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Infineon Debuts Employee ID, Mastercard Payment Card

PYMNTS

Infineon Technologies , which works as a semiconductor manufacturer, is doing away with employee identification cards at its Germany headquarters and instead implementing a new smart card solution that combines office building access and Mastercard contactless payments capabilities, according to a FinTech Intel report.

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Black Swans Are The Sandbox Of New Innovations

PYMNTS

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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Touchless Is Pushing Payments Beyond The Card

PYMNTS

Will POS terminals without a clear purpose make us long for the days of swiping plastic, punching buttons and squinting at tiny screens? In Beyond the Card: Toward the Cardless and Contactless Future , a PYMNTS and i2c Inc. In Beyond the Card: Toward the Cardless and Contactless Future , a PYMNTS and i2c Inc. In a word: no.

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Turkish delights in innovation

Chris Skinner

They manage the Fintech Istanbul program, and are the powerhouse behind many of the innovations we’ve seen in Turkey from mobile wallets to contactless payments. Could you please tell us a bit about banking sector in Turkey? We may describe Turkish banking sector as strong, innovative, modern and well-regulated.

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US Card Skimming Grew Nearly 5x in 2022, New FICO Data Shows

FICO

For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Across the US, we saw clear geographic focal points for skimming activities.

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Why Payments Security Is Vital To Innovation

PYMNTS

That’s why payments innovation isn’t just about delivering a solution, but delivering one that can create efficiency and reduce risk in a secure manner. ML: As executive vice president and CIO, I am responsible for the technology and security solutions we provide and how they are positioned in the marketplace.

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City National Bank, Extend Team On Virtual Corporate Cards

PYMNTS

City National Bank has enlisted New York City FinTech Extend to enable the bank’s clients to offer virtual corporate cards to employees, vendors and other business partners, the companies announced in a press release. Replacing them is much easier than replacing plastic cards. With Extend, City National is the first issuer in the U.S.

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