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CFPB's Chopra blasts potential card hikes

Payments Dive

In a rare TV appearance, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that the payments industry isn't competitive enough and that fee hikes by the big card companies would add "insult to injury" at a time of inflation. He noted new fintech tools could ultimately be a benefit if they add competition.

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Mastercard’s bet on fintech pays off with higher card spending

Bank Innovation

s new initiative to team up with more startups on credit cards is starting to pay off. The company has been starting card programs for fintechs including Brex Inc., Mastercard Inc.’s Revolut Technologies Inc. and TransferWise Inc., and has unveiled programs designed to make it easier for startups to join Mastercard’s network.

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Checkbook Launches Virtual Cards After Joining Visa FinTech Program

PYMNTS

Checkbook has joined Visa 's FinTech Fast Track program and launched Virtual Cards , a program that will expand the reach of real-time payments, according to a press release. Virtual Cards were created by Checkbook to reduce the fear of losing a wallet or being a target of credit fraud, according to the release.

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FinTechs Embrace Collaboration For Corporate Card Solutions

PYMNTS

This week's Commercial Card Innovation Tracker finds FinTechs and payment technology players like Mastercard, Visa and Nets embracing partnerships to roll out new corporate card solutions, including virtual commercial cards and small business credit cards designed to enhance spend management and help SMBs access credit during turbulent times.

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How FIs And FinTechs Are Expanding The Credit Card Paradigm

PYMNTS

As consumers shop amid ongoing public health restrictions, they almost invariably reach for their credit cards — whether the physical varieties in their wallets or the digital versions stored on their browsers and mobile devices. More than ever, credit cards are becoming the coin of the realm in the global connected economy.

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What’s next for Apple Card: Fintech or traditional FI?

BankInovation

Apple and Goldman Sachs are parting ways on the Apple Card and the tech giant will be in the market for a new issuer — and whether that’s a traditional financial institution or card-issuing fintech is the question now. The companies have been in cahoots on the Apple Card since 2019, but losses in Goldman’s […]

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Global Payments leans into fintechs

Payments Dive

As it pursues more fintech clients, the payments processor sees B2B and commercial cards as areas ripe for expansion.

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