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

JANUARY 9, 2020

When Sabre and Visa announced a new partnership in April to pair Visa virtual commercial cards with the Sabre Virtual Payments gateway , the goals were fairly big: create a virtual B2B travel payments solution that was faster, more secure and more transparent for buyers and suppliers. Securely Streamlining Payments .

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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2019

Today (June 17) Visa is announcing that their sensory branding suite is in over two dozen countries care of a dozen new partnerships. Visa’s sensory branding suite of products includes a sound, animation and haptic cues for consumers and merchants when a Visa transaction is completed.

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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

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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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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Payments Source

AUGUST 8, 2019

Apple's new credit card isn't just another virtual card in its virtual wallet. It borrows a lot of features from the most successful brands in payments and technology.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 26, 2022

We are beyond excited to announce the launch of our co-branded Credit Card with RBL Bank. The RBL Bank-BankBazaar SaveMax co-branded Credit Card comes equipped with a wide range of benefits and features. We are sure you will love this card as it offers you reward points on every purchase you make. .

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

EMVCo, the major card brand-supported venture to establish EMV guidelines and specifications, has begun testing a program to determine if consumer mobile devices can securely accept contactless payments — a move that not only hastens the adoption of contactless payments, but renews criticism over which networks control technology and routing decisions. (..)

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

Their portability and low price points enable SMBs to participate in the commercial scene while presenting various payment options to consumers. . These small entities are seeking to win trust despite not being established brands, but customers will only feel safe if they’re confident that their payment information will remain secure. .

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Accenture

AUGUST 20, 2019

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Despite ongoing rewards competition, card profitability remains strong. Retail Card, Payment Solutions, and CareCredit).

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Payments Source

MARCH 25, 2019

Apple's new credit card isn't just another virtual card in its virtual wallet. It borrows a lot of features from the most successful brands in payments and technology.

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PYMNTS

MAY 28, 2020

As retailers scramble to capture the digital shift, it’s easy for some overlooked details, such as unanswered customer complaints, to harm their brands. To prevent this, a new category is emerging around the area of online reputation management , with a luxury automaker among the latest brands to embrace the technology.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Bank of America is adding mobile wallet functionality to its suite of commercial card products, the bank said Wednesday (Sept. Support for a range of mobile wallets adds to Bank of America’s existing mobile corporate payment service capabilities, the FI noted. Last year, U.S.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Commercial card company Brex is rolling out a new card product designed to meet the specific needs of eCommerce businesses, the firm said in a press release Tuesday (Feb. When Brex first launched its initial commercial card solution last year, the company targeted technology startups. “Brex sees the world differently.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

In a move that extends payroll card portfolios to serve small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), global business payments company FLEETCOR Technologies, Inc. has acquired payroll card provider SOLE Financial. Nomura Securities International, Inc.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 20, 2016

3D Secure 2.0 ’s Built around the increasing popularity of mobile commerce, 3D Secure 2.0 On Wednesday, November 2nd at 1:00 PM (EST) join ecommerce advisors James Rendell, CA Technologies ; Paul Baker, Mastercard ; and Karen Webster, Market Platform Dynamics for a live digital discussion surrounding 3D Secure 2.0. Paul Baker.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

14) that it is rolling out tap-to-pay functionality across its Chase Visa card portfolio, an initiative that will begin late this year and extend into 2019. said the rollout will be done on an ongoing basis, spanning when customers open up new accounts or have cards that are renewed. 1 card issuer in the U.S. – Chase – the No.1

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

Commercial cards continue to explore more use cases to optimize spend for businesses, from accounts payable (AP) to employee travel and expense management. Increasingly, the corporate card industry is also looking at ways to take advantage of the unique challenges in particular industries. Mastercard Expands EU Biz Card Offerings.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

To counter fraud as the holiday season approaches, Best Buy , Target and Walmart made changes to their gift card programs. With the new policies, changes include lowering the transaction limits on the sale of store-branded gift cards. They also come amid an initiative to take on fraudsters that has run for a year. “By

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Accenture

MAY 30, 2019

Each quarter, Ryan Douglas from the Card Issuing group compiles key metrics on US consumer credit cards, tracking spend, receivables, loss rates and returns reported by the largest US banks. Credit card profitability remains attractive for banks with our ROA proxies increasing 43 bps YoY?. Partnership developments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Mastercard is partnering with CleverCards and Appreciate Group to offer gift cards directly to mobile wallets, Mastercard announced in a press release on Monday (Dec. The Select Digital Gift Card can be sent immediately by email, text or messaging app, and is available now as a last-minute Christmas present. billion in 2019.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2019

In India, meanwhile, eCommerce-focused fashion company Myntra followed a different automated retail model, and opened a new cashierless store, selling items from its Roadster outdoor lifestyle brand. Deep Dive: Obstacles to the Adoption of Mobile Payments in Automated Retail. Get the full story in the Tracker. Read more in the Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

PYMNTS’ Credit Union Innovation Playbook found that nearly 50 percent of the 2,000 CU members polled said they want their financial institutions (FIs) to focus on loyalty innovations, such as rewards offerings, in-app coupons and card-based cash back programs. The Member-CU Loyalty Disconnect . Loyalty Innovation Strategies .

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

PingPong Financial Group , a Chinese FinTech company, has received a Payment Institution (PI) license from the government of Luxembourg. Through its Platform Payouts product, PingPong aims to reduce both the time and costs for Chinese internet sellers to receive international payments from eCommerce platforms in their local currency.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

B2B FinTechs are once again showing off the versatility of the corporate card. While QuickBooks is piloting card payments on invoices powered by PayPal , Airwallex is readying the launch of its own corporate card — both physical and virtual — designed to enable cross-border payments.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2018

American Express (Amex) and Amazon have teamed up to release a new commercial card product designed for small businesses (SMBs) buying on the Amazon platform. Announced today (Tuesday, June 26), the co-branded card for SMBs in the U.S. Amazon and Chase have an existing relationship to offer consumer card solutions.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 15, 2018

Visa announced late last week that merchants can now tap into its suite of sensory branding via a pilot program. In a press release , the payments company said it is working with U.S. Separately, Visa announced that it has launched pilots with Mountain America Credit Union and Bank of Cyprus of a new EMV dual-interface payment card.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

In today’s top payments news, Banco Santander is acquiring just over 50 percent of the U.K. payments platform Ebury for $453 million. Also, Goldman Sachs has doled out approximately $10 billion in credit lines for the Apple -branded credit card. Goldman Extends $10B In Apple Card Credit In First Month.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards; Defines Intersection Between Functionality And Security. The virtual card offers a strong value proposition for corporates in the form of enhanced security and control over spend. But without support for mobile wallets, v-card adoption can lag.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2018

is expanding the Sapphire credit card brand into new areas of personal finance, including checking accounts. With the new checking accounts, customers will get access to sporting events and other entertainment, just as Sapphire Reserve credit card customers do. JPMorgan Chase & Co.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2018

17) that it will enable tokenization services on all cards by 2020, as part of its Digital Commerce Solutions, a suite of offerings geared toward making online transactions speedier and more secure. The company is also working with issuers, including Citi and Fifth Third Bank, to convert cards on file into tokens.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 17, 2018

This expansion involves adding 20 acquirer gateway and technology partners as token requestors — including the likes of PayPal, Worldpay and Adyen — who can now, or soon will be able to, tokenize credential-on-file digital payments for their merchant and payment clients. Imagine a shopper using a digital wallet for a retail purchase.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2019

Apps with a possible security flaw, a malware phishing scheme and possibly, payments fraud, all done in the blink of an eye? Security firm Symantec said this past week that it found a security flaw in Android apps for WhatsApp and Telegram, which can allow hackers to manipulate data that flows between users.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

A press release Monday (July 29) said Certify/ChromeRiver have reached a deal to acquire Emburse , a startup that provides virtual and physical commercial cards to manage employee spend as well as vendor payments. In addition to market consolidation, the corporate expense management landscape continues to see greater competition.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

Payment Software-as-a-Service firm CardFlight is introducing Level 2 card processing data into its software SwipeSimple, aimed at lowering transactions fees for B2B vendors. In a press release on Wednesday (June 26), CardFlight said sellers will have the capability to collect Level 2 data when accepting commercial cards.

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Payments Source

JUNE 7, 2019

Developers of new payment methods often court big retailers to show off their brand, but the card networks' universal buy button is launching with security features designed for smaller shops.

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