Google, Amex roll out anti-fraud tool
Payments Dive
FEBRUARY 7, 2023
Amex is the latest card company to tap a Google virtual card service aimed at increasing the security of online payments.
This site uses cookies to improve your experience. By viewing our content, you are accepting the use of cookies. To help us insure we adhere to various privacy regulations, please select your country/region of residence. If you do not select a country we will assume you are from the United States. View our privacy policy and terms of use.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
More consumers than ever are turning to online shopping channels to meet their needs during the pandemic, but many are also aware that cybercriminals are looking to capitalize on this stepped-up online activity to steal their card data. Firms are also prioritizing security as they transact online more heavily as well.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The great digital shift is transforming credit cards into money management tools. Consumers want cards, and they want them quickly, and they want those cards [delivered] in a digital way," said Turner. The company said that through the expansion of its Digital-First Card Program, which was announced last Wednesday (Sept.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 1, 2020
As the digital revolution continues to transform the way shoppers pay for things amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Mastercard announced a free online tool to help entrepreneurs future-proof their companies. Fortunately, Cadore quickly pivoted her business to focus on online sales and partnerships with online retailers.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 16, 2020
B2B transactions are increasingly shaking free of paper-based methods as companies have moved operations online this year. Tools like virtual cards are now drawing interest as businesses look for transaction methods that can deliver more speed, cost savings and transparency. IBM Payments On The Future Of Virtual Cards.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
State mandates have also forced some businesses to close or limit on-premises operations, prompting such merchants to connect with consumers online instead. Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Virtual Card Payment Trends.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 30, 2020
Card-skimming devices hidden on gas station card readers or carefully integrated into ATMs used to be especially troubling for merchants and consumers, but retailers and financial institutions (FIs) have stepped up their measures to protect physical card readers in recent years. Safeguarding Card Details.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 19, 2021
This includes shifts in which consumers are shopping and paying, and in the payment tools or methods they are using to finalize their transactions. consumers now count themselves as “ debit-centric ” users, a sizable jump over the 33 percent who said the same about credit cards. Another study found that 55 percent of U.S.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 10, 2020
It has been suggested that millennials are averse to having and using credit cards. Millennials are in fact as likely as other generations to have credit cards, with nearly nine out of 10 having at least one card, according to PYMNTS’ latest research. consumers, that were conducted in March and September.
PYMNTS
MAY 8, 2020
Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Ahn added that over the summer months, Samsung Pay will introduce a tool to help people better manage their financial lives. NFC works with digital wallets and powers contactless payments.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
For small, mom-and-pop retailers, complex or proprietary procurement platforms simply aren't in the cards. With the pandemic accelerating businesses' digital shift , small retail buyers have shifted their buying operations to the B2B eCommerce realm, and for many, the online marketplace operates in lieu of a procurement solution.
BankBazaar
APRIL 19, 2024
Confused by Credit Card jargon? This blog post is your saviour, translating complex Credit Card terminology into plain English. Dive in and learn to speak the language of Credit Cards – without getting lost in translation! Payment Due The date by which the payment must be received by the Credit Card issuer to avoid late fees.
PYMNTS
MAY 5, 2020
In an interview with PYMNTS, Mitch Pangretic, senior vice president of strategic partnerships at Elan , said that in-person card fraud may have decreased thanks to EMV chips and multi-factor authentication, but card-not-present (CNP) scams are increasingly gaining traction. Interacting With The Cardmember.
PYMNTS
SEPTEMBER 9, 2020
Consumers who previously paid for purchases by swiping or inserting their cards at in-store point-of-sale (POS) terminals are now turning to contactless cards and online shopping to safely and easily obtain needed goods. How Music Retailers Can Harmonize Security And Seamlessness. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 27, 2021
The pandemic has upended many consumers’ financial lives and typical purchasing behaviors, leading them to reconsider their go-to payment tools. Even consumers who are feeling more financially secure may want to tap new tools to help them maintain their good financial standings and stay in control of their budgets.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 3, 2020
Fraudsters have grown adept at finding debit cards’ weak points, and merchants are struggling to keep up. Losses due to false credit and debit card declines — in which merchants reject legitimate orders on the mistaken belief that they are fraudulent — grew to $118 billion last year and are projected to reach $443 billion by 2021.
PYMNTS
MAY 5, 2020
The shift to online commerce in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is unprecedented. We’re doing more of everything online, especially transacting. Many merchants are trying very quickly to establish themselves with an online presence,” said Quevedo. Hiding In Plain Sight?
BankBazaar
JANUARY 25, 2024
What have your Credit Card ’s ancestors been up to? There’s probably nothing new we can tell you about the Credit Card. Today, we’re aiming at remedying that, so we’re all left with a new-found respect for our spend-friends and who knows, maybe it’ll just inspire us to go find the right Credit Card to fit our finances!
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 27, 2020
Remote onboarding has overtaken (some might say overwhelmed) banks and merchants all year long as a deluge of faceless applicants opened accounts and cards. Financial institutions (FIs) and other issuers need more assurance than they’ve been getting, however, as cyber scams founded on false identities and bogus accounts are through the roof.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 15, 2021
Brick-and-mortar merchants and online retailers alike often rely on end-of-year sales to generate up to 40 percent of their annual revenues and start the new year on a positive note. consumers were expected to spend more than $190 billion online this season, up 36 percent from 2019, while in-store commerce was predicted to fall by 4.7
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
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. She said 89 percent of B2B buyers are making more online purchases than last year.
BankBazaar
NOVEMBER 20, 2023
W e won’t change our ways; hence the onus is now on Credit Cards to make our lives simpler. Somebody said, ‘Make my life easy’, and Credit Cards appeared out of nowhere. Though that’s not how they came into existence, we’re certain that Credit Cards do indeed make our lives easy.
PYMNTS
APRIL 9, 2020
Building a secure customer journey is always a bit of a balancing act. It has to be secure first and foremost, particularly when payments data is on the line. Brands are typically aware of the potential for fraud to show up at the end of an anonymous transaction with a new user, stolen card number at the ready.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 26, 2021
CU members who reported shopping online at least several times a week increased by nearly 50 percent since the pandemic began last spring. Los Angeles-based immigrant-focused technology solution provider Welcome Technologies has announced that it has selected PSCU to provide processing and support services for its first credit card offering.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 22, 2020
As has historically been the case with commerce security upgrades that roll in by government mandate, the path to European Union adoption of 3D Secure 2.0 That] keeps them from getting in trouble with the card brands, and obviously avoids the significant costs that come along with fighting, investigating and resolving chargebacks.
PYMNTS
MAY 5, 2017
Visa , the credit card issuer, announced Thursday (May 4) that it will help its financial institution partners create customized digital card management services for their customers. In a press release, Visa said as the Internet of Things (IoT) grows, consumers put their cards on file and implement recurring payments in more places.
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.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 27, 2020
Mastercard and pan-European FinTech myPOS are teaming up to promote card payment solutions to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) across Europe, Mastercard announced on Thursday (Feb. The strategic partnership aims to inform more SMBs about the new tools for card acceptance that can fit their needs and budget.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 29, 2020
Consumers have more heavily leaned on debit during the pandemic, with the economic downturn making shoppers more cautious than ever about the prospect of taking on credit card debt. A recent study even estimates that shoppers could ultimately shift $100 billion worth of annual spending from credit cards to debit cards.
PYMNTS
MAY 31, 2017
Visa announced Tuesday (May 30) that it is rolling out enhancements to its Verified by Visa service, a global solution designed to make online purchases more secure by helping ensure payments are made by the rightful owner of the Visa account. As part of the upgrade, Visa said it was enhancing its systems to support 3-D Secure 2.0,
PYMNTS
JUNE 24, 2020
With corporate travel still on pause, commercial card innovation has taken a different direction. This week’s look at the latest initiatives explores how FinTechs are wielding the corporate card in ways other than business trips, from accessing credit for accounts payable to financing employee lunches. Nium Uses Cards For Credit.
PYMNTS
DECEMBER 31, 2020
Debit card issuers face an ever-growing array of fraud schemes perpetrated against them and their account holders. Effective card offerings require financial institutions (FIs) to quickly and accurately detect myriad forms of fraud, forcing them into a delicate balancing act. Security challenges are mounting, too.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 22, 2020
billion chip-enabled consumer cards — credit and debit — are now in use across the world, according to EMVCo , the industry standard organization. Globally, more than 75 percent of all cards are now enabled with EMV chip technology. A multi-layered security approach is critical to thwarting crime and fraud in the digital space.
PYMNTS
JUNE 14, 2018
Smarter workforce management tools with flexible controls can relieve workers of this dilemma, offering organizations a safer way of disbursing disaster relief funds. Our evolution after a disaster is cash to PEX [payment card] to credit card.”. Faster Payments for Disaster Relief. Managing Emergency Money.
PYMNTS
JUNE 11, 2019
Phone numbers, email addresses, usernames and other online signifiers have become vital to digital identity verification, as the world becomes increasingly connected. Mobile wallets have become popular vehicles for storing and accessing credit card information, plane tickets and other documents. Find the feature story in the Tracker.
PYMNTS
JUNE 8, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has led consumers to try digital tools for grocery shopping, and the total number of online grocery orders in the U.S. That month saw 40 million customers head online to shop for groceries, and these customers are expecting their preferred chains to keep up with that shift. . reached a record 62.5
BankBazaar
APRIL 5, 2023
Credit Cards have become an essential financial tool for people across the globe. With the economy growing at a rapid pace, it has become imperative for individuals to own a Credit Card. Here’s why you need a Credit Card. With a Credit Card, you can start building your Credit Score by using it responsibly.
PYMNTS
FEBRUARY 15, 2017
Signifyd Vice President of Partnerships Skye Spear predicted that within three years merchants won’t be on the hook for credit card fraud online thanks to companies like Signifyd that use real-time machine learning to prevent fraudulent transactions from going through. Signifyd charges about 1 percent of the order for its protection.
PYMNTS
NOVEMBER 22, 2019
It’s been said cybercriminals look for the path of least resistance when they target businesses or online marketplaces to steal data or money. And, increasingly, online gaming platforms — attractive to the bad guys due to their scale and relative anonymity — are in the crosshairs. The tools are there, but mindset matters.
PYMNTS
MAY 22, 2020
Moreover, all demographic groups are far more likely to use phone than email or chat to reach card service departments — and this method is associated with higher satisfaction and resolution rates. Billing issues and payments is the most common reason, cited by 29 percent of cardholders, followed by fraud and data security, cited by 23.8
PYMNTS
JUNE 26, 2020
The government has since turned to prepaid debit cards to reach some of the millions of citizens who fell through the cracks in the early phase of the program. Some firms already had digital tools and platforms in place to streamline their payroll operations, but many others have had to scramble to adapt to these new realities.
PYMNTS
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Brick-and-mortar commerce has rebounded in recent months, but consumers are still heading online for many of their purchases, maintaining trends set in the early months of the pandemic. These wallets are connected to familiar debit or credit cards, the details of which must also be kept safe from enterprising fraudsters.
PYMNTS
JUNE 17, 2020
With studies showing that 92 percent of consumers read online restaurant reviews, and one-third of them bypassing any eatery with less than four stars, it’s not surprising that close to 60 percent of restaurant owners feel reviews drive business better than advertising. Securing Social for the MOA Future. A Fraudster’s Feast.
PYMNTS
JANUARY 22, 2021
Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. The company offers a range of services, including business accounts, commercial cards, bill payment, expense reimbursement and accounting. TripActions.
Expert insights. Personalized for you.
We have resent the email to
Are you sure you want to cancel your subscriptions?
Let's personalize your content