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Chargebacks: A Survival Guide

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Chargeback is the term used when a customer disputes a charge on her credit card bill. This letter will inform you that the bank has initially sided with the cardholder and asks if you’d like to pursue final arbitration directly with the credit card company. What is a Chargeback?

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Digital Wallets: Intro to Apple Pay, Google Pay, and more

Cardfellow

A digital wallet refers to electronic devices and programs used for making payments for purchases digitally, without presenting a physical credit card, debit card, or cash. Originally a mobile wallet, Google Wallet changed in early 2016. The Google Wallet card was used for ATM withdrawals and purchases in stores.

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The Full List of Fintech Unicorns in Asia (2025)

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billion payments Advance Intelligence Group Valuation: $2 billion Founded in 2016, Advance Intelligence Group is the parent company of Atome Financial, ADVANCE.AI, and Ginee. The companys ecosystem leverages AI-driven, credit-enabled solutions to empower businesses and consumers alike. billion credit lines Slice 1.8

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BNZ Snaps Up Open Banking Fintech BlinkPay

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” BlinkPay was founded in 2016 to offer seamless, secure, and instant bank-to-bank transfers by leveraging open banking. BlinkPay’s platform connects with major New Zealand banks via APIs that support real-time payments without the need for credit cards or other intermediaries.

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The Number of Businesses in the USA by Industry in 2025

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2016 : This number rose to around 3.0 The post The Number of Businesses in the USA by Industry in 2025 appeared first on Credit Card Processing and Merchant Account. Pre-Pandemic Growth (20152019) Between 2015 and 2019, the U.S. saw a steady increase in new business formations: 2015 : Approximately 2.8 million, marking a 7.1%

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Visa Expands its Flexible Credential Card to the U.S.

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The VFC is similar to Curve’s multi-payment card offerings, however, Visa’s VFC requires users to select the payment type before transactions. Payments giant Visa announced earlier this week it has expanded its Visa Flexible Credential (VFC) payment card to launch in both the U.S. and the U.A.E. In the U.S.,

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Stripe Partners with TrueLayer to Launch Pay by Bank in France and Germany

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TrueLayer was founded in 2016 with an open banking payments network that connects banks across the globe and processes $40 billion across 120 million transactions annually. American consumers tend to favor credit cards and are generally more hesitant to link their bank accounts directly for payments. billion (€1.4

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