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Payments 2016: The Year Of The Gazelle

PYMNTS

Of course, this evolutionary advantage didn’t happen by accident. Ultimately, users want open ecosystems and global acceptance — and that’s where alternative payment mechanisms, such as globally accepted prepaid cards, are making their impact. Payments 2016: The Year Of The Gazelle. The cheetah is the fastest land animal in the world.

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Card fraud is really only a small part of all fraud

Tomorrow's Transactions

A taxpayer who bought and handed over £15,000 in Apple iTunes gift card vouchers is one of “hundreds” of HMRC customers to be defrauded in the past month, a scam bulletin says. Against this, card fraud is a miserable half a billion, about a quarter of a percent. And, of course, thanks to EMV and 3D Secure and all that, it’s going down.

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Surprises from the Consumer Financial Decision Making Conference (Behavioral Economics)

Celent Banking

The devil, of course, will be in the details of implementation (an undercurrent running through the conference itself). Another case arises when consumers have high interest rate credit card debt. Anchoring on credit card disclosures is very powerful. A final caveat: any misinterpretations are of course my responsibility.

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Can Smartphones Solve ATM Skimming

Banking 2020

According to a recent article in ATMMarketplace.com, card skimming accounted for more than $2 billion in losses. Consumers remain largely unaware around the issue of card skimming and even those who are mindful of the risk, don’t believe they are liable for potential losses. Perhaps the biggest problem is perception.

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The 2019 GonzoBanker Awards

Gonzobanker

Second Curve analyst Zack Maxfield opened a TD Bank checking account on his phone in nine minutes while he waited to speak with a teller at one of the bank’s branches, but waited an hour to fund the account and order a debit card. The 2019 Industry Oh Sh*t Moment Award – Goes to Apple and Goldman Sachs for the Apple Card launch.

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Building Foundations For IoT Castles In The Cloud

PYMNTS

That will be built on a hybrid foundation, he said, starting with the traditional infrastructure that’s already in place today — i.e., the credit card transaction rails that are scalable, global and compliant. The apps and devices they use today have groomed them to expect nothing but the most seamless UX.

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Whitepages Pro Spins Out, Becomes Ekata

PYMNTS

The consumer business, he noted, is driven by web user experience (UX) or mobile apps. Of eCommerce, done increasingly cross-border, and where delivery windows get shorter and shorter ( Amazon , of course, has debuted one-day delivery), Eleveld said, “We live in a world that is marked by immediate gratification.

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