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July 21, 2017

Earnings

Visa Beats 3Q Estimates as Payments Volume Leaps
 

Double digit transaction growth and strength in Europe boosted Visa's earnings beyond the Street's expectations, while management also gave the lift to expected revenue growth going forward. Internationally, Europe stood out – even the U.K., post Brexit, and China looms as a market devoutly to be wished. Visa Checkout also gained traction, according to CEO, Al Kelly, to 23 million users in a world where cashless is going more mainstream and commerce-enabling platforms are becoming increasingly important.

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PYMNTS “Things To Know” Series

Europe, CNP Fraud Trendsetter?
 

Europe often sets the pace for fashion — and now fighting fraud? As EMV gains traction in the States, the chip card revolution on the Continent has largely been completed. And the bad guys are increasingly plying the fraudulent transaction game online. TSYS offers up a few "Things To Know" about Europe’s efforts to manage CNP fraud that could help others prepare for battle.
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PYMNTS Sizzle/Fizzle

Contactless Sizzles, Consumer Debt Fizzles And Sears And Amazon Spark A Sizzle-Laden Partnership
 

Contactless payments look strong — if you live in the U.K. and going cashless is increasingly king in China. Meanwhile, consumer debt may have seen another canary drop in its coal mine this week and Blue Apron might be Amazon's latest casualty. And speaking of Amazon... Sears landed sizzle of the week status with their Amazon/Alexa/Kenmore partnership. We've got all the sizzling and fizzling details.

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Consumer Credit

Affirm Challenges Retailers, FIs To Practice “Honest Finance”
 

Affirm entered the market six years ago with a pretty lofty goal — fix a consumer credit system that CEO Max Levchin said had gotten “pretty broken.” One million loans and one thousand merchants later, Levchin formally kicked off Affirm’s Honest Finance campaign at its first annual partner conference yesterday in an effort to raise retailer, FI and consumer awareness around credit schemes that he says can hurt consumers and the retailers they shop with. So, what is the case for “Honest Finance?”

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