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ACI Worldwide Survey Shows Nearly 40% of Taxpayers Will Use Refunds for Debt Relief

Fintech Finance

Alternative payment methods such as PayPal, GooglePay and ApplePay continue to be favored by Gen Z compared to all other age demographics. Among consumers who have experienced scams, one-third were phone and email scams involving fraudsters impersonating the IRS. credit cards, loans, etc.) 20% would make minor purchases (e.g.,

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PayPal Waives Check Cashing Fees For Stimulus Checks

PYMNTS

PayPal will allow customers to cash their next stimulus checks free of charge, according to a press release. The payments giant said in the release that the checks will go through instantly on the PayPal app's cash-a-check feature. This can be done from a mobile phone, without the user leaving their home to go to a bank or ATM.

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Online Gambling And The Challenges Of Betting On Instant Disbursements

PYMNTS

Many companies are seeking to find ways to make disbursements easier for affected entities, including payment provider PayPal and instant disbursements firm Ingo Money. The IRS itself has also crafted a tool of its own for underbanked consumers called Get My Payment, which enables stimulus check tracking.

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Chainalysis, Elliptic, And CipherTrace Competitor TRM Labs Raises From American Express, Visa, And Square For Crypto Compliance Software

CB Insights

TRM Labs , a blockchain intelligence platform provider, has raised $60M in Series B round that drew participation from Tiger Global Management, American Express Ventures, Visa, PayPal Ventures, Square, and Citi Ventures. Uniswap, Circle, FTX, the IRS, and the FBI are included among its clients. How’s the company performing?

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Gen Z Driving Shift Toward Digital Tax Payments, According to New Report From ACI Worldwide

Fintech Finance

This has nationwide economic implications given the IRS reports 26-to-34-year-olds file more taxes than any other group. independent professional tax preparers or the IRS website. These behaviors reflect growing mistrust of professional tax institutions and a generational shift toward personal networks and digital payment platforms.

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Giving to Charity? Don’t Donate Your Data to Fraudsters

FICO

For example: in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, the IRS issued a warning about fake charities , which had sprung up like mushrooms. The IRS advised: Criminals often send emails that steer recipients to bogus websites that appear to be affiliated with legitimate charitable causes. Make the donation through a trusted third party.

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Everything You Need to Know About Credit Card Processing

Stax

Stax Stripe Square PayPal Banks Contract Required No No No No Yes Early Termination Fees No No No No Yes Card Present Processing Pricing $99/month + 8¢ per transaction + interchange 2.9% + 30¢ per transaction (includes interchange) 2.6% + 10¢ per transaction (includes interchange) 2.7% One-Off Fees One-off fees are those that occur only once.