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Ninety Days Into the Role, Paysafe’s CEO Has Tough Love for His New Company

Bruce Lowthers took over a stumbling Paysafe Ltd. back in May, and now with three months evaluating the company behind him, the new chief executive early Wednesday offered encouragement mixed with some tough talk. Speaking particularly about product innovation, Lowthers lowered the boom, citing what he sees as an imbalance …

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Eye on Mastercard: Paysafe Adds Send; PayPal Launches a Cashback Mastercard

To provide merchants in the United Kingdom and Europe with an international and domestic payout service, Paysafe Ltd. is integrating Mastercard Send into its platform. The deal will enable businesses in those regions to send payments to cards, bank accounts, and mobile wallets. Such capabilities are expected to be highly …

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Fraudsters Favor Content Scams to Bilk Consumers Out of Crypto And Other Assets

The confluence of the explosion in digital transactions the past two years, hyper-inflation, and pent-up consumer demand has created a perfect storm that is allowing fraudsters to lure consumers into online traps that result in financial losses. A recent report from Sift Science Inc. reveals that such scams account for …

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Paysafe Bets on Ontario and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/4/22

Paysafe Ltd. announced it is processing payments for several iGaming operators in the Canadian province of Ontario, including PointsBet and theScoreBet.Diebold Nixdorf said Langley Federal Credit Union selected the company to operate and manage its self-service banking channel. The credit union said it has more than 320,000 membersBuy now, pay later specialist Klarna …

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How Paysafe Sees Crypto And Gaming As Keys to Turning Around Its Digital Wallets

Paysafe Ltd. early Wednesday reported progress in turning around its beleaguered digital-wallet business, noting a crucial deal with the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange and progress in its key iGaming market. As part of an effort to reinvigorate its wallets, “We’re starting to work with crypto exchanges” more actively, Philip McHugh, …

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As Users Seek More Choices, PayNearMe Adds PayPal And Venmo To Its Bill Pay Platform

Responding to demand from consumers and billers for digital bill-payment options, electronic billing and payment platform provider PayNearMe Inc. on Tuesday announced the addition of PayPal and Venmo to its payment options. A recent study by PayNearMe revealed that 43% of respondents rated the convenience of using PayPal to pay …

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A Winning Hand for Payments

The boom in iGaming—online poker and casino games—and sports betting is generating big potential for payments companies. Can they cash in? Payments companies looking for new markets might wager on the online sports betting and casino games market. It could reap big dividends, especially as more states allow these forms …

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Dorsey Exits Twitter CEO Role and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 11/29/21

Jack Dorsey, chief executive of both Square Inc. and Twitter Inc., is stepping down effective immediately as chief executive of social-media platform Twitter, Dorsey posted on Twitter. He will be succeeded by Twitter chief technology officer Parag Agrawal.E-commerce holiday shopping on the Monday following Thanksgiving—known as Cyber Monday—will increase 21% over the same day …

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Wallet Weakness Hammers Paysafe As It Reports Progress in North American Online Gaming

Regulatory changes in its European market have hammered Paysafe Ltd.’s digital wallets, chopping the company’s quarter-to-quarter payments volume and revenue and forcing its top executives to spend a good deal of time Thursday morning explaining the impact to stock analysts. “We are facing challenges in our digital-wallet business. It’s performing …

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AmEx’s First Debit Card and other Digital Transactions News Briefs from 10/28/21

American Express Co. launched a fully digital business checking account for U.S. small and mid-sized businesses that includes the first-ever AmEx-issued debit card. The account also connects with existing AmEx credit cards.FIS Inc.’s Worldpay merchant-acquiring unit will provide payment services to Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals under a new agreement. The pact includes …

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