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Google At Work On App-Connected Smart Debit Card

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To reportedly help it compete with Apple Pay and the Apple Card, Google is creating its own tangible and virtual debit cards. The tech company’s debit card will have the brand of Google along with its partnered financial institution; however, it is not known what the offering’s name will be.

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As Digital Banking Advances, Denmark Sees 60% Jump in Card Fraud

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As online banking becomes more popular, countries are grappling with cybersecurity. In Denmark, the advent of digital banking also saw almost a 60% jump in card fraud, Bloomberg reported yesterday.

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Fed Consumer Finance Survey Reveals Online Banking Usage, (Slightly) Higher Debt Burdens

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But they show an increasing interest in online banking, an attempt to grow savings — and a higher debt burden. At a high level, noted the Federal Reserve, between 2016 and 2019, real gross domestic product grew at an annual 2.5 Between 2016 and 2019, the proportion of all families that saved increased from 55 percent to 59 percent.

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Corporate Cards Forge More Paths To SMB Adoption

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All eyes are on the small business community in the commercial card world as industry players increasingly explore how card products can help Main Street recovery and stay in business. Small Business Card Use On The Rise. Use of a charge card similarly grew year over year from 23 percent to 31 percent.

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Online Purchases Rule The UK Commerce Arena

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As the popularity of online shopping continues to rise, it comes as no surprise that there has also been an uptick in card-not-present purchases. Worldwide, eCommerce card payments generated $2.7 Cards Association (UKCA) found that cashless purchases made through debit and credit cards more than doubled in the past decade.

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Macy’s Online Customers Warned Of Data Breach

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Over a period spanning from the end of April to the middle of June, the party made use of user names and passwords to log in to customers’ accounts, and then gained access to names, email addresses, phone numbers, birthdays and payment card information. The website Orbitz.com was not impacted.

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Card Data Compromised For Buckle Guests Who Swiped Card To Pay

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The company believes that exposure of cardholder data that could be used to create counterfeit cards – including names, addresses, emails and Social Security numbers – was limited, but some credit card numbers may have been compromised. The breach may affect users who paid via credit card at affected Buckle store locations between Oct.

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