PYMNTS

APRIL 13, 2020

Jim McCarthy, i2c president, says disasters often breed innovation. Black Swans Are the Sandbox of New Innovations. A few innovators do come forward with good ideas, but often the environment can’t support them past the short term. While it may take years, these good, innovative ideas often resurface when the time is right.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

There’s a huge opportunity [in B2B payments] for businesses that have traditionally focused on the consumer,” David Disque , president of Corporate Spending Innovations (CSI), said in an interview with Karen Webster. The card rails, in particular, offer a way for traditionally B2C merchants to ease their expansion into B2B payments, he said.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

As demand increases for digitally-driven money management solutions, Mastercard has expanded its Digital-First Card Program in North America. Consumers also have fast digital access to card information, including the 16-digit number, CVC2, expiration date and customer service information.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2020

As corporate card innovation accelerates, new paths to adoption emerge. Visa To Support USDC Card Payments. Visa To Support USDC Card Payments. Dollar Coin (USDC), Visa is reportedly planning to support USDC payments via its corporate card products. Adflex Drives Card Adoption Within Supply Chains.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Roughly one-third (35 percent) have made data analytics investments over the past three years, according to the Credit Union Innovation Playbook. Also, credit unions that focus on data analytics are more likely to pursue a wider range of innovations than those that do not. Despite innovations like AI and mobile video banking — 59.9

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 2, 2020

However, figures show that a majority of executives are in the midst of digital transformations, where 83 percent of financial services executives surveyed say that they’ve innovated with payments technology this year. Aquilina said virtual cards are poised to eclipse other commercial card form factors over the next few years.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 24, 2020

The new upgrades include a credit card processing software, which will help with third-party integrations of credit card processing to allow for more options. That will allow for better information on repairs and help them spot maintenance trends across their vehicle base.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

The corporate card industry continues to dig its heels into adoption efforts with the launch of new products and features designed to elevate the value of the card beyond a mere means of payment. Employees Lack Access To Corporate Cards. WEX Links MYOB Users To Card Payments. Plastiq Loops Into QuickBooks.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

As solution providers position innovative commercial payment solutions in the market, they're increasingly having to benefit both buyers and suppliers. Tat Capital Eases Card Acceptance For Vendors. WEX, MYOB Team Up On Virtual Cards. However, the firms did not disclose exactly how they can facilitate this.

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CFPB Monitor

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The CFPB published a request for information in yesterday’s Federal Register seeking information to inform its next review of the credit card market. The CARD Act requires the Bureau to conduct such a review every two years. Effectiveness of disclosures of terms, fees, and other expenses of credit card plans.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Spreedly , a payments infrastructure firm headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, is introducing innovative revenue optimization solutions aimed at increasing conversions. For example, when stored cards expire and can’t be used for transactions, that can negatively affect subscriptions and other purchases.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

Mastercard and pan-European FinTech myPOS are teaming up to promote card payment solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe, Mastercard announced on Thursday (Feb. The strategic partnership aims to inform more SMBs about the new tools for card acceptance that can fit their needs and budget.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Card-skimming devices hidden on gas station card readers or carefully integrated into ATMs used to be especially troubling for merchants and consumers, but retailers and financial institutions (FIs) have stepped up their measures to protect physical card readers in recent years. Safeguarding Card Details.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

Virtual credit cards are one of the more flexible electronic payment methods available, and the world continues its steady march toward greater digital payment use. Virtual cards can improve accounts payable (AP) processes, benefiting both buyers and suppliers by streamlining day-to-day payments, and providing greater control over cash flows.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

That provides a rough idea of some of the motivation behind Mastercard ’s latest effort in payments and commerce innovation — an effort described in depth in a new PYMNTS interview between Karen Webster and Amnah Ajmal, Mastercard’s executive vice president of core products. Not Just A Number. FinTech Role.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2020

He told PYMNTS in a recent interview that as consumers prioritize cost savings over shoring up rewards and airline miles, citizens are preferring to use ACH to pay their government bills and fees online rather than pay the processing fees often associated with cards. ” Accelerating ACH Innovation.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It’s happened to almost all consumers: They’re idly perusing their credit card statements when they come across completely confusing, seemingly random charges from businesses they don’t recognize in locations they’ve never visited. The first thing we can do is ‘enrich’ transaction [information],” Gerber said. “We

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2020

With accounts payable (AP) solutions increasingly paying attention to supplier needs, commercial card technologies have expanded their focus on both the AP and accounts receivable (AR) side of B2B transactions. OnPay Talks V-Card Adoption. Rather, v-cards must play a part in a collective ecosystem of a range of payment tools.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 26, 2018

arm of the Spanish bank BBVA, has no designated innovation head. Instead, all innovation initiatives fall under the bank's head of business development, José "Pepe" Olalla. Olalla, who has been with BBVA since 1992, served as BBVA's Chief Information Officer […]. PREMIUM - BBVA Compass, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Just as in other markets, eChecks, ACH, paper checks, wires and credit cards all come with their various benefits, as well as their pain points, from high processing fees to a lack of security. It’s why, said Muller, payment innovators in the cannabis market must keep a macro view while targeting micro use-cases and user populations.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

The great digital shift is transforming credit cards into money management tools. Consumers want cards, and they want them quickly, and they want those cards [delivered] in a digital way," said Turner. The company said that through the expansion of its Digital-First Card Program, which was announced last Wednesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

A new proposed service by the payments provider would let parents create spending accounts attached to debit cards for their teenage children, giving them more flexibility in spending at an early age, as opposed to just handing them a few dollars. Venmo is not the first company to inch in on the debit card market.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

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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PYMNTS

JUNE 17, 2020

At least, that’s what commercial card technology players believe, with this week’s rundown of the latest initiatives in corporate card solutions placing a focus on returning business trip volume. Expensify Links Cards To Booking. Emirates Islamic Launches Cards For SMBs.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

In Australia, the commercial card market is one example of how bureaucracy and legacy process have stifled access to important SMB financial services, despite a continued surge in banking innovation and digitization. “People don’t just want a physical credit card to swipe at the shops,” he said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 20, 2019

Commercial cards account for only a portion of corporates’ overall spend, as checks stick around and ACH gains ground. However, their market share is on the rise as card issuers develop more robust rewards programs, and the ability to integrate card spend into back-office spend management and analytics platforms.

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BankBazaar

JANUARY 25, 2024

What have your Credit Card ’s ancestors been up to? There’s probably nothing new we can tell you about the Credit Card. Today, we’re aiming at remedying that, so we’re all left with a new-found respect for our spend-friends and who knows, maybe it’ll just inspire us to go find the right Credit Card to fit our finances!

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Retailers must protect customers’ card data from hackers who try to snatch payment details, and following best practices to ensure security requires adhering to the regulations established by the PCI SSC, a global payments industry forum. Compliance Complexities.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 26, 2019

The world knows by now that Apple has debuted its credit card — the Apple Card — in conjunction with Goldman Sachs and Mastercard. The card is available in both virtual and tangible, plastic forms. The broad outline is one where the digital version of the card can be used wherever Apple Pay is accepted. Not anymore.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Data leaked from the hack of credit reporting agency Equifax includes the credit card information of about 209,000 of the agency’s customers, according to the company. Equifax, which first became aware of the attacks in July, announced yesterday that the attack had potentially impacted about 143 million customers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

This does not mean businesses are disinterested in newer payment innovations, however. percent would like to integrate ePayables with virtual cards into their broader B2B operations. percent would like to integrate ePayables with virtual cards into their broader B2B operations. Recent PYMNTS research finds that 46.4

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2019

Though credit cards were not originally designed to address the needs of corporate payers, advances in commercial card technology have positioned the payment tool as one that’s gaining traction in the accounts payable department. There are two key aspects to the firm’s effort in reducing virtual card acceptance friction.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

Retail innovation comes from various places – and for the new decade, that includes quick-service restaurants (QSRs), the site of massive technological change. Loyalty, too, is a source of innovation. It is all but certain that in the new decade, QSRs will continue to drive retail innovation. Pickup Windows.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

Innovations run the gamut from promo codes to coupons and quick-response (QR) scans in addition to other features such as delivery tracking. Overall, merchants in the $1 trillion accommodation and food services market see digital innovation as key for staying competitive in the space. percent — innovated to remain competitive.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them novel) are only half the battle. To get a sense of how the world of payments and cards has changed, Cregan told Webster a story about a conference he attended in Las Vegas in 2009. Take payroll cards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Payments is in a state of constant change, with decision points shifting as fast as each innovation, disruption and tweak in consumer behavior. Financial institutions (FIs) face the issue of whether to outsource their credit card programs or do it themselves – a decision that will maintain its importance in the coming new decade.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2018

Small businesses (SMBs) prefer not to seek funding to finance their innovative endeavors, according to new research from BMO Wealth Management , which suggests SMBs are missing out on opportunities to drive growth. 1 necessity for an entrepreneur’s innovative initiatives. In short, they lack information — not motivation.”.

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