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Samsung Pay Launches Debit Card, Money Management

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Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. It was also the first platform to introduce a cashback service for online shopping and recently added support for Swipe’s cryptocurrency Visa cards. has seen slow adoption compared to other regions.

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Federal Workers Allowed To Purchase Supplies From Online Retailers

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Federal workers, through partnerships with several online retailers, will now be able to purchase equipment like desks or office supplies through an eCommerce network for the first time, The Washington Post reports. The GSA is estimated to spend around $6 billion per year on open market credit card purchases.

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Apple Card Users Report Problems Paying On Amazon

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Apple Card users are complaining that a glitch is preventing them from using the payment method on Amazon — and the option vanished as a choice without warning or reason, according to media reports on Friday (Oct. My Apple Card has been removed from my Amazon Wallet. We’re sorry, we weren’t able to save your credit card information.

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myPOS Rolls Out Metal Card With New Benefits For SMBs

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European FinTech payments company myPOS , which works in offering affordable payments to small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs), has new credit cards that it says will help SMBs in Europe access new benefits, according to a press release. Since its launch in 2014, myPOS has offered the cards for free whenever someone opens an account.

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NY Man Gets Jail Time For $390K Card Skimming Scheme

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A New York man, 39-year-old Bogdan Rusu, was sentenced to 60 months in prison on charges of using credit card skimming tactics to steal $390,141 from various New Jersey banks, according to a Department of Justice (DOJ) report. From there, they used the information to steal customers’ money from their accounts.

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The 2014 GonzoBanker Awards

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It’s time for the 2014 GonzoBanker Awards! And won’t address the biggest area of fraud growth, which is card-not-present. The downfall of Bitcoin did to online narcotic sales what the decline of online porn availability would do to the Internet in general. but let’s just dive into it! THE BANKING AWARDS.

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Is Real-Time Payments A Threat To Credit Cards?

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As Nanu told it, the ongoing spread of faster payments can serve to not only build a stronger commerce and payments ecosystem for Asia and elsewhere, but make credit cards less important to the further growth of the world’s digital economy. Nanu started putting together a global remittance firm for consumers and businesses in 2014.

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