , earning it a listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the companies announced Thursday (Jan. Global Blue runs airport kiosks and storefronts that enable shoppers to get sales tax refunds when they return home.
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FICO
MARCH 29, 2020
Social engineering and attempts to get you to disclose personal information that will facilitate financial fraud are rampant and even include creative attempts at COVID-19 tax refund schemes. At FICO, we are continuing to work hard every day to protect people from fraud.
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PYMNTS
MARCH 22, 2019
“Globally, we are expanding our footprint by supporting China outbound travelers to make cross-border payments in overseas destinations, and we now offer real-time tax refund services for Weixin Pay users in over 80 airports. In addition, there was the launch of WeChat Pay Malaysia in August.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 23, 2020
The Oregon Department of Revenue prefers to pay tax refunds through direct deposit, but checks are an option,” explained Robin Maxey, public information officer at the Oregon Department of Revenue. “We Fraudulent tax refund claims cause us to slow issuing refunds until we can validate the identity of the filer.
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PYMNTS
JANUARY 8, 2018
Credit Karma said yes to early tax refunds for consumers – for free. Good Tax Lending Karma. Good news for consumers avidly awaiting their tax refund for 2018: Credit Karma Tax is rolling out a new product call Earlybird Advance, an online refund advance service. And that was just Tuesday.
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Fintech Finance
OCTOBER 10, 2024
Additionally, merchants can leverage the vast user base of Alipay+ payment partners with customizable digital lifestyle services such as for transport, food, tax refunds and more. In Southeast Asia, where Alipay+ is widely accepted, the number of claimed destination vouchers from A+Rewards increased by 53% across key campaigns in 2024.
98 PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 19, 2019
taxpayers who received federal tax refunds via direct deposit as of May 2018. All this, Today In Data. Data: 700 million: The number of active annual Alipay users exceeded this figure in 2018. million: The number of U.S. 84 percent: The share of consumers who prefer to provide debit cards as identifiers to receive instant funds.
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PYMNTS
APRIL 21, 2020
Plus, the IRS has shelved processing tax refunds to make room for sending stimulus payments. IRS Puts Tax Refunds In Storage As It Works On Stimulus Checks. Public Businesses Reap PPP Relief Of $300M. Demand for the Singapore-based company has disappeared with the shuttering of all but essential services.
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