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It was only a few months ago that we published a report on the growth of P2P payments and what a success they were. Now teething pains have hit Venmo... more

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Since the birth of FinTech there has been a growing anxiety for bank executives as to how and when big tech companies will start to focus on the banking industry. During its... more

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BNP Paribas has announced it is set to compete against other money transfer services such as PayPal, Venmo, and Lydia by deploying its new mobile P2P payment service, Paylib.  Other members of the Paylib consortium, which includes Societe Generale, La Banque Postal, and Credit Agricole will progressively introduce the service over the summer months. The new service notably allows individuals to [...]

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Apple and Goldman Sachs are reported to be preparing the launch of a new joint credit card, a move that would deepen Apple pay’s push into its customers’ wallets and mark the Wall Street firm’s first foray into plastic. The planned card would carry the Apple Pay brand and could launch early next year, people [...]

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Facebook Messenger is enabling people in the UK to send money to each other via P2P payments in its Messenger texting app for the first time. The social network said Monday that Messenger users in the UK will be able to send money to each other when the feature rolls out in the next few weeks. [...]

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