{"id":4895,"date":"2020-05-20T20:50:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T20:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.paymentfacilitator.com\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2023-02-13T09:29:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T16:29:21","slug":"paypal-rolls-out-qr-codes-shopify-launches-new-products-news-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/infinicept.com\/payment-facilitator\/archive\/paypal-rolls-out-qr-codes-shopify-launches-new-products-news-roundup\/","title":{"rendered":"PayPal Rolls Out QR Codes; Shopify Launches New Products: News Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

PaymentFacilitator\u2019s News Roundup is a curated mix of the past week\u2019s news and articles from around the web, including company announcements, global payments news, and other coverage and analysis of topics relevant to payment facilitators.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Digital Download<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alipay\u2019s parent company Ant Financial is bringing investment dollars to Myanmar. <\/strong>The company is investing in Digital Money Myanmar, a joint venture between a local holding company and a Norwegian mobile carrier. The company operates a remittance platform called Wave Money, which it plans to expand into a broader digital payment platform. From Nikkei Asian Review<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

COVID Impact<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The pandemic has helped PayPal attract a new demographic group: \u201csilver tech.\u201d<\/strong> The company\u2019s CFO, John Rainey told a conference recently that Americans over 50 were its fastest growing market segment from March to April. The growth in transactions from this group helped it achieve \u201cpre-COVID levels\u201d in payment volume, and the company thinks the trends are sustainable, he said. From CNBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payment volume in India has fallen year over year.<\/strong> Indians have cut back on spending across the board during the pandemic. Payments there in March fell 46% from the same time last year. Wallet usage declined 22% and card payments also fell dramatically. From Times of India<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Industry News<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PayPal: PayPal Rolls Out QR Code Payments for a Touch Free Way to Buy and Sell In-Person<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopify: Shopify Announces Major Product Launches and Updates at Virtual Event Reunite, Including Shopify Balance and Shop Pay Installments<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shopify: Shopify Partners with Facebook to Help Businesses Launch Branded Facebook Shops<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FIS: Manage Your Business On the Go with iQ Now from FIS<\/p>\n\n\n\n

USA Technologies: USA Technologies Holds Successful First Virtual Unattended Retail Summit with Over 1,000 Registered Participants<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Blackbaud: Blackbaud Releases First Look Data at Companies’ Corporate Social Responsibility Response to COVID-19<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RealPage: RealPage Modern Message Resident Engagement Delivers Huge Advantage to Properties<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ParTech: PAR Technology and REVOLUTION Join Forces to Help Table Service Operators Adapt to a Changing Industry<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RunSignup: RunSignup Announces RaceJoy Anywhere for Virtual Events<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PayU: PayU Launches Initiative to Support Residential Societies Collect Dues Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stripe: Stripe\u2019s First Negative Emissions Purchases<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Braintree: New Fraud Protection: Powered by PayPal and Braintree Network Intelligence and Industry-Recognized Machine Learning<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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