Payments Source

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Even given the huge jump in digital transactions from e-commerce, card brands are holding out for COVID-19 vaccines as a path out of the payment declines that have accompanied 2020’s health and economic crises.

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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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Accenture

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Credit Card Receivables & Purchase Volume YoY Growth: 2Q21 Earning call commentary Growth “We’ve ramped up our acquisition engine. We’re pleased to see overall acquisitions of proprietary cards, which include our co-brands, increased to 2.4 million new cards acquired in the quarter.”–

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Digital sports entertainment and gaming industry platform DraftKings — known for its top-rated daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting apps — today announced an agreement with InComm Payments , a global leading payments technology company, to launch an industry-first retail gift card. . DraftKings reported on Friday (Nov.

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Payments Source

MARCH 11, 2021

went after Visa and Mastercard during an antitrust hearing Thursday in Washington, suggesting the card brands have likely been looking for a way to increase fees and offset previous legal or regulatory pressure on their pricing structures. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.,

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Payments Dive

APRIL 20, 2023

The two Visa credit cards offer 5% cash back for the grocer’s private brand items and 1.5% back for all other eligible purchases.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2020

Chase and United Airlines are teaming up to launch a new United Business Card, offering 100,000 bonus miles for first-time users, the companies announced Thursday (Jan. The card is intended to assist business travelers in building their miles.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Sweden’s Fingerprint Cards AB unveiling a biometric software platform for payment cards, wearables and USB dongles. And mobile payments company TransferTo has become two different brands, DT One and Thunes, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, American Express launched co-branded credit cards with Amazon targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Britain, while Volopay is teaming with Nium for a new and enhanced corporate credit card. American Express, Amazon Roll out UK Credit Card Aimed at SMBs.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

For brands and their manufacturers, Amazon can be a powerful influence. Brands and their manufacturers today continue to rely on legacy technologies and manual processes to sell products online, said King. The payments experience is part of that. Today, paper checks continue to be the dominant form of B2B payment.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

will allow its Apple Card users to defer April payments without interest or penalties to ease financial pressures of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bloomberg reported that the credit card, backed by the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., had offered the same program for March payments. The Apple Card was launched last summer.

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Perficient

JANUARY 22, 2021

I will tell you my preferred brands, and you and your partner will get the same revenue and purchase history. For example, if I trade my credit card points for cash, the organization knows that I might have some immediate needs that money can help solve. However, rewards or loyalty indicate a much deeper relationship.

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South State Correspondent

MARCH 23, 2022

If your bank struggles to create a clear value proposition and brand differentiation, then we have a case study for you. Brand Differentiation Step 1: Build an Employee-Centric Culture. Nubank is an example of what happens when you invest in your products in order to differentiate your brand.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

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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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Co-branded cards have been proven to increase customer frequency, which could also deepen loyalty.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that fraudsters are increasingly requesting to be paid with gift cards, with some even asking for certain brands such as Google Play and iTunes gift cards. Google Play cards were not reported in significant numbers until this year.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2020

a lifestyle brand that offers apparel, accessories and fragrances as well as spirits and hand-rolled cigars. I think this is similar to people having a Neiman Marcus card, a Nordstrom card or a Macy’s card,” Williform explained. Registering And Extending Brand Appeal . BNPL Expands Demographic Reach .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Credit card launches happen a lot, and tend to blend together after a while, particularly for payments peeps who keep a close eye on such things. But Venmo – which dropped its first credit card for consumers on Monday (Oct. Splittable Card Payments . Instead, Venmo’s entire DNA is digital. Designing In Choice.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

is launching its first private-label credit card with Mastercard and Alliance Data. Our new credit cards align with our mission to deliver the best experience for home renovation and design, whether you’re building a custom home or decorating a small room,” said Sanjay Raman, vice president of product, marketplace at Houzz. “Our

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Payments Dive

MARCH 7, 2024

With its acquisition of the card network, Capital One seeks to elevate Discover’s brand while also working to expand its acceptance abroad.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

billion non-prepaid debit card transactions in 2018, solidifying debit as a staple payment type. They insert or swipe their debit cards at stores’ point-of-sale (POS) devices — or key in details online — and maybe enter PINs, but the behind-the-scenes processes through which transactions are routed are kept invisible.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. American Express rolled out co-branded cards with Amazon for British SMBs.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Samsung introduced its payments tool in 2015 with MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) technology as well as Near Field Communication (NFC), a newer technology. has seen slow adoption compared to other regions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Global payment processor Payroc announced Wednesday (Nov. 18) in a company press release emailed to PYMNTS that it has acquired Bluestone Payments. Bluestone Payments, founded by Linda Rossetti and launched in 2006, connects merchants in niche markets to payments programs through a referral system.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2018

Through the arrangement, Crate and Barrel will pair with Synchrony on a private label credit card as well as a new dual-branded card, the companies said in an announcement. “In The new Synchrony-backed credit cards are expected to be released later in 2018.

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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. Wells Fargo also reported heightened debit card usage.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

The Spending Insights tool uses data from Google Maps to find out where and when a payment was made. Transactions are easy to spot and show identifying information like brand logos. The tool also categorizes payments so people can track business spending and tag payments to a specific job or client.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Merchants saw a drop in card-present fraud due to the increased adoption of Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip cards, Visa said. million merchants now accept chip cards, which is an increase of 692 percent since the beginning of EMV migration, and almost 70 percent of storefronts in the United States now accept chip cards.

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Payments Source

JUNE 3, 2020

Landesbank Berlin, a major issuer of co-branded cards in Germany, has launched a contactless card with German Automobile Club ADAC as its first project with European payments services provider SIA.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

based in Sao Paulo, inadvertently left hundreds of gigabytes of its customers’ personal and payment-related information publicly available online. The leaked information also includes online payment account details with access for nearly 40,000 wirecard.com.br The Brazil cosmetics company that bought Avon Products Inc. Natura & Co.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Costco Wholesale has reached a milestone, with Costco saying its co-branded Citi Visa Anywhere credit card now has 1 million members who have signed up for the card. According to a report , the co-branded card was launched in June and is resonating with consumers. 7, according to the report. “In

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

The retailer said the move will allow customers to complete in-person transactions using PayPal or Venmo account balances or linked bank accounts or payment cards without the need to touch a keypad or present a payment card. Prior to the pandemic, few consumers had experimented with contactless payments at all.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Gift card giant Blackhawk Network this week announced it is selling charity-branded gift cards that will trigger contributions to those charities when loaded. Recipients of what are being called “Giving Good” cards will be able to use them at any of a number of retail and dining locations.

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Bank Innovation

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Is it possible for a payment network to be cool? And what if that payment network was launched in — gasp! It is when that payment network is gamely inventing internet of things payments on the fly. Welcome, to MasterCard, one of the coolest brands in banking. — in 1966? Read More.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Chase Bank and Mastercard have partnered with Air Canada to introduce the airline’s Aeroplan credit card in the U.S. Chase’s many strengths, including digital innovation, customer service excellence, and a world-class brand, will help us deliver a best-in-class product for U.S.-based issuers at Mastercard. . and is the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2017

In a report, Business Insider said Costco cards saw more than $52 billion in purchase sales during the first six months of the cards and more than $6 billion in loan growth. branded cards business growth. While Citi is enjoying a lot of growth since taking over the Costco card, it’s also resulting in an increase in costs.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

Visa and CPI Card Group have partnered for the new Earthwise High Content Card, which a press release touts as made with up to 98 percent upcycled plastic. The card is made with rPETG, a type of upcycled plastic, according to the release. The card will work for both contact and contactless payments, according to the release.

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