PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2020

Called Help Main Street, the idea is to compile a database of businesses that offer gift cards or other similar items. According to Nihal Mehta of Eniac, the Help Main Street idea is a way to help small businesses while also practicing the social distancing procedures of staying away from places where lots of people usually gather.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 7, 2020

The continued resumption may not be enough to stave off the top-line pressures and cash crunches that bedevil the Main Street SMBs that power a significant portion of the U.S. The state of Main Street right now? is roughly six months into a global pandemic (as declared in March by the World Health Organization).

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

EXCLUSIVE – With its first credit card out today, New York fintech Petal aims to serve the “credit invisible,” according to its CEO and co-founder Jason Gross, by granting credit cards sans credit score. The consumer’s digital financial profile has three main […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2020

Accrualify , which works in cloud-based solutions for mid- and enterprise-level companies, is launching a new corporate card in partnership with Visa , according to a press release. The intent of the card is to boost options for spend control for corporate finance teams.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. American Express rolled out co-branded cards with Amazon for British SMBs.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

They have paid down their credit cards. The main one centers on the drop in credit card spend. A new report from TransUnion shows that average consumer-level credit card balances have declined during the course of the COVID-19 pandemic and now stand at $5,075 as of Q3 2020, down from $5,668 in Q3 2019.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Goldman Sachs has beat out competitor Barclays to buy General Motors (GM)'s credit card business, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). billion, and it furthers Goldman Sachs' push into Main Street lending. Without a well-known brand or branches, Goldman has turned to partnerships like the Apple Card , which had $4.5

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PYMNTS

JUNE 15, 2020

To offer businesses a simple way for supervising expenditures, digital financial technology firm Wirecard is teaming with Payhawk to roll out a new Visa card, according to an announcement. The cards will come in both a digital and tangible medium, and managers can supervise budgets in real time. In March, Payhawk notched $3.35

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

The European Union has issued new rules for contactless payments, which has caused confusion and forced one digital bank to issue new cards, according to a report in the Telegraph. If a customer goes over that limit on several card payments, then they’ll have to enter a pin. The move could potentially affect 57 billion euros ($62.4

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Consumers base credit card choices mainly on incentives offered, with a preference for cash back over points, a Bank of America survey found.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 13, 2021

All eyes are on the small business community in the commercial card world as industry players increasingly explore how card products can help Main Street recovery and stay in business. Small Business Card Use On The Rise. Use of a charge card similarly grew year over year from 23 percent to 31 percent.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Credit card launches happen a lot, and tend to blend together after a while, particularly for payments peeps who keep a close eye on such things. But Venmo – which dropped its first credit card for consumers on Monday (Oct. Splittable Card Payments . Instead, Venmo’s entire DNA is digital. Designing In Choice.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Americans cut their credit card balances in August for the sixth consecutive month, the Federal Reserve System reported Wednesday (Oct. Revolving debt — mainly credit card debt — as reported by the central bank declined by $9.4 Economic forecasters surveyed by Bloomberg had, in the whole, predicted an increase in credit card spending.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2021

One of the more notable differences is their tendency to favor credit cards online and other options such as digital wallets over debit cards. Thirty-five percent of credit card users believe they offer protection against theft of funds — twice the share of debit card users with this same view of the payment method.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

When it comes to online shopping, one of the greatest frustrations for consumers — and friction points for merchants — is having to manually enter credit or debit card information for each purchase. In the latest Mobile Card Services Playbook , a collaboration with Ondot , PYMNTS surveyed more than 9,500 U.S. It’s no wonder that 78.9

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PYMNTS

JULY 10, 2020

Although commercial card products can offer working capital benefits on both ends of the B2B transaction, adoption lags behind other digital payment methods in accounts payable (AP) departments. And with the pandemic all but wiping out business trips, the commercial card could be at a crossroads. General acceptance is not there.

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PYMNTS

MAY 7, 2020

All eyes may be trained on Wall Street now, and Main Street too as the latest tranche of business lending gets underway. The company also launched a gift card portal in order to help buyers search for and support Square sellers. Card-present volumes were down by 60 percent year over year.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

The launch of the Apple Card is allowing Goldman Sachs to become a leader in consumer banking, according to the bank’s CEO David Solomon. In late March, Apple and Goldman Sachs announced the Apple Card , which users sign up for through Apple Pay. The card is stored in the wallet app and doesn’t have any fees.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Fleet payments company FLEETCOR is facing criticism over fees associated with its fleet cards, according to reports in Bloomberg last week, which small businesses (SMBs) say are too high. The issue mirrors the debate over payroll card fees, and raises new concerns over fees linked to card products for businesses, including interchange fees.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

A new study has found that the number of payment cards issued globally reached 14 billion last year and is predicted to rise to 17 billion by 2022, boosted by an increase in overall debit card issuance. RBR , a strategic research and consulting firm, recently published its “Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2022” report.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2020

Mobile card apps went from nifty to necessary when the darkest imaginings of last March had people picturing COVID-19 on every surface, suspended in every breath. Consumers are interested in applying mobile card management tools in different ways, however,” the report states. Meet the 2021 Cardholder.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

Many Main Street SMBs, local restaurants and designer boutiques are doing it for the first time. Capturing and then enabling card-on-file payments when consumers buy the products or services they consume in the physical world. But given the absence of contactless card penetration in the U.S., Gas stations are encouraging it.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

We have deep dives on Main Street’s digital shift, ATM innovation and PPP loans. NEW DATA: Inside Main Street SMBs’ Digital Shift. FinTechs Help Main Street Find Its Footing. It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2020

Many accounts payable (AP) professionals turning to electronic payments to streamline their companies’ payment processes — specifically, how they pay invoices from suppliers — are putting virtual cards at the top of their lists, and for good reason. The cards can also be fully integrated into ScaleFactor’s accounting and finance platform.

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 16, 2016

A First Data study reveals e-gift card usage is on the climb, driven by those ages 18 to 34. The biggest card buyers are those ages 35 to 54. The main reason is convenience.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 20, 2020

To help local companies continue to bring in revenue amid COVID-19 restrictions, Instagram Co-founder Mike Krieger and his wife, Kaitlyn, rolled out a directory of eateries in the Bay Area offering gift cards called SaveOurFaves. Visitors can browse by location or query for restaurants in the region, according to reports.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

Edenred is acquiring Mint ’s payroll card portfolio to bolster its leadership in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Edenred announced Thursday (Jan. The 600,000 people using Mint payroll cards will now be able to tap a full suite of new services with the C3 card and app. Edenred’s operations focused mainly on Dubai.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Petal, the startup credit card company, announced on Tuesday (Oct. 2) that its credit card is now available via the company’s website. Starter cards often come with high-interest rates, very low limits and lots of fees. “The hard truth is that many people hoping to build credit, end up building debt instead.”

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

All four of Greece’s main banking institutions enacted security protocols after a data breach, and consequently cancelled 15,000 consumer cards, according to reports. As a result, any banking card used on the travel portal was cancelled, and to be replaced. It is anticipated to be completed at the end of March.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2020

That so many SMBs are uncertain about whether they can survive — despite having access to emergency reserves — speaks to how dire the pandemic has been for Main Street businesses. percent say they could use their personal credit cards, 25.5 percent of unsure SMB owners who could tap into their personal credit cards and 43.8

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Among the biggest debates is how to construct and operate the best card program possible – a decision that served as the foundation for a new PYMNTS interview with Jim Geeslin, head of strategy for Elan Financial Services , an agent credit card issuer. Do FIs want to navigate card programs through that?”. Near-Term Challenges.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 19, 2018

attorneys’ offices and the Better Business Bureau (BBB), the FTC has released the results of Operation Main Street: Stopping Small Business Scams. In partnership with the offices of eight state attorneys general (AGs), the New York division of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, two U.S.

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Payments Source

JULY 8, 2020

At a time when many have shifted to digital payments to weather the coronavirus pandemic, the four main U.S. credit card brands are aggressively expanding their own take on digital commerce.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

What does the future hold for the plastic payment card? Or will cards with cutting-edge technology win more loyalty from shoppers? The main message he offered? The payment card has “a long life ahead of it,” he told Karen Webster. Indeed, new payment regulations seem to be pushing payment cards toward the future.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Although initially viewed mainly as an alternative to a credit or debit card for online or in-store purchases, e-wallets have now expanded out into many different areas ranging from loyalty programs to direct-carrier billing.

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PYMNTS

MAY 19, 2020

In today’s top news, Amazon could be in talks to buy JCPenney, and 4 million stimulus payments will be sent to consumers via Visa prepaid debit cards. Treasury: 4 Million Stimulus Payments To Be Sent Via Visa Prepaid Debit Card. Plus, Uber plans to cut 3,000 more jobs. Amazon Eyes JCPenney Buy. Here’s what you missed.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 23, 2019

Capital One ’s domestic card loans increased 8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 , the bank said on Tuesday (Jan. 22) as company executives gave an update of its card deal with Walmart. The financial institution (FI) said that, as of the end of Q4, the domestic card loans ending balance stood at $107.4 percent, down from 2.89

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