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New Payments Platform Australia Merges With Eftpos, BPAY

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The new combined company will help to make a more unified entity that will help cut costs, boost efficiency and be better positioned to compete with overseas multinational payments programs, the report stated. The new company will have a single board with members of all three companies.

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Mastercard Buys POS Financing Provider Vyze

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Point-of-sale (POS) financing stands as a $1.8 Among the main consumer segments targeted by POS financing providers are millennials , in part because they are being left out when it comes to tapping into home equity. Mastercard is certainly not alone in the POS financing space.

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Mastercard Spotlights Comm Payments Innovation

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According to Mehra, the travel and entertainment (T&E) and hospitality industries are exciting areas for the commercial payments, as well as spaces where mobile can become a very interesting tool.

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