Inside Visa And Vantivâs Plan To Pay SMBs Faster Visa and Vantiv made news last week with the launch of FastAccess Funding, a push-to-card solution that settles SMB funds instantly. Karen Webster spoke with Cecelia Frew, Visaâs head of push payments, and Scott DeAngelo, Vantiv's SVP of product, to get a closer look at a program thatâs much more than just instant daily settlement â itâs a working capital lifeline for SMBs and a new opportunity for banks to strengthen those SMB relationships with an underutilized asset â the debit card. Read More... |
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Jumio CEO: Outfoxing The Cyberfraudsters In Real Time Jumio CEO Stephen Stuut says innovation is key when it comes to taking on the bad guys in cyberspace â the ones who steal IDs, and then, money â and that Equifax is just the latest wakeup call. Stuut says there are plenty of ways to keep the bad guys pacing the floor at night too, in mobile payments and beyond. Read More... |
Mastercard: Micro Businesses Can Move Financial Inclusion's Largest Roadblocks Bringing the estimated two billion un- and underbanked adults around the world into financial inclusion involves a lot more than taking cash away and replacing it with a card or mobile payment tool. Sami Lahoud, SVP of global acceptance strategy & engagement at Mastercard, told PYMNTSâ Karen Webster how that realization forced a huge shift in the companyâs approach â and why small and micro-businesses are the missing link to solving the financial inclusion puzzle thatâs eluded so many for so long. Read More... |
| PYMNTS Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker™ | NEW REPORT: Why Mobile Order-Ahead Is The New Frontrunner At Saratoga Whether you've got your money on a thoroughbred or youâre racing to grab food before the starting gunâs fired, speed is what wins at the racetrack. In Septemberâs hot-to-trot PYMNTS Mobile Order-Ahead Trackerâ¢, Bob Hughes, COO of The New York Racing Association, discusses newly installed mobile ordering technology at the Saratoga Race Course, Americaâs oldest horse racing track, and the organization's plans to expand the service in the future. Find that, headlines and rankings of 57 mobile apps with order ahead, inside the Tracker. Read More... | |