PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a suit against Georgia fuel card firm FLEETCOR , alleging that it bilked customers out of millions of dollars in hidden fees, a charge the company denies, according to reports on Monday (Jan. The firm does business under its own “Fuelman” brand, as well as through co-branded cards. .

Georgia 130

Georgia Cards Branding Report 130

PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2018

New York’s years-long payroll card regulation saga took an unexpected turn recently when the New York State Supreme Court annulled a previous appellate court ruling, reviving efforts to introduce stricter payroll card rules. Employers would also have to receive consent from their workers to receive wages via payroll card.

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Regulation Cards New York Alabama 101

CFPB Monitor

JULY 7, 2021

On June 29, 2021, the CFPB and the Attorney General of the State of Georgia filed a proposed order in connection with a joint lawsuit they filed a day earlier in federal district court in Georgia against Maryland-based debt-relief and credit-repair company Burlington Financial Group (“Burlington”) and three individual owners and executives.

Georgia 78

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2019

That fraud spans, among other methods, misuse of government credit cards and procurement payments, reported itnews.com. And when it comes to external fraud, 95 percent of external fraud can be traced to “one large entity” focused on payment card fraud. The report said the fraud had been identified and addressed.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

retailers instantaneously get funds for card transactions with actual fund availability depending on receiving bank and geographic area, according to a Thursday (Sept. Firms registered for the offering with a qualified debit card can start setting a time to receive funds from their card receivables payments and reshape their cash collection.

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Payments Georgia Maine America 208

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2019

fuel card firm FleetCor Technologies Inc. The agency asked a federal judge in Georgia through a court filing to stop FLEETCOR, along with its chief executive, from charging hidden fees and also to disgorge ill-gotten proceeds, Yahoo Finance reported. billed clients hundreds of millions in hidden charges.

Georgia 130

Georgia Cards Fraud Report 130

PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

According to a report in Reuters , the Eastern European GozNym network, whose leader resides in Tbilisi, Georgia, sent phishing emails to install malware on more than 41,000 computers. Six countries, including the U.S., shut down a cybercrime network that stole around $100 million from victims.

Georgia 116

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Payments Source

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

will take over bill payment processing for private-label credit card issuer Synchrony beginning next year, absorbing Synchrony’s remittance operations and employees in Florida and Georgia. Deluxe Corp.

Georgia 69

Georgia Florida Cards Operations 69

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Department of Justice reported that the ring involved numerous individuals from countries including Russia, Latvia, Georgia, Bulgaria, Romania and Belgium, according to the AP. QQAAZZ allegedly laundered stolen funds from hundreds of cybercriminals, transferring them between hundreds of banks globally.

Georgia 192

Georgia National Survey Report 192

PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2018

In addition, blockchain technology is expected to take hold in India and BS/2 plans to expand its point-of-sale (POS) terminal network in Georgia. ” Elsewhere in Asia , BS/2 plans to increase its network from 20,000 POS terminals to 25,000 in Georgia by the end of 2018, according to an announcement.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

One of those places is just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, though what’s stored inside won’t be hard to spot. Amazon announced on Wednesday (June 22) that it had finalized plans to open a new fulfillment center in Braselton, Georgia.

Georgia 100

Georgia New Jersey Illinois Atlanta 100

PYMNTS

MARCH 11, 2020

Florida-based Publix has more than 1,200 locations in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Tennessee. Shelf sensors, as well as cameras on the ceiling, keep tabs on what shoppers put in their carts and charge their credit cards that are on file automatically as they leave the premises.

South Carolina 161

South Carolina North Carolina Mobile Florida 161

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

Meridian disrupted the incentives industry in the ’80s and ’90s with the introduction of the MeridiCard, the industry’s first reloadable debit card, so our point of view has been rewards-agnostic from day one,” Toumayan said. InComm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Meridian Loyalty is based in St.

St. Louis 162

St. Louis Missouri Payments Georgia 162

PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2020

Marks explained, “They hear me, I hear them, and we can take their credit card number so there is no physical contact.” In another part of the country, Georgia Gov. Marks said that involves putting “a little speaker and a microphone outside and inside it’s nothing.”.

Retail 138

Retail Texas Georgia Cards 138

PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2019

In the second half of 2018, according to the company, Serbia, Montenegro and Jamaica started accepting UnionPay cards. Poland and Georgia began accepting the UnionPay mobile payment services, offering more payment options to Chinese tourists. On the eve of the Spring Festival, merchants in the U.K.,

ATM 115

ATM Georgia Regional America 115

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The CFPB has issued its March 2017 complaint report that highlights credit card complaints. to 1:00 p.m.ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “The CFPB’s Consumer Credit Card Market RFI and Other Important Recent Credit Card Developments.” On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.

Massachusetts 89

Massachusetts Cards Report West Virginia 89

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Similar worries extend to card-based payments, too, as the virus can remain active on plastic surfaces for up to three days. Its locations in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia made the switch to avoid spreading the virus and help customers feel safe entering establishments to place or pick up orders.

Payments 191

Payments Los Angeles New York City Indiana 191

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The latest such move came from Instacart and ALDI, which announced they would allow customers to pay for same-day delivery or pick up food orders using their EBT SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) cards. But because the EBT program (funded by the U.S.

Online 195

Online Payments Montana Alaska 195

PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2016

The retailer announced yesterday (June 16) that the mobile payment service will expand to stores in Alabama and Georgia. This service allows a customer with any iOS or Android smartphone with a major credit card loaded on the app to pay at any checkout lane using the Walmart app.

Alabama 100

Alabama Georgia Retail Conference 100

PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2018

According to news from Mobile Payments Today , under the partnership, PayPal’s mobile card product will be combined with ebizmart’s mobile app Magento. In addition, employers can directly deposit their wages into accounts, while debit cards can withdraw cash at ATMs.

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Delaware Utah Georgia ATM 101

CFPB Monitor

APRIL 3, 2017

The CFPB has issued its March 2017 complaint report that highlights credit card complaints. to 1:00 p.m.ET, Ballard Spahr will hold a webinar, “The CFPB’s Consumer Credit Card Market RFI and Other Important Recent Credit Card Developments.” On April 13, 2017, from 12:00 p.m.

Massachusetts 74

Massachusetts Cards Report West Virginia 74

Perficient

MARCH 3, 2021

STARTUP is typically a one-track competition where teams create a viable start-up business with a design strategy, but this year’s competition included two tracks, the second track pairing teams with a small, minority-owned, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), or LGBTQIA+ business in Atlanta or Savannah, Georgia.

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UX Meeting social media Strategy 539

Breaking Banks

MARCH 13, 2020

This episode brought to you by Theragun (solving Host Jason’s hip issues), CoMotion (our partner at the University of Washington) and the Miles Card (for all the rewards junkies).

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Fintech Georgia Washington Regional 52

PYMNTS

JULY 29, 2020

As PYMNTS reported in July, retail foot traffic had slipped in states where cases were on the rise, such as Texas, Arizona, Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. In his remarks, Powell said some consumer spending measures based on the use of credit and debit cards have declined as of late June.

South Carolina 134

South Carolina Arizona Georgia Conference 134

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Every bundle also comes with prepaid health debit cards. In separate news, Walmart is opening a Walmart Health clinic in Georgia. Sam’s Club reportedly says the program is meant to serve individuals, families and business owners who are skipping or putting off basic care due to high deductibles.

North Carolina 116

North Carolina Michigan Pennsylvania Georgia 116

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

has simply not had the handle on COVID-19 that other countries have shown and hot spots continue to pop up in highly populated states like California, Texas and Georgia. The second wild card is consumer spending. The first factor is the coronavirus pandemic, and in a sense it’s the only factor that matters. economic forecaster. “E-commerce

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Retail Georgia Texas Strategy 228

PYMNTS

JANUARY 4, 2019

Juniper Research , for example, has estimated that retailers will lose as much as $130 billion in card-not-present (CNP) fraud through 2023 — as tech gets more complex and transactions are done across borders. Thus, she had banking and credit card information. It’s no surprise that payments fraud is on the rise.

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Fraud North Carolina Payments Minneapolis 158

PYMNTS

AUGUST 26, 2016

businesses as part of a plot to steal and sell credit card numbers. During that time, Seleznev hacked into retail point-of-sale systems and installed malware to steal credit card numbers from businesses. million credit card numbers. The hack is estimated to have cost upwards of $169 million. 2009 to Oct.

Nevada 100

Nevada Georgia Washington Fraud 100

PYMNTS

JUNE 23, 2016

Walmart Pay does not keep any card data on the users’ phone (though it does work with all major debit, credit, prepaid or Walmart cards), instead holding that payment data virtually. The scan and go based payment system allows customers to ring in the purchase, scan a QR code with their phone – and poof, done.

DC 105

DC South Dakota North Dakota South Carolina 105

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 12, 2019

Credit card fraud was the most common type of identity theft report. Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Delaware, and Tennessee had the highest fraud reports per capita. Georgia, Nevada, California, Florida, and Texas had the highest identity theft reports per capita. declined by 24% from 2017.

Nevada 74

Nevada Georgia Florida Delaware 74

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 26, 2017

In Georgia, one Mohawk Industries employee allegedly scammed the company out of $766,000. Internal fraud is, unfortunately, an all-too-common problem for businesses and government entities, especially with regards to misuse of p-cards. Internal p-card fraud doesn’t discriminate against small and large companies either, he said.

Fraud 108

Fraud Payments Cards Policies 108

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

The system works by scanning a consumer’s handprint at distance (it is not a contact scan that requires the customer to lay their hand on a device) and using a combination of computer vision and depth geometry to identify them and connect to their card on file. By comparison, paying with a card takes 4 seconds.

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El Paso Georgia Dallas Alaska 139

CFPB Monitor

DECEMBER 23, 2015

The CFPB has issued its December 2015 complaint report which highlights money transfer complaints and complaints from consumers in Georgia and the Atlanta metro area. Mortgages were the most-complained-about product, with mortgage-related complaints representing 33 percent of the complaints submitted by Georgia consumers.

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Georgia Report Vermont South Dakota 60

PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2020

For example, the technology allows patients to scan insurance cards and prescription-drug labels, making it easier for users to determine what’s covered by their health plan or organize home-delivery instructions. Walmart Health will continue to expand with additional locations opening in Georgia this year. The Loganville, Ga.,

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Security Georgia Branding Course 141

CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 24, 2018

In its blog post about the report, the Bureau highlights that since January 2015: The Bureau has received more complaints from consumers in California than any other state, with Florida, Texas, New York, and Georgia taking the next four spots.

District of Columbia 68

District of Columbia Wyoming Florida Texas 68

PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2017

A classic image of payment fraud involves a fraudster stealing credit card numbers and shopping for goods in-person or online. He gave a telling example: he and a colleague once conducted an experiment where Dewey dialed the call center listed on the back of the other’s credit card. at Georgia Tech.

Fraud 107

Fraud Cards Houston Retail 107

PYMNTS

JULY 6, 2020

This importance is especially tangible because many SMBs remain underserved by traditional banks, Kathryn Petralia , co-founder and president of Atlanta, Georgia-based SMB lender Kabbage , explained in a recent interview with PYMNTS. “Of government-supported Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Of the 32 million SMBs in the U.S.,

Georgia 147

Georgia Atlanta Tools Lending 147