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Global Payments Adds Discover Acquiring in Hong Kong and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/12/19

  • Global Payments Inc. has become an acquirer for Discover, Diners Club International, and affiliate partner card transactions in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Global Payments already acquires for Discover Financial Services in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.
  • A growing trucking industry and a need to control fuel costs helped drive the worldwide fuel card market to more than $1 trillion in transaction volume in 2018, according to a report from researcher Fact MR. Volume this year is expected to grow by 6.5%.
  • A new platform from payments provider Wirecard promises to allow a merchant to open an account and begin accepting payments within five minutes. The account enables both e-commerce and “stationary” retail transactions.

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