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Main Street SMBs, Digital AP, GoodRx’s IPO Tops This Week’s News

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We have deep dives on the financial health of Main Street small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), digital accounts payable (AP), and GoodRx ’s initial public offering (IPO). . Mastercard Expands Digital Card Program To Include Instant Access, eWallet . Have A Credit Card In Your Purse? Fun, Cool, and Otherwise Interesting.

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FICO’s Take On Debit Security

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This payment rail’s use is going strong in the United States, with debit card penetration reaching 78 percent in 2018. Consumers also show continued interest in debit even as they adopt newer payment instruments, and a 2019 report found that 61 percent of mobile wallet users linked debit cards. Card fraud is an ever-present threat.

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How Square’s Results Spotlight Main Street SMBs’ Resilience — And (Cash) Challenges

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All eyes may be trained on Wall Street now, and Main Street too as the latest tranche of business lending gets underway. Larger full-service restaurants opened community markets to sell raw ingredients, produce and food staples through online stores,” he said. Card-present volumes were down by 60 percent year over year.

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JPMorgan Chase Goes After POS Financing Market

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JPMorgan Chase , aiming to get a bigger piece of the point of sale financing market, announced Wednesday (Feb. 27) that it is launching “My Chase Plan,” a tool that allows card customers to finance purchases of more than $500.

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Mastercard Bets On Biometric Cards To Advance Inclusion

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In early May, Mastercard , in partnership with SEDESSON, the Mexico state agency for social benefits, and Edenred Bank, announced a first-of-its-kind test in Mexico’s Sonora state – the first regional test of biometric card technology in national history. The Challenge of Building the Right Card for the Job. In the U.S.

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Shell Launches Fleet Card, Telematics Suite In India

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These three main segments of the Fleet Solution are said to provide better control over operations and increased protection against fraud. Fuels are formulated with dual detergent technology called Dynaflex. Shell employs 8,500 people in India and retails fuel in six states. .

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The eCase For Liberating $190B In Rental Security Deposits

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Around the world, banks and FinTech firms are addressing challenges associated with enabling fund disbursements in real time — and some markets are developing real-time networks faster than others. In other markets, the growth of instant and mobile payments is breeding more competition by the day.

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