Payment processing

Ex-Heartland Payment CEO sued for passing insider tips to girlfriend

06/01/18

Heartland Payment Systems LLC sued its former top executive, Robert Carr, claiming he used his girlfriend to trade on inside information.

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N.D. bank buys electronic payments processor InterceptEFT

04/03/18

First International Bank plans to rename the company Kotapay, while expanding services that include handling direct deposit and credit card processing for financial firms.

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Amazon and JPM: It's not about banking, it's about payments

03/06/18

As with most of the company's inventions, an Amazon checking account would more deeply embed customers into an Amazon ecosystem that provides an endless flow of data and efficiencies.

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Crypto poised to take over gun sales if banks bow out

02/26/18

As financial services companies cool on gun sales, alternative currencies may step in to pick up the slack.

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Is blockchain a runaway train?

02/21/18

Momentum is continuing unabated for blockchain projects and initial coin offerings (ICOs) as the potential for blockchain continues to be realized.

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Call for bank crackdown on gun sales is deeply misguided

02/20/18

The New York Times' Andrew Ross Sorkin wants banks and credit card companies to effectively ban assault gun sales if Congress won't. It's a dangerous idea. Here's why.

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Fed toughens bank stress tests; CFPB shuffles fair lending unit

02/02/18

Banks will have to show they can withstand “severely adverse” conditions; the office will be under the direct control of acting director Mick Mulvaney.

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Court upholds CFPB structure; Harder look at bitcoin

02/01/18

Appeals court says single director is constitutional; the CFTC is rethinking policies because of bitcoin.

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How Chase, Amazon tech could transform health care payments

01/30/18

JPMorgan Chase and Amazon have demonstrated substantial power to digitize their industries, even influencing the strategy of others. But automating and streamlining health care will be a particularly tough task.

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As insurers drown in paper, banks see a digital opportunity

12/14/17

Some firms are investing in technology to help insurance clients shift to paperless payment processing.

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