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Infineon Debuts Employee ID, Mastercard Payment Card

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

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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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Today In Payments: US Consumers Pay Down $10B In Credit Card Debt In Q3; Amazon Takes On Pharmacies

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consumers paid off $10 billion in credit card debt in the third quarter of 2020, and Amazon Pharmacy launched for consumers to order prescription medications. US Consumers Pay Down $10B in Credit Card Debt In Q3. In today’s top news, U.S. Plus, Walmart+ gets a closer look after the retail giant’s third-quarter earnings call.

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Gift Cards A Taxing Problem? Not Necessarily Says Tango Card CCO

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Other than small things like a pen or providing staff with free coffee, anything given to employees that has a clear cash value attached to it is considered taxable by the IRS, said Nat Salvione , chief commercial officer of Tango Card. However, he added, the tax implications should not exceed the cost and purpose of the present. “We

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Visa Commercial Pay Launches For Virtual Cards, Digitized B2B Payments

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23) that they have entered a strategic partnership to launch Visa Commercial Pay, billed as a suite of B2B payment solutions for enterprises making the shift to digital transactions, and, specifically, virtual cards — and away from paper-based manual processes. Visa and Conferma Pay said Monday (Nov. Three Components .

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i2c Partners With Credit Sesame For Enhanced Money Management Services

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Digital payment and open banking firm i2c has announced its partnership with Credit Sesame ‘s Sesame Cash , which will give more customers the option to use Credit Sesame’s money management services, according to a press release.

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A new administration spotlights cross-border payments

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general manager at Paysend and has nearly 30 years of financial services experiences, most recently serving as president of Catalina Card Services. He founded and led AccountNow, the first online D2C prepaid debit card company in the U.S., Matt shares with us his hope for the future. Matt Montes is U.S.

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