Digital payments

Why Ohio is gung-ho for cryptocurrency and blockchain

12/14/18

Many banks and government officials are dubious about crypto, but Ohio Treasurer Josh Mandel lets businesses pay their taxes with it and has put all the state government’s expenses on a public ledger.

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One fintech’s plan to free consumers from credit card debt 

12/11/18

Jason Brown explains why his company, Tally, helps consumers by paying their monthly balances, providing advice and offering a lower-rate credit line.

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Is fear of fraud holding back faster payments?

11/28/18

Proponents of real-time payments systems say banks must embrace them given consumer demand for more immediacy and transparency, even if criminals will try to exploit them.

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How fraudsters surprised British banks

11/27/18

As U.S. banks move toward faster payments, they should heed the lessons U.K. banks learned about criminals after launching their real-time transaction system, says Varo Money's fraud strategy leader.

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Which tech companies pose the biggest threat to banks?

11/27/18

Warren Kornfeld, senior vice president at Moody’s Investors Service, explains why banks’ fear of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and other tech giants is legitimate.

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Fintechs to law enforcement: Let’s be partners, not adversaries

11/09/18

A new group aims to foster collaboration between fintechs and state and federal officials in the fight against crime — without hindering legitimate business innovation.

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Sizing up the real fintech threat to banks

11/07/18

Will it be a bigfoot from Amazon, Google and Apple, or death by a thousand bites from niche rivals? Or can banks rally and fend off the insurgents?

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With Jeff Sessions out, will pot payments thrive?

11/07/18

During his time as U.S. attorney general, Jeff Sessions was an outspoken opponent of the legalization of cannabis sales. Now that Sessions has resigned, legal marijuana is poised to become a growth industry.

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Bitcoin ATM operator Coinsource gets New York bitlicense

11/01/18

The approval marks the New York’s bank regulator 12th license to a crypto-related business.

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Mastercard’s blockchain patents — what’s in it for banks?

11/01/18

The credit card company's filings mirror patents Bank of America, Barclays and TD Bank have submitted in the past two years that focus on how funds transfers and data security would augment blockchain technology.

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