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January 16, 2024
On the web
Vodafone, Microsoft Agree to 10-Year Deal Across AI, Payments
Yahoo Finance
December 4, 2023
On the wires
Nuvei Enters Global Payments Partnership With Microsoft
PR Newswire
November 20, 2023
On the web
Nexi and Microsoft Partner to Digitize European Payments
Investing.com
July 26, 2023
On the wires
Microsoft Deepens Relationship with PayPal to Offer Simple, Flexible Payment Options
PR Newswire
May 2, 2023
On the wires
Microsoft Teams Up with GoDaddy to Enable Payments Over Virtual Meetings
PR Newswire
March 24, 2023
On the web
Microsoft is Building a Cryptocurrency Wallet into its Edge Browser
The Verge
September 8, 2022
On the web
Microsoft Remembers It’s 2022, Says It Will No longer Accept Check Payments
TechRadar
“Microsoft has told customers it will no longer be accepting payment by check as it looks to modernize its accounting systems. The Register uncovered an advisory from the computing giant issued to direct-bill partners transacting through its Cloud Solution Provider (CSP) program in the US and Canada confirming that it would not accept check payments from the end of this month. “Effective October 1, 2022, Microsoft will remove the check payment option from new commerce invoices. This change affects only the United States (including Puerto Rico) and Canada,” the advisory states.”
May 9, 2022
On the web
Google Cloud Assembles Web3 Team to Leverage Emerging Metaverse
“Google Cloud Platform is putting together a Web3 specialist team to take advantage of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology. The cloud computing services suite says its new Web3 team will focus on building services for developers running blockchain applications. In addition, the team will also provide blockchain services to enterprises and customers looking to leverage the technology. The new Google Cloud Web3 division, to be helmed by former Citigroup executive James Tromans, already has a descriptive agenda set out. This reportedly includes better management of blockchain nodes as well as software for exploring blockchain data in third-party applications. Back in January, Google already hinted at this specialist division with pre-existing and established partnerships with blockchain projects. The company believes that the emerging metaverse and all its trappings offer so many untapped opportunities to exploit.”
April 27, 2022
On the wires
Mastercard Launches Next-Generation Identity Technology with Microsoft to Help More Consumers Shop Online Safely
“Mastercard on Monday announced the launch of an enhanced identity solution designed to improve the online shopping experience and tackle digital fraud in a new collaboration with Microsoft Corp…Mastercard has directly addressed these needs by enhancing its Digital Transaction Insights solution with next-generation authentication and real-time decisioning intelligence capabilities. The solution pairs Mastercard’s network insights with the merchant’s own data to confirm the consumer is who they claim to be, providing financial institutions with the additional intelligence needed to optimize their authorization decisions and approve more genuine transactions.”
April 15, 2020
On the wires
Ethoca to Bring Digital Receipts to Consumers Through Collaboration With Microsoft
“Ethoca, a Mastercard company, today announced an expansion of its collaboration with Microsoft that will bring Microsoft customers simple access to their digital purchase receipts through their banks’ mobile applications, enabled with Ethoca’s Digital Receipts service. Today’s digital consumer is demanding more transparency about their online purchases to eliminate transaction confusion and simplify the overall payment journey. It’s not uncommon for digital goods providers to experience false claim rates of 80% or higher from consumers who often fail to recognize their own purchases, or those of family members who have access to payment credentials. This results in a growing number of consumers using the dispute cycle unnecessarily.”
August 7, 2018
On the wires
Microsoft Pay is now available with Masterpass
“Microsoft Pay now supports Masterpass by Mastercard, so that consumers can use their Microsoft account for fast and secure checkouts at their favorite retailers that accept Masterpass, without the need to reenter their information. This work further advances Mastercard and Microsoft’s shared goal to help optimize the payment experience for customers and merchants alike.”
July 20, 2018
Top Post
Facebook, Google And More Unite To Let You Transfer Data Between Apps
TechCrunch
“From porting playlists in music streaming services to health data from fitness trackers to our reams of photos and videos, the DTP could be a boon for startups. Incumbent tech giants maintain a huge advantage in popularizing new functionality because they instantly interoperate with a user’s existing data rather than making them start from scratch. Even if a social networking startup builds a better location sharing feature, personalized avatar, or payment system, it might be a lot easier to use Facebook’s clone of it because that’s where your profile, friends, and photos live.”
June 14, 2018
Top Post
Microsoft Reportedly Working On Rival Amazon Go Tech For Cashier-Free Stores
The Verge
“Microsoft is reportedly working on technology that could be used to power check-out free retail stores. Reuters reports that the software giant has been talking to Walmart about using the tech, which will rival Amazon’s own Go initiative. Amazon first launched its cashier-free convenience store in the company’s hometown in Seattle last year. Shoppers can simply grab items and leave, as the store is fitted with multiple camera and sensors that use computer vision algorithms to detect what items you’re taking out of the store and charged to your account.”
May 7, 2018
On the web
Microsoft Pay comes to Outlook, integrating Stripe, Braintree, Sage, Wave and more
TechCrunch
“Microsoft Pay — Microsoft’s answer to Android Pay and Apple Pay that was originally launched in 2016 as Microsoft Wallet — is getting a little more useful today. At Build, Microsoft announced that it will be integrating its digital wallet service into Outlook. This means that, for the first time, when a company sends you an invoice in an email, and you are using Outlook to read it, you can pay that bill directly, without needing to leave Outlook and open a different app or service.”
March 9, 2018
On the wires
LaterPay Launches Payment Model Offering for SaaS Companies, Signs Up Microsoft Germany as Technology Partner
“Using LaterPay Pro, Microsoft Germany partner aConTech Enterprise IT Solutions will allow its customers to offer the Microsoft Azure Backup service without first having their customers register and pay upfront, a process that results in high abandonment rates. Customers will only be prompted to register and pay after meeting a 250 euro threshold. As part of this offering, LaterPay will also allow fully flexible threshold amounts on a per provider basis.”
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