| PayPal On Facebook Pay, The Power Of Consumer Choice Another day, another âPayâ â though when Facebook is the player launching it for a few billion people, one canât help but take notice. As PayPal Senior Vice President of Global Merchant Product and Technology Arnold Goldberg tells Karen Webster, itâs just another opportunity for PayPal to further the decade-long partnership with Facebook in helping to power its global payment plays â even if that means creating another competitor in the mobile payments space. |
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| How To Make Online Sports Gaming A Sure Bet For Payments, State Governments More states are giving the green light to online sports betting, and that means giving the OK to players who want to use mobile devices to place those bets. George Connors, Senior Vice President of gaming solutions at Fiserv, tells Karen Webster how operators and payment players are using tech to make betting online a sure bet for issuers, operators and players. |
| Digital Disruption Meets Automotive Repairs Even as the automotive industry undergoes massive changes driven by digital and mobile technology, vehicle repairs are largely stuck in the 20th century â and full of friction. However, that may be changing. In a new PYMNTS interview, Ed Petersen, CEO and founder of mobile vehicle repair service Wrench, talks about how to use artificial intelligence and transparent pricing to meet consumers on their own terms. |
| Getting RTP’s Roadmap, Consumer Demand For It In Sync The infrastructure is in place for real-time payments, and peer-to-peer (P2P) transactions and bill pay are leading the way for its wider acceptance. Craig Ramsey, head of real-time payments at ACI Worldwide, explains how digital overlays and real-time rails will be ready for the demand — when it comes. |
| | KLW Commentary | | Why Googleâs Deal With Citi Isnât About Becoming A Bank (But Is Still A Big Deal) The collective financial services and payments communities were taken aback last week when Google confirmed it would partner with Citi (and Stanford Federal Credit Union) to launch a âsmartâ DDA next year. Karen Webster says the checking account may not be the only âsmartâ thing about the tie-up â and could signal an even more disruptive play with them down the road. Hereâs what that is, and what must happen for any of it to work according to plan. |
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