PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The payments digitization push has ramped up for corporates in recent months, with growing corporate card adoption attributed to the pandemic, recent Mastercard data reveals. Lawmakers Eye Expanded Fleet Card Use. Fleet service cards act just like credit cards at a gas station," Rep. Lawmakers in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Wells Fargo & Co is seeking to sell its private-label credit card and point-of-sale (POS) financing unit as part of an ongoing strategic review of its businesses. Selling the private-label credit card unit would be a business reversal for the financial services group. percent in 2019 and its share of borrowings at 3.63

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Banking Exchange

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Q3 2019 figures indicate “sound credit management” by consumers as total number of accounts falls for only the second time in seven years Payments Customers Channels Cards Feature3 Feature.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Mao, whose company provides solutions for payments, prepaid cards and gift cards, said the only way for merchants to go is forward, because going back isn’t an option. Digital Gift Cards ’ Growth. For instance, people are simply directing more spend at gift cards this holiday season. Not All ‘Gift’ Cards Are Gifts .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2018

Thanks to low unemployment, growth in GDP and real disposable income, TransUnion forecasted that consumer credit originations and consumer balances will increase in 2019 for the lion’s share of credit products. At the same time, TransUnion said delinquency rates will likely decrease or remain flat, excluding credit cards and mortgages.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Analysis of contactless card transactions revealed that the volume of commercial card contactless payments, both debit and credit, jumped 24 percent between 2018 and 2019. At the same time, commercial credit cards’ cash advances dropped 14 percent last year. SumUp Wields Cards For Faster Revenue.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 3, 2023

The time has come for some truth on the world of payment card flips. disrupted banks’ income on debit cards. had in 2011, they’re likely to see an 18% to 25% volume shift from signature to PIN card transactions by the end of 2025. And the threat of disruption on credit cards looms large. Why start that all over again?

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2020

EedenBull , a Norwegian FinTech, has rolled out its new commercial card platform to banks to take advantage of better B2B payment capabilities, according to a press release. The cards will allow a full range of capabilities for small businesses to larger corporate entities and have the ability to handle all B2B processes, the release states.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

An employee’s accidental use of her corporate card to pay for groceries isn’t a crime, but it does fall under the heading of “ friendly fraud ,” which creates friction for the accounting department. PYMNTS research found that 42 percent of B2B payments were made via paper check in 2019, for example. Disrupting Paper-Based Systems.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

workforce was enrolled in partially or completely self-funded plans by 2019, and companies with self-funded insurance often contract with third-party administrators to help manage these programs. Benefits Of Virtual Cards. Nearly 60 percent of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At least those flames are casting light on flawed, outdated (even paper-based) expense management practices, as reported in the latest PYMNTS Workforce Spend Playbook. In the age of platforms, more firms are consolidating expenses into dedicated solutions that address worker complaints and bring new transparency to spend management.

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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. As has been reported, the platform can help issuers manage, or restrict, transactions across groups of compromised cards.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Customer experience management platform provider Paytronix released its holiday gift card report on Tuesday (Jan. 12) and found a mixed bag for restaurant sales of gift cards. Its research found that overall card sales ended the year down 31.8 percent when compared with 2019. percent of all gift card spend.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Consumers are looking to their smartphones to manage their money with the help of mobile card services (MCS) in 2019. percent: Portion of MCS users without financial dependents who use MCS with their primary cards. 49 percent: Share of MCS users who said spending limits make it easier to manage their money.

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PYMNTS

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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PYMNTS

JANUARY 1, 2019

Here’s a 2019 prediction that we guarantee will come true: There will be no human being or business adamantly hoping to be paid slower in 2019 than they were in 2018. We also guarantee that this prediction will hold, regardless of who one is talking about or the use case to which it pertains.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Payment processing was good to financial transaction provider WEX in 2019, as the company reported double-digit growth for the year in its earnings report today. While the company is known for its payment solutions aimed at fuel for fleet services, it also has grown its corporate card and U.S. healthcare business.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2019

adults to possess a credit card , so the warp-speed adoption of mobile card apps has been a comparative blur. In surveying mobile card app usage for the December 2019 Bridging the Gap: Mobile Card App Adoption Report , PYMNTS found a vibrant, growing payments ecosystem. It took 70 years for a majority of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 11, 2019

Citigroup is teaming up with Grab , the ride-hailing startup out of Singapore, to roll out co-branded credit cards. In May Citigroup launched a co-branded credit card with Paytm, the Indian digital payments company, and with Qantas a couple of years back.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The increasing number of businesses using cards over cash could prompt some companies in the U.K. Contactless transactions using commercial credit cards surged nearly a fifth higher in 2019 than they had been prior, according to the U.K. Tom Wood, head of global liquidity and cash management at HSBC U.K.,

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CFPB Monitor

AUGUST 17, 2021

Last week, the FTC filed an administrative complaint against Fleetcor Technologies, a marketer of fuel cards, and its CEO in which the FTC alleges that the respondents violated the FTC Act’s prohibition on unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Supreme Court ruled in AMG Capital Management LLC v. In April 2021, the U.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2019

percent as of 2019 — PYMNTS’ 2019 numbers are historic, trailing 12-month numbers based on data from Q4 2018 through Q3 2019. percent as of 2019 data. Its curbside grocery-pickup program has been a breakout success for the company — and a main driver of its eCommerce growth during 2019. Webster added.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, BlockCard is teaming with peer-to-peer (P2P) bitcoin marketplace Paxful for a new crypto debit card, while the Federal Reserve Board has modified the terms of its Main Street Lending Program (MSLP). Ternio’s BlockCard Teams With P2P Bitcoin Marketplace Paxful for Crypto Debit Card.

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FICO

AUGUST 16, 2021

Our latest FICO UK Credit Market Report looking at UK card trends for June 2021 shows that average card spend continued to increase compared to 2020. Spend on UK cards continued to increase, along with the percentage of payments. . . Average card balances marginally increased month on month. Mixed picture on payments.

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PYMNTS

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

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

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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PYMNTS

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

JUNE 23, 2020

When assessing the success of a strategy, whether it is related to limit management, collections or another decision, issuers will use a variety of data both internal and external. In this post I am discussing credit cards, but this principle is the same for all products. That’s where benchmark data can be extremely valuable.

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BankBazaar

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

What we’re going to do is tell you what you can do to improve your financial situation by the end of December 2019. Now, having debt is not always a problem, but not knowing how to manage it will surely introduce you to a world of issues. Let’s say you have 2 Credit Cards and no loans. Let’s go.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2019

Online and digital research company Juniper Research released a new report on Tuesday (March 19) saying the yearly value of virtual cards (temporary cards only usable for one transaction) is going to grow, but that adoption to the technology will be slow, according to a news release. percent from 2019 to 2022.

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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

JANUARY 4, 2019

Juniper Research , for example, has estimated that retailers will lose as much as $130 billion in card-not-present (CNP) fraud through 2023 — as tech gets more complex and transactions are done across borders. Thus, she had banking and credit card information. It’s no surprise that payments fraud is on the rise.

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FICO

JANUARY 24, 2023

FICO’s latest market report of UK card trends suggests that consumers managed their credit card debt to keep lines of credit open for the festive season as spend increased month on month. percent more accounts with three missed payments The reliance on credit cards for cash withdrawals dropped, month-on-month, by 10.4

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