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PayPal Blockchain Security Patent Could Build Crypto Trust

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PayPal wants to make crypto transactions less risky.

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Finance

Mastercard Buys Startup That Will Help You Manage Pesky Subscriptions

Mastercard is acquiring Minna Technologies, which specializes in letting bank and card customers manage (and cancel) subscription services.

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Patent Drop

Mastercard Continues Crypto Crusade with Seamless Transaction Patents

Mastercard’s interest in this tech could help legitimize crypto in the broader scheme of traditional finance.

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Consumer

Walmart Wants to Cut Out Credit Card Networks

Walmart will soon roll out an option that would allow consumers to pay for online orders directly via instant bank account transfers.

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Banking

US Regulators Investigate Banks’ Responses to Scams on Zelle

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Major US banks are being probed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) over how they handle fraud on P2P payments app Zelle.

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Finance

Visa, Mastercard are Betting Big on Africa

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One study projects the continent’s digital payment ecosystem will grow 30% a year through 2025.

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Big Tech

Apple Hit With $2 Billion Fine By EU Over Music Streaming

European regulators found that the tech giant broke the region’s laws with its ban against making purchases outside its App Store.

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Patent Drop

Visa May Use Doppelgangers to Fight Payments Fraud

The tech could help the financial institution find cyber criminals and figure out your spending habits early.

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Patent Drop

JPMorgan Adds to Space Ambitions with Off-Planet Payments

The bank’s out-of-this-world patent for “space-based payments” relies on blockchain networks, satellites and stablecoins.

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