| Visa, Marqeta boost Asia FinTech expansion, Amazon taps into bill pay with Alexa, Mastercard’s plans for using blockchain tech |  | | Visa, Marqeta Team To Boost FinTech Expansion Across Asia Pacific Today (Oct. 28), Visa and Marqeta announce a partnership to accelerate the global expansion of FinTech firms across the APAC region. Say goodbye to integration with multiple processors to get acceptance regionally and globally â and say hello to digital card issuance that turns eWallet account balances into digital card credentials that are accepted wherever Visa is accepted. Visaâs Global Head of Strategic Partnerships and Ventures tells Karen Webster how doing so checks four important boxes in serving the needs of the 4.3 billion people living in that region. |
| Mastercard On How Trust Unites Blockchain, Biometrics, Seafood And Healthcare Payments What does seafood have in common with healthcare? What do both have in common with tech such as blockchain and AI? In an interview with Karen Webster prior to yesterdayâs (Oct. 27) announcement of several new tech-driven initiatives, Jess Turner, EVP of North American digital payments and labs at Mastercard, delves into the network giantâs expansion into new verticals, and why trust underpins it all â with a dash of FinTech for good measure. |
| Why Voice Is Connected Commerceâs Killer App A PYMNTS study of more than 5,000 U.S. consumers shows that ownership of voice-activated speakers has doubled since 2017, with 30 percent of consumers who own the devices using them to browse, shop and pay â often using smartphones in tandem. In the new Just Say to Pay brief, we detail the role voice-enabled devices play in consumersâ everyday lives and how they are creating a fully immersive connected commerce future. |
| Breaking News: POS Financing |
| Where Are Buy Now, Pay Later Solutions Headed Next? As the holiday shopping season approaches (to say nothing of the new decade), retailers are racing to gain an edge over competitors — and increasingly turning to new buy now, pay later solutions at the point of sale (POS). Josh Abramowitz, CEO at Bread, a POS financing provider, talks with PYMNTS about the ins and outs of the payment method, and different ways of bringing more financing options to consumers. |
| | KLW Commentary | | Why Super Apps Could Have Superpowers Uberâs CEO said last month that it wants to be the operating system for everyday life. Karen Webster says to take a number, since itâs a space thatâs getting pretty active. Thereâs one big reason she said why so many now have such a big appetite to be the consumerâs Super App, but a much shorter list of possible contenders. Hereâs the big fork in the road that each Super App contender faces â and why, if successful, Super Apps could claim extraordinary superpowers. |
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