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Video: fintech news weekly round-up – 30 August 2019

FinTech Futures and KAE, a strategic marketing consultancy firm, have teamed up to bring you short and sweet round-ups of the week’s selected news stories – in a video format. The latest weekly video covers: Apple Card launches AmEx, Citi and Goldman invest in digital mortgage startup Better.com JP Morgan to shut down Chase Pay […]

Payments Industry Steps up to Help Harvey Victims

Several payments companies have announced efforts to help the victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas and Louisiana, including monetary donations, interchange fee waivers and m-POS equipment.  

Earnings Roundup: Amex, BofA, Blackhawk, Visa

It was a busy week for second- and fiscal third-quarter earnings reports, with American Express, Bank of America and Visa all beating Wall Street expectations, and Blackhawk Network, which also beat analyst predictions, talking international growth, double-digit digital gift card sales and new partner Target set to roll out in Q3.

Amex Taps Virtual Cards for Business Travel Expenses

American Express is the latest payments company to recognize the benefits of enabling virtual account numbers for business travel. The addition of virtual account numbers enables businesses to set usage dates and pre-authorize spending limits at the time of booking, helping reduce fraud and encourage compliance with company travel policies, Amex said.

Proposed M-Wallet Rules Don’t Hinder Samsung Pay Launch

While the Indian government works toward a digital economy, the Reserve Bank of India is soliciting feedback through March 31 on guidelines for prepaid payment instruments that could adversely affect issuers of prepaid products, including mobile wallets.