PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2019

India’s One Nation One Card will be test-piloted with Mumbai bus operator BEST in November, NFCWorld reported on Tuesday (Aug. The national transit card system uses a bank-issued card that will run on India’s RuPay payments network, the news outlet said. The pilot is to see how the system would work.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Mastercard’s CEO speaks out against a national payments system, the FCA tells credit card companies to be reasonable with customers in debt and the People’s Bank of China is prepared to inject $173 billion into the country to stabilize the economic damage wreaked by the coronavirus.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

government over the use of nationalism by the government in India to promote a domestic payments network there. payment giants such as Mastercard and Visa. ” Modi has said that using RuPay is akin to offering a service to the nation, given the fees associated with the use stay in India. .”

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South State Correspondent

MAY 13, 2024

Last week, Nacha held its Smarter Faster Payments Conference in Miami, a significant event for over 1,800 bankers and vendors. With 142 presentations and panels, the content was tailored to the needs of every bank interested in payments. Nacha saw three strong presentations covering various legal aspects of payments.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 31, 2018

Following a malware attack that allowed “unauthorized parties” to access customer credit card information, off-price retailer National Stores is seeking to prevent fraudulent activity and improve the security of its point-of-sale (POS) systems, the company said in an announcement. “We 11 may be involved in the breach.

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Payments Dive

JUNE 17, 2022

"The Visa-Mastercard duopoly controls about 80% of the market share, allowing them to raise fees indiscriminately and with no formidable opposition," contends Doug Kantor, general counsel for the National Association of Convenience Stores.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Illinois-based daVinci Payments has announced it is releasing a Chinese Yuan (CNY) corporate-funded prepaid card for employees or customers of multi-national corporations. The company has partnered with UnionPay to provide virtual and physical cards that will be accepted at point-of-sale terminals in China. “The

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

While many digital-first companies springboard from payments into lending, Figure Technologies , a FinTech focused on home improvement, debt consolidation and retirement products that leverage blockchain protocols, is branching out from lending into payments. Enter Figure Pay – And The Barbell Effect . Looking Toward The Blockchain .

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The bank, between 2015 and 2021, denied certain credit card products to applicants with surnames ending in “ian” and “yan,” suffixes that Citi employees associated with Armenian national origin, the CFPB said.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, payments firm Paytm is collaborating with card issuer SBI Card, while Nium has named a new chief revenue officer. Plus, WhatsApp has gotten approval to expand its payment service in India. Paytm Teams With SBI To Deliver Contactless Visa Cards.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Today in B2B payments, Visa teams up with Razorpay to debut a small business commercial card solution, while Nets is working with Yoba Smart Money to develop small business payment tools. Razorpay, Visa Team for SMB Corporate Cards. Yoba Smart Money, Nets Partner on SMB Payments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 22, 2020

has introduced a sustainable credit card to consumers in more than a dozen countries made from recyclable, bio-sourced, chlorine-free, degradable and ocean plastics. The New York-based, multinational financial services (FI) company said six billion cards are produced annually from PVC. Santander plans to issue its cards shortly.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 16, 2020

Metro authorities in India are planning to launch automatic fare collection (AFC) gates that will work with the country’s National Common Mobility Card (NCMC) that was introduced in March by the Ministry of Finance , according to reports on Thursday (Jan. Right now, the smart card lets commuters skip the lines to buy metro tickets.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2020

India has seen a steady stream of digital payments since it locked down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 , but the nation of 1.3 billion suffers from either a lack of internet or low-speed service, preventing many residents from taking part in touchless payments. In July, the National Payments Corp.

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Banking Exchange

AUGUST 23, 2021

Study finds that midsize credit card issuers report greater drop in customer satisfaction levels compared to national counterparts Retail Banking Financial Trends Feature Feature3 Financial Research Cards Payments.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Gift card giant Blackhawk Network this week announced it is selling charity-branded gift cards that will trigger contributions to those charities when loaded. Recipients of what are being called “Giving Good” cards will be able to use them at any of a number of retail and dining locations.

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Payments Source

MARCH 1, 2019

Through its acquisition of digital payments and fundraising provider Benefit Mobile, the National Gift Card company is positioning itself to help charitable organizations grow and to strengthen the mobile offerings of retail merchants.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

The world of payments has provided a new leader to the National Urban League. Tim Murphy, general counsel for Mastercard , has become the 22nd chairman of the civil rights and urban advocacy group, according to a statement from the payment card network. Mastercard hired Murphy in 2000.

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PYMNTS

JULY 1, 2020

A group of big European banks is planning to challenge Visa ’s and Mastercard ’s positions as the world’s two largest payment processing networks, Electronic Payments International reported. . This is not the first time that European banks have tried such a model.

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Payments Source

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Following a two-year pilot, several Sri Lanka banks are rolling out co-branded credit and debit cards connecting LankaPay, the local payments network, with Japan’s JCB brand, extending the cards’ reach to any global merchant or ATM that accepts JCB.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Citi has rolled out its new Citi Fleet Card in Europe and the United Kingdom, with a new solution that brings together a contactless-enabled card with a mobile program. In that case, every fuel card could be used at only one brand. Kao EMEA's U.K. 17) announcement.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, PayPal and Mastercard are adding more European Union (EU) countries to a debit card offering, while European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde has called for a digital euro. PayPal, Mastercard Add 5 EU Countries To Debit Card Offering. Germany and the United Kingdom.

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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. There are also fees linked to paying card bills via wire transfer, and fees if the fleet cards go unused. FLEETCOR posted $2.2

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PYMNTS

APRIL 23, 2019

That seismic change may not be felt in payments. However, according to Ondot Systems CEO Bharghavan Vaduvur (BV) in a recent conversation with PYMNTS’ Karen Webster, win or lose, Apple will change the conversation about how we pay by spurring existing stakeholders — especially card issuers — to examine how they come to market.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

As nations put limitations into place to support social distancing in February and March, Mastercard reported that a significant share of consumers tapped into contactless payments for purchases. The share rises to 52 percent among those who are younger than 35 years of age.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The nation mourns this week as Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will lie in state in Washington, DC starting Wednesday (Sept. Credit cards were rarely issued to women directly: A woman’s card was generally issued as a rider on her husband’s, and it was nearly impossible for women to secure cards and loans without male consignors.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Visa Commercial Pay Launches For Virtual Cards, Digitized B2B Payments. Visa and Conferma Pay have partnered to launch Visa Commercial Pay, a suite of B2B payment solutions for enterprises making the shift to digital transactions. New Report: Square Speaks Out On SMBs’ 2021 Payments Survival Guide.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 29, 2019

Payments company Square has partnered with the Washington Nationals and Levy Restaurants to let fans order concession menu items right from their seats, according to reports. The terminals allow customers to pay with credit or debit cards and digital wallet payment options like Apple Pay or Google Pay.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Delivering funds smoothly to employees in different nations is therefore essential, and it may require firms to migrate from paper checks to digital tools, especially those that suit the needs of employees who do not have bank accounts. Around The World Of Smarter Payments. How Mobile Apps Are Easing Retail Payments In India.

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PYMNTS

JULY 26, 2020

India has embraced its model for digital payments so much that it intends to take it global. Since its debut four years ago, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the instant payment system developed by the National Payments Corp. There are people in villages needing assistance payments.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 26, 2023

In a letter to Director Chopra , five banking trade groups address the CFPB’s obligation to comply with the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) before proposing a rule on credit card late fees and late payments. Continue Reading

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2020

The commercial credit card is increasingly viewed as a critical tool for these small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in need of fast access to credit, but many financial institutions are going further to nix fees on their card programs, including card products for small firms. Comdata Fuel Cards Facilitate Factoring.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Visa will be working with Access Bank on a new debit card for small- to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Nigeria, according to a Vanguard Media Limited report. Access Bank will offer Google Ad credits for free for the first SMB entrepreneurs to sign up for a card. A sizable chunk of its population is also unbanked or underbanked.

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South State Correspondent

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Payment Innovation When it comes to long-range strategic planning in banking, what to do about payments, should be in the top five considerations up there with treasury management, capital allocation, risk tolerance, and human capital. Below, we highlight our ten considerations when developing a payments strategy.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2019

The news came Thursday (May 2) that, per a ruling in federal court in New York, the State Department of Financial Services can move forward with a suit that looks to derail national bank charters for FinTech companies. The national licenses would let FinTechs lend money and paychecks to consumers. lakh (roughly $1.6

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PYMNTS

APRIL 9, 2020

Reports have said the move by the payments messaging company positions the firm take on payments giants Visa and Mastercard. ” Reports noted the importance of SWIFT expanding into the SMB payments arena beyond high-value complex corporate transactions. Billhop Eases B2B Card Acceptance. and Sweden, it noted.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Employees’ payment preferences and access to financial tools can vary, however. . Firms recognize that not all employees can receive payments into bank accounts, and these companies must therefore provide secure, convenient alternatives. Alternative payroll methods are also important in countries like the U.S.,

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