electronic payment systems


How The Latest Steps By Alipay And WeChat Bring China Closer To Replacing Cash With Cellphones

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China’s two leading mobile-payment platforms announced this week that they will begin allowing foreign visitors to uti... Read more

Credit Cards Have Gone Out Of Style In China — Will The U.S. Be Far Behind?

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WeChat and Alipay are the most widely accepted forms of payment in China which has allowed merchants to avoid paying cre... Read more

Amazon To Support Utility-bill Payments With Alexa

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Amazon.com Inc. is tapping into bill payments by letting customers use its Amazon Pay feature for their utility bills. ... Read more

At 50, American Express Most Famous Card No Longer Holds Its Charge

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Amex’s Green Card got a makeover and switched from being a charge card to a credit card. Read more

Earnings Results: Visa Stock Gains After Earnings Beat As Volume Rises 9%

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Visa Inc. shares gained about 1% in after-hours trading Thursday after the payments giant topped profit expectations for... Read more

Earnings Outlook: Visa Earnings Preview: Moving Further Beyond Credit Cards

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Visa Inc.’s Thursday afternoon earnings report will cap off a fiscal year in which the payments giant branched out fur... Read more

This Credit Card Will Let You Earn Rewards To Pay Off Your Student Loans — But Is It A Good Deal?

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Sallie Mae has rolled out three new credit cards aimed at college students and recent graduates. Read more

Read This Before Taking Out Another Retail Credit Card

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There’s been a worrying trend with retail credit cards, and it doesn’t appear to be improving. Read more

Robinhood Unveils Long-delayed Cash Management Accounts — This Time With Insurance

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The accounts come with an APY of 2.05%, well below the 3% the company originally promised back in December. Read more

PayPal Drops Out Of Libra Project: Report

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In what could be a lethal blow to Facebook Inc.’s controversial Libra project, PayPal Holdings Inc. is reportedly on t... Read more

Best New Ideas In Money: Think Twice Before Using Facial-recognition Technology Or Fingerprint Scanning

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Ditching credit cards for facial recognition removes the last physical barrier between our bodies and Corporate America.... Read more

Credit.com: Dont Miss Out On This Handy Credit Card Benefit

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Many cards offer extended warranty coverage. Find out who offers it and how it works. Read more

The Ratings Game: Square Just Had Its Best Month Ever For Cash App Downloads, Analyst Says

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Square Inc. continues to gain steam with its consumer-facing Cash App. Read more

This Woman Paid Off $10,000 In Credit-card Debt With A Personal Loan, But Her First Attempt Landed Her In The Red Again

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Emily Rogers, 30, said she resorted to hiding credit cards in a drawer to keep herself from spending. Read more

Mastercard Announces Its Largest Acquisition Yet In Further Attempt To Move Beyond Cards

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Mastercard Inc. announced the biggest acquisition in its history on Tuesday, as the card network continues its efforts t... Read more

The Capital One Hack Exposes The Dark Side Of Racking Up Credit-card Rewards

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vCapital One revealed that more than 100 million of its customers had their personal data exposed in a hacking. Read more

The $3 Billion Mistake Americans Are Making With Their Credit Cards

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This problem has gotten significantly worse since 2015. Read more

The Number One: This Is The Worst State To Have Credit Card Debt

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Residents in this state are carrying the highest median balance, and also take the longest to pay it off. Read more

Earnings Outlook: Visa Earnings: As Facebook Seeks To Change Payments, Visa Stays The Course

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As Facebook Inc. swims in criticism over its new efforts in cryptocurrency, the stalwarts of payments continue to thrive... Read more

Economic Outlook: PayPal Earnings: Reaping The Benefits Of Investments

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When PayPal Holdings Inc. reports earnings next Wednesday, it will reap the rewards of some recent bets on payments play... Read more