PYMNTS

JULY 14, 2020

PYMNTS research has shown that approximately 40 percent of consumers would be very interested in downloading highly functional mobile card apps that can be used to manage multiple cards, track spending and issue transaction alerts, among many other features. Among the former group, 46.3 Among this group, 57.9

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Mobile card apps went from nifty to necessary when the darkest imaginings of last March had people picturing COVID-19 on every surface, suspended in every breath. Consumers are interested in applying mobile card management tools in different ways, however,” the report states. Meet the 2021 Cardholder.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Ramana Kumar , executive vice president and head of Payments and Digital Banking, Personal Banking Group, FAB, said in the announcement that the bank has been at work on bolstering its business and corporate payment offerings in conjunction with Visa. "We

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Commercial cards remain only a fraction of the B2B payments space, but FinTech firms, banks and other financial service providers continue to develop new solutions aimed at boosting adoption. For companies like SmartEquip and Unified Payments Group , that means introducing new ways to lift the burden of suppliers accepting cards.

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The Paypers

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

PayTabs Group has announced the launch of PayTabs Issuance, a secure prepaid card issuing solution aimed at scaling business operations, regionally.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mastercard is partnering with CleverCards and Appreciate Group to offer gift cards directly to mobile wallets, Mastercard announced in a press release on Monday (Dec. The Select Digital Gift Card can be sent immediately by email, text or messaging app, and is available now as a last-minute Christmas present. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. Zopa received those funds from a group linked to IAG Capital Partners, a U.S. million) to become a challenger bank.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 5, 2019

AeroGrow, maker of the at-home garden kit AeroGarden, has revealed that its website was infected with credit card scraping malware for more than four months. Upon learning of the incident, we immediately removed the malicious code and secured the website,” the company wrote in a letter to customers.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bitcoin and digital currency wallet company ZenGo is becoming a part of the Visa Fast Track program and will create a new digital currency payment card, according to an announcement. ZenGo said the card will be the first card connected to a “self-hosted, on-chain, multi-currency wallet" in which the user manages the funds.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 13, 2019

In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job.

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The Paypers

AUGUST 1, 2022

Global digital asset platform Amber Group has announced it achieved Level 1 Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) certification after an audit conducted by an independent, privately-owned company.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

While small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to hustle to secure portions of various federal coronavirus relief funding, the commercial card industry is finding itself in a position to support SMBs and their cash flow needs, too. Boost Finds A Surge In Corporate Card Interest. Visa Fuels Supplier Card Acceptance.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

EXCLUSIVE – Wells Fargo will not be joining some of the other big banks in banning its customers from purchasing cryptocurrency with their credit/debit cards, Bank Innovation has learned.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 25, 2024

What have your Credit Card ’s ancestors been up to? There’s probably nothing new we can tell you about the Credit Card. Today, we’re aiming at remedying that, so we’re all left with a new-found respect for our spend-friends and who knows, maybe it’ll just inspire us to go find the right Credit Card to fit our finances!

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Norwegian banking group Eika Group has invested in FinTech EedenBull to help its banks with new and innovative payment solutions to serve customers, according to a release. EedenBull was created last year by a group of payments experts from around the globe, and was immediately recognized as a strong partner for European banks.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 18, 2020

The London-based trade group for Europe’s ePayments community is waiting for the European Banking Authority , the European Union (EU) banking regulator, to provide the 27-nation bloc with an update on Strong Customer Authentication (SCA). Credit cards typically contain a chip or require a PIN.

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

As payment stakeholders show an interest in using fingerprint technology to improve identity protection, NEXT Biometrics and MK Group plan to collaborate on biometric smart cards for banking and other applications.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

The commercial credit card is increasingly viewed as a critical tool for these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of fast access to credit, but many financial institutions are going further to nix fees on their card programs, including card products for small firms. Comdata Fuel Cards Facilitate Factoring.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Many companies are becoming interested in replacing paper check payments with those conducted via virtual cards or other means, according to Meitra Aycock , senior vice president of corporate payment operations at B2B payments solutions provider Comdata. How Virtual Cards Help Build Better Construction Pr ocurement.

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Credit card profitability remains attractive for banks with our ROA proxies increasing 43 bps YoY?. New partnerships.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 10, 2019

China payment card issuer UnionPay is stepping into the market with prepaid cards for corporates and consumers, the company announced this week. 9) that payment service provider Moorwand , a principal member of UnionPay, will launch the first UnionPay prepaid cards in the U.K. Banking Tech reported on Wednesday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 3, 2018

To simplify its path to EMV card acceptance, and to reduce PCI compliance scope, Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) has migrated its payments system in the U.S. to Ingenico Group ’s Telium Semi-Integrated solution. Ingenico Group has helped KFC U.S.

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Accenture

AUGUST 20, 2019

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Despite ongoing rewards competition, card profitability remains strong. Retail Card, Payment Solutions, and CareCredit).

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

Mobile banking is under constant attack from fraudsters, however, who are targeting both customers’ funds and personal data, such as account numbers, Social Security numbers, payment card data and login credentials. The Security Threats Facing ITMs And How FIs Can Protect Them. billion by 2024.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 12, 2020

And according to Jennifer Schroeder, executive vice president of product management at PULSE, prepaid and payroll cards are proving increasingly popular among forward-thinking employers. The Security Angle. As has been reported, the platform can help issuers manage, or restrict, transactions across groups of compromised cards.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

The partnership will enable Octet’s customers to use WEX’s virtual credit cards to pay their suppliers. Octet and WEX will be looking to further facilitate seamless, efficient and secure supply chain payments,” Clive Isenberg, CEO of Octet said in a press release. M&A is a key component of WEX’s growth strategy.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 16, 2019

A new Bluetooth security flaw was discovered that could leave users’ data unprotected and open to hackers, The Verge reported on Friday (Aug. The weakness was discovered by researchers who presented their findings at the USENIX Security Symposium.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

ALDI , the grocery store operator, is being targeted by scammers who are installing credit card skimmers on top of point-of-sale terminals in plain sight. 8), police in Lower Pottsgrove, Pennsylvania, have pinpointed a group of thieves as the culprits. According to news from TechCrunch on Thursday (Feb.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Other CUs are placing an emphasis on attracting new members, particularly from Generation Z, a group rapidly entering the workforce. Credit unions, like any FI, are sitting on a trove of valuable personal information, such as credit card data and Social Security numbers, that hackers would do anything to get their hands on.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 1, 2019

Such boxes represent a small segment of the broader subscription market, but they face the same challenges, including fraud attempts like card-and-wallet tests and account takeovers (ATOs). Box-of-the-month services constantly struggle to secure their payment processes and remain a step ahead of bad actors.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

Mobile wallet usage is increasing across the globe, but for countries with more fleshed-out credit card networks, that growth is still slow. This is according to the second part of the Global Consumer Survey: Consumer Trust and Security Perceptions report conducted by ACI Worldwide and the Aite Group.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2019

Coverage includes the launch of Wirecard and Ctrip ’s multi-currency Visa cards for customers in China. fashion retailer Missguided is offering a pay later option through Klarna , and Nordic payments company Nets A/S and merchant payment service provider Concardis Payment Group said they have completed their merger. In addition, U.K.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

to offer a jointly developed credit card with Goldman Sachs Group Inc. It would be “odd” for Apple Inc. and not with Synchrony Financial, MoffettNathanson analyst Lisa Ellis said, since Synchrony dominates the market for co-brand offerings. Goldman must be offering Apple a very good deal,” Ellis said by email.

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 16, 2018

EXCLUSIVE —The age of signing receipts for in-store purchases met its end last week, and while this means the end of tedious paperwork, authentication checks, and backlogs for credit card providers, consumers themselves probably didn’t notice.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2019

Cybersecurity returned to the top of the B2B startup investment list as three companies in the enterprise security realm landed nearly half of the $246 million in B2B venture capital this week. Cequence Security. Also operating in the enterprise security space is Cequence Security, based in California. Contrast Security.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

The wallets of small business (SMB) owners are bulging with plastic, thanks in large part to the difficulty of securing funding, which leads to those merchants using their personal credit cards to meet expenses. Business credit cards were excluded from the data.”. personal credit cards, which compares to 2.32

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

Last week, the Fed’s Secure Payments Task Force called for comment from industry stakeholders about what challenges they face when it comes to payments security. “The Secure Payments Task Force is particularly interested in understanding any barriers that may exist to implementing the planned solutions.”

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