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APRIL 2, 2019

To that end, Visa announced Tuesday (April 2) that it has introduced Card Payouts, an app designed help mid- to large-sized businesses manage cash flow — and speed payments to gig economy workers, to boot. The app is built to support card capture, tokenization and card-on-file transactions, Visa said on Tuesday.

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OCTOBER 5, 2020

Retailers must protect customers’ card data from hackers who try to snatch payment details, and following best practices to ensure security requires adhering to the regulations established by the PCI SSC, a global payments industry forum. Merchants may also look to payments orchestration platforms to help them manage compliance needs.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

It’s also the start of another football gambling season — one that involves mobile commerce and digital payments, and companies trying to innovate their way to success in this growing field of transactions. Unfortunately, credit card withdrawals and those done through traditional payment processors can take a few working days.”.

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JULY 31, 2019

Even in 2019, there persists this idea in the mainstream that invention stems from the epiphany and late-night toil of the solitary scientist. Those companies, so young and without much of familiarity with payments, will usually need bank sponsors, program managers and other such types of partners , he said.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

Octet allows Australian SMBs to manage and pay local and international suppliers. The partnership will enable Octet’s customers to use WEX’s virtual credit cards to pay their suppliers. The news comes just one week after WEX announced plans to acquire the fuel card assets of EG Group , Go Fuel Card.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Cloud banking platform Mambu will help business banking platform Tide expand its services , including innovations in releasing larger overdrafts, credit cards and invoice financing, according to a press release from Mambu. SMBs in 2019, and businesses spent as much as an hour and a half per day trying to settle those payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

The company announced in February that it would acquire the expense management Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) firm that already underpins Visa’s IntelliLink Spend Management platform, designed for commercial and small business (SMB) customers. Microsoft, KPMG Enter SMB Management. Square Links Up With Handshake.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Payments credit union PSCU is prepared to handle what they predict will be a rush in 2020 to adopt contactless cards, the company said in a press release on Wednesday (Nov. In 2020, PSCU anticipates distribution of more than three million new contactless cards to 100-plus credit unions.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 22, 2019

IBM, one of the world’s largest technology companies, has agreed to sponsor Bank Innovation Ignite, which explores new ideas and technologies needed to push banking forward. Bank Innovation Ignite, March 11-12 in Seattle, offers high-level discussions and networking around the future of what’s next in banking.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Commercial card startup Brex is collaborating with BNP Paribas subsidiary Bank of the West. 6) that startup clients of Bank of the West will gain access to a co-branded commercial credit card. In addition to the card, startups can gain access to Brex’s expense management and rewards offerings, and automatic receipt data capture.

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APRIL 7, 2020

But the numbers tell a tale, and recent stats in the March 2020 Credit Union Innovation Index show the need for CUs to step up their efforts to innovate. percent from 2018 to 2019. CUs need to move beyond payments, said Fagan, and embrace what he termed a “full-scale, full-service approach to innovation.” Keeping Score.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 2, 2020

The national unemployment rate fell to its lowest level since 1969 in April 2019 — 3.6 This month’s Deep Dive digs into the data that guides staffing agencies’ payroll disbursement decisions, including payroll cards ’ pros and cons. Employees’ Payroll Card Opinions. The number of activated payroll cards in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2019

By the numbers, 2019 is a good year for corporate card innovation. According to the Corporate Credit Products edition of the Innovation Readiness Playbook™ , 74 percent of FIs offer corporate credit products and 94 percent are currently developing new products or planning to do so within the next year.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2020

For its part, Venmo now has an option to transfer money to the bank without a debit card for the same fee. And there is a credit card angle, too, which will apply to dealing with Gen Z users of P2P going forward. And there is a credit card angle, too, which will apply to dealing with Gen Z users of P2P going forward.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

The 12 startups demoing to try to win the “best in show” award at Bank Innovation Ignite have been unveiled. The startups are:[link] Avocado Payments, Budgit Inc., Community Capital Technologies, Denizen Financial, Diro Inc., Exagens Corp., Fintel Labs, iGTB, JUDI.AI, KapitalWise, OpenDoor Securities, and Operant.AI

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JANUARY 29, 2020

Virtual cards have been spreading across the B2B payment space because of their cost-saving benefits for both companies and suppliers. These cards’ account numbers correspond with certain vendors, and have predetermined spending limits, enabling accounts payable (AP) professionals to better manage expenses, control cash flow and fight fraud.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Some entertainment innovators are also rolling out new subscription services. Subscription companies based in the Asia-Pacific, Europe and North America experienced more than 300 percent growth in subscription sales from 2012 to 2019. And retailers are offering innovative subscriptions for all sorts of products. per month.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Mark Aquilina was named the senior vice president of product and strategy of corporate payment solutions and will be in charge of product strategy and management for front-end applications and cloud-native processors. Bank and was in charge of fleet card programs. “As I knew immediately that this was the place I wanted to be.”.

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 27, 2020

The CFPB has issued a new request for information about the credit card market that seeks comment on two related, but separate, reviews. The RFI includes citations to each of the CARD Act rules and further information about their content.). (The CARD Act Review. Section 610 Review. Debt relief and settlement.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

This payment rail’s use is going strong in the United States, with debit card penetration reaching 78 percent in 2018. Consumers also show continued interest in debit even as they adopt newer payment instruments, and a 2019 report found that 61 percent of mobile wallet users linked debit cards. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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DECEMBER 28, 2018

That means that on the brink of 2019, it remains uncertain whether the next year will look more like the best of times or the worst of times when it comes to providing consumers and small businesses (SMBs) with access to financial services — both in and outside the traditional bank-backed channels. The Two Faces Of Consumer Credit.

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FICO

APRIL 28, 2020

The winners of the 2019 FICO® Decisions Awards can now be formally announced. The 2019 FICO Decisions Award winners have demonstrated what is possible with a clear business objective, innovative use of technology and a great partnership. Decision Management Innovation. AI, Machine Learning and Optimization.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2020

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits. Trackers and Reports.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

What does the future hold for the plastic payment card? Or will cards with cutting-edge technology win more loyalty from shoppers? Such questions are addressed in a new PYMNTS story that features an interview with Sebastien Clamagirand, general manager of secure payment and identity at NXP Semiconductors.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

We have a deep dive into spend management in addition to news involving the Sprint and T-Mobile merger, as well as data on state tax laws. . These are are the 2019 payment trends that made the most significant impact and promise to make even more substantial impacts in the new decade. Did Blockchain Peak In 2019?

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2019

INV Fintech, the technology accelerator run in partnership with Fiserv, has opened its Demo Day event to financial institution executives attending Bank Innovation Ignite. Previously, only INV Fintech members were permitted to attend Demo Day on March 11 in Seattle.

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OCTOBER 21, 2019

Also, card member spending, among other factors, helped to produce a revenue gain for the global consumer services group of American Express in Q3 2019. Ten Years of Payments Innovation and Reinvention. In today’s payments news, Mastercard is rolling out Mastercard Bill Pay Exchange with the help of several new partners.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Small and medium-sized business spend management firm Bento for Business is teaming up with Visa to enhance cash flow management for SMB customers. In a press release on Thursday (April 4), Bento announced its collaboration with Visa to integrate Visa’s business debit card into the Bento for Business platform.

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JULY 14, 2020

The service, built with the technology American Express acquired with its purchase of acompay in 2019, will aim to help businesses process supplier payments in a more efficient, modern digital way, working seamlessly with the systems they already have in place, according to the release.

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AUGUST 14, 2020

It looks like a race is shaping up to determine the future management of General Motors ’ credit card business. However, the Journal cited unnamed sources as saying that the London-based Barclays is also bidding for GM’s card business, while current issuer Capital One is unlikely to let the account go without a fight.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Technology powerhouse Fujitsu Limited said it had developed the blockchain system at the center of the newly announced trial in 2019. million card members and $321.6 billion in 2019 transactions. JCB and Fujitsu have been conducting a joint research project on digital identity since 2019, the companies wrote in the news release.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

This month’s Deep Dive examines how mobile and contactless payment options are poised to reshape the corporate payments ecosystem as well as how virtual cards can help businesses adapt their operations to the digital-first payments ecosystem that has emerged. . However, the pandemic is marking a major turning point for payments innovation.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Innovations in accounts payable (AP) and accounts receivable (AR) have introduced new technologies to sit between buyers’ and suppliers’ systems for deeper integrations between business partners and their operations. Vendors’ V-Card Opportunity. billion in 2019 to more than $3 billion over the next four years.

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PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

Payments don’t always have to be just about the cards. The airline industry, like so many other businesses, is coming to realize that consumers are setting the pace when it comes new and preferred payment methods — methods that go beyond traditional credit cards. director of travel at Trustly.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 14, 2021

Via Mastercard’s relationship with Synchrony, it will work with Walgreens to launch new credit card products, as well as a pre-paid debit card. He pointed out that not only will the program connect closely to the MyWalgreens loyalty program, but the card products will straddle online, in-store and the retailer’s mobile app.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Risk management platform Feedzai announced a 44 percent increase in growth for the first half of the fiscal year for 2020, which a press release says was one of the company’s most successful so far. Comparing it favorably to the first half of 2019, Feedzai says it closed deals in the U.S., EMEA, Asia and the Pacific and Latin America.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

When the B2B payments industry began considering what to expect for 2018, commercial cards weren’t often on the radar. Cards are still expected to account for only a minor fraction of B2B payments volume in accounts payable by the end of the year, after all, with ACH gaining traction as the go-to ePayments rail for corporate payers.

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