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JANUARY 15, 2021

EedenBull , which works with payment and spend technology, has a new agreement with National Australia Bank (NAB) in which the bank will let its small- to medium-sized business (SMB) users access EedenBull’s payment and spend platform, according to a report from Finacial IT.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 9, 2020

The shift from magnetic stripe to EMV chip cards marked one of the 21 st century’s most widespread payment developments. Chip cards have been heralded for their improved functionality and security, but they have still failed to address critical authentication problems, leaving retailers to bear the brunt of these vulnerabilities.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

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

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MAY 21, 2019

Banking service Monese now offers Apple Pay through 13 countries in Europe , as the digital payment service has also arrived at National Australia Bank (NAB). retailer Iceland has seen encouraging results from a mobile wallet technology pilot during a marketing campaign. Users who reside in Belgium, the U.K., And in the U.K.,

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MARCH 26, 2020

As Davis noted, larger banks, including regional players, tend to have their own technology platforms — and direct integrations into their own networks — to enable mobile and contactless payments. The modernization aspect could be, ‘how do I get my card to all of the digital commerce platforms and stored on file?’”

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

China has implemented a new policy requiring citizens who want new phone service to scan their faces to verify identities instead of simply presenting ID cards, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. 1), and it was ostensibly put into place to tamp down on fraud and stop the illegal sales of mobile phone cards.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

For example, Chime CEO Chris Britt recently said that unlike traditional banks that earn money off of fees and interest from loans, his company’s profits come mostly from card usage. To be fair, it’s not as if banks have been ignoring the technological shift.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Technology providers are exploring a range of solutions to seamlessly verify customers’ identities, with the biometrics market projected to reach more than $59 billion by 2025. Government-issued digital identities are not just the realm of sovereign nations. billion by 2024. Developments From Around The World Of Digital ID.

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NCR

AUGUST 29, 2016

The number of EMV payment cards in global circulation had rocketed more than 40 per cent year on year by the end of 2015, new statistics from EMVCo have revealed. billion ‘chip-and-pin’ cards when the data was collected, and 35.8 The region’s chip card adoption rate jumped to 52.3 There were 4.8

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NCR

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Banks and card providers have been devoting a lot of attention recently to Asian markets, and it’s not hard to see why. Recent figures have highlighted how efforts are being made to boost banking infrastructure in this part of the world and deliver the right technologies to consumers to help them embrace digital.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

Coverage includes Motion Pay Technology Inc. ’s uBUCK Technologies, a subsidiary of Canada ’s LiteLink Technologies Inc., is intending to work with Datable Technology Corp. Coverage includes Motion Pay Technology Inc. ’s uBUCK Technologies, a subsidiary of Canada ’s LiteLink Technologies Inc.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2019

As reported from Daily News Egypt , a consortium of banks in the region expects a number of FIs, including those in Egypt, to embrace FinTech. As pertains to Egypt banks, e-Cards (and, in tandem, electronic payments) have swelled to more than 30 million cards as of June 2018, as estimated by the country’s central bank.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 15, 2019

The deal was given the green light by the country’s central bank in July, and will cover the processing of debit card operations. The national payment gateway system was launched in December of 2017 to ensure that every debit card transaction in the country was handled using Indonesian technology. In 2018, there were 6.4

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

That includes paying for everything from clothes to restaurant deliveries through online and card-not-present transactions. But drill down a bit, and cash usage has varied from country to country and region to region, depending on what phase of the pandemic (and lockdown) these countries are in. “On

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FICO

AUGUST 18, 2021

This post explores the credit card trends in the US, UK and Canada, reviewing regional differences and focussing on the impact of the pandemic. The low values in the US could be due to better initial targeting of customers, more appropriate initial limits and activation campaigns or a higher level of offers on the cards.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

trillion, has released new analysis warning of the impact a lack of technology will have on companies struggling to access such financing products. We want digital technology to be both efficient, sustainable, and also equitable.”. We don’t want to see that. Beyond APAC. Indeed, U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2019

China represents what he termed a “world of its own,” marked by mature and advanced technology unseen anywhere else in the world. Beyond the technological advances, of course, China’s push toward a digital economy comes as the government has also digitalized the national ID card, which must be wielded by every citizen over the age of 16.

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OCTOBER 14, 2020

The financial entity has rolled out a push-to-debit feature for its treasury customers with the assistance of a third-party technology partner, according to recent announcements. percent of payors surveyed are offering paper checks, direct deposit and credit cards as options for disbursements.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 29, 2019

Digital fraud is particularly threatening in Southeast Asia, despite the fact that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ (ASEAN) eCommerce market is projected to exceed $200 billion in value by 2025. Account takeovers (ATOs), identity theft and phishing were found to be the most common methods of attack in this region.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Also, many FIs in those countries have been using more Know Your Customer (KYC) technologies, as well as digital addressing systems to assist with mail delivery. While rates in Ghana are higher, fewer than 60 percent of residents have a Ghana ID card. In 2017, Ghana introduced GhanaPost GPS and Nigeria partnered with What3Words.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 22, 2019

PSCU, one of the nation’s premier Credit Union Service Organizations (CUSO), has named two new account management executives, as part of what the company calls its continued commitment to delivering a best-in-class experience, according to a press release. She has been working in the financial services field for more than three decades.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Rather, the difference could be seen in just how significantly technology disruption has slammed its way into bankers’ discussions regarding shareholder value. The grassroots of community and regional banking will no longer be vanilla operations geographically focused. and a trailblazer in the world of banking as a service (BaaS).

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2017

Fraud varies country to country, region to region. Just as payment methods are varied, so too are the ways that people pay, and whether, given a certain locale, they prefer paper (cash) over plastic (via mag stripe or chip card), or mobile over interactions with the cashier — these differences color fraud as well.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

The central bank and several other commercial banks collaborated on a cross-border bank account offering that Pakistanis overseas can use to store rupees and foreign currencies as well as to pay bills and make other transactions in the nation. Find more about these and all the rest of the latest headlines in the Tracker®. About The Tracker.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 27, 2019

And while the continual drumbeat of announcements from various players looking to find new and inventive ways to apply distributed ledger technology to various parts of Brazil’s financial services industry has something of a tendency to stand out, digital payments and banking news in general has been coming quick and constant.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The region’s internet economy is projected to become a $278 billion market by 2025 , with immense growth expected in all online sectors, but especially in mobile payments as companies across the region invest more in digital infrastructure. The region’s most technologically advanced nation, Singapore, is working toward a smart nation.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

For Mastercard, the acquisition furthers the continued strategy to move well beyond cards and deepen its presence in account-to-account activity and extend its position beyond credit and debit cards. As Stoddart said, Nets gets about 80 percent of its revenues from services such as bill payment in Norway and Denmark. The Use Cases.

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Abrigo

JULY 15, 2015

Here are three ways you can help your clients acquire and manage their financial resources: One simple and, if well managed, surefire way to introduce more capital into the pockets of your clients is a business rewards credit card. Advise clients to look for business partners or help connect them with investors in their region.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

FIs have made strides in establishing know your customer (KYC) and anti money laundering (AML) policies, but these changes are routinely challenged by emerging technology and cross-border transaction costs. To strike the right balance, they must embrace automated identity verification technology during the onboarding process.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

And while some have speculated that modern payment methods, such as credit and debit cards and mobile wallets, will spell the end of days for cash, it continues to thrive. They are used to spending cash — they’re familiar with it and view it as a currency that is free of charge to use, as opposed to payment cards and other payment services.”.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 8, 2019

Coverage includes Mexico ‘s Banco BASE selecting Volante Technologies Inc. Banco BASE has tapped Volante Technologies Inc. The system, which is based on technology the company has brought to other cities, will reportedly be tested on regional routes of Bus Éireann later in 2019.

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JUNE 5, 2017

The malware that was the culprit lifted customer account numbers and internal verification codes from magnetic stripes on payment cards. The data could then be used to do lots of damage, including shopping online and making “clone” cards to use other places. Chipotle will be liable for any fraud that results.

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NCR

OCTOBER 17, 2017

South-east Asia could soon witness some major changes in its regional payments infrastructure, as a result of two key markets – Singapore and Thailand – looking into the possibility of connecting their national digital payment platforms. million) in transfers. Image credit: iStock/ipopba.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2019

To help build customer loyalty, eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers have a myriad of tools on hand: Cashiers can sign customers up for loyalty cards at brick-and-mortar stores, and eCommerce sites can send customers special offers and coupons by email. We love shrinking down, and bringing the design and technology a whole new flavor.

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American Banker

JUNE 3, 2016

Comments by JPMorgan Chase's Jamie Dimon have added fuel to the long-discussed idea of a national database that would make it easier for banks to vet customers for anti-money-laundering and other risks.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Beyond Hannaford, software provider Shopkick provides the technology for consumers to earn rewards while grocery shopping. Over a year of research, development and beta testing, Shopkick Grocery was found to increase consumer basket sizes to $59 in grocery, drugstore and retail spend per trip versus the $32 national average.

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Gonzobanker

DECEMBER 17, 2021

From nowhere, sizable regional players are being created. Some interesting finalists would be: M&T and People’s United Old National and First Midwest Webster and Sterling Columbia Bank and Umpqua. Performance and multiples continue to be solid, outperforming most regional banks. Bank Merger of the Year.

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