Pix Launches Contactless Payments for Google Wallet Users
Instant payments platform Pix will integrate NFC contactless payment functionality for customers who have linked their bank accounts to Google Wallet. Brazil’s central bank unveiled Pix by Proximity at a joint presentation with the president of Google Brazil. Initially, this feature will be available only to Google Wallet users on Android phones. However, the platform […]
After the TGI Fridays Bankruptcy, a Battle Over Gift Cards
TGI Fridays has declared bankruptcy, leaving holders of nearly $50 million in gift cards uncertain about how they will be able to redeem them. The main question is whether the parent company or its franchisees are responsible for this debt. The bankruptcy filings include TGI Fridays’ 39 company-owned stores, but not the franchise locations. Franchisees […]
The Most Vital Instant-Payment Use Cases for Small Businesses
Seven years after the launch of The Clearing House’s RTP network and 15 months into the FedNow era, instant payments are proliferating, if not quite a household name. Small businesses and the bankers who serve them are searching for a set of “killer use cases” that will serve as catalysts for widespread adoption. A new […]