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Regulation II Expanded to Require Two Unaffiliated Networks on Card Not Present Transactions

CFPB Monitor

On October 3, 2022, the Federal Reserve finalized a rule expanding Regulation II (Debit Card Interchange Fees and Routing), the implementing regulation for the Durbin Amendment. Federal Reserve Governor Bowman voted against the rule stating: “During the public comment process, community banks raised substantial concerns with the proposal.

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EMVCo: 59 Percent of Card Present Transactions Use EMV Chips

PYMNTS

percent of card present transactions, measured globally, were EMV chip-enabled, the technical body said Wednesday. That tally comes from card-present contact and contactless transactions that were monitored globally and spanned the period between July 2016 through June of this year. EMVCo said the 58.9 percent rate. “The

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Mastercard Introduces True Name Card

PYMNTS

To address a major pain point for the LGBTQIA+ community, Mastercard is introducing the True Name card. The product will allow for chosen names to appear on the front of the card, according to news from Mastercard. The company said that his discrimination has carried through to their payment mechanisms and cards until now.

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The Impact of Mobile Card Apps On FI Customer Retention

PYMNTS

Community banks and credit unions are feeling the pressure to boost their digital card services or risk losing customers to megabanks and digital challengers, Ondot Systems ’ Chief Strategy Officer Todd Lesher told PYMNTS in a recent discussion. It’s a story told by the data itself, Lesher said. Square announced $1.3

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P2P Payments, Card-Not-Present Drive 2019 Growth in Debit Transactions

ABA Community Banking

Even before consumers’ acceleration to online shopping due to the pandemic, card-not-present debit transactions rose 21% year-on-year in 2019, according to Pulse’s debit issuer survey released today. The post P2P Payments, Card-Not-Present Drive 2019 Growth in Debit Transactions appeared first on ABA Banking Journal.

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India Unwraps Its Commercial Card Opportunity

PYMNTS

Despite its demonetization policy, a thriving eCommerce climate, and continued growth in electronic and mobile payments, card penetration remains especially low in India, hovering at about 2 percent to 3 percent. It’s an interesting phenomenon, especially considering the path to corporate card adoption elsewhere.

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More Than Half Of Cards Issued Globally Were EMV-Enabled

PYMNTS

percent of all cards issued globally by the end of 2017 were EMV-enabled. In addition, the number of EMV payment cards in circulation around the world increased by 1 billion over the previous 12 months — to a total of 7.1 Regionally, the EMV chip card adoption rate is highest in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean (85.7

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