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Blockchain & Crypto

Pornhub starts paying its models with crypto

Models have been receiving money via PayPal until November 2019

News

Mastercard works on debit and credit cards with US financial company

Mastercard and SoFi will develop new products, benefits, and experiences

News

Data unveils number of fraud reports in 2019

For the first time, info about the FTC’s refund program will be available online, including state-by-state and case-by-case breakdowns of the amount refunded to consumers

News

PayPal and UnionPay sign joint agreement 

PayPal’s users in Australia, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, and Thailand can now add UnionPay cards in their wallets

News

Mastercard launches data science platform through new partnership

That’s the next step of a $50 million commitment Mastercard and the Rockefeller Foundation made in 2019 to launch a transformational model for philanthropy

News

Western Union brings real-time payments to 2 more countries

Service is expected to be launched this year

Science & Technology

The US wage growth for Q4 2019 unveiled

Despite the fact that earlier this year, workers saw wage growth of 5% or more, they are now seeing only 4.6% growth

News

Study reveals gender pay gap

Globally, 42% of women of working age don’t get payment, compared to 6% of men

News

JCB cards’ acceptance in Europe increases

JCB partners with payment company in Finland

Finance & Economics

Bank unveils payment preferences of Europeans

The survey analyzes consumer practices of 4 European countries where Oney Bank runs business: Spain, Portugal, Poland, and France

News

Mobile banking market revenue in 6 years revealed

The integration of new technologies creates more opportunities in the market

News

European open banking platform to close €90M investment round 

Tink supports such world’s banks and fintechs as PayPal, Klarna, NatWest, ABN AMRO, BNP Paribas Fortis, Nordea, and SEB

News

UK and US invest £12 million in fintech startups’ accelerator

During the next 3 years, Catalyst Fund will support the growth of 30 additional startups across 5 key emerging fintech markets: Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, India, and Mexico

Blockchain & Crypto

NICE adds crypto company to its AML solutions portfolio

The X-Sight Marketplace partners nearly 40 companies in its expanding ecosystem

News

Bankable announces new strategic partnership with US fintech

Plaid provides connectivity to 15,000 banks across the US and Europe

Science & Technology

2020 card payments volume in Hong Kong estimated: research

In 2019, every Hongkonger was holding more than 3 cards, creating a highly penetrated payment card market in the region

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