PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

With the pandemic nudging businesses further into the digital payments realm, commercial card innovation is heating up to capitalize on the opportunity for adoption. Boost Bolsters BMO Harris Bank’s Biz Cards. Global Cash Card’s Legal Saga Ends. ADP Eyes Payroll Card Adoption Jump.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

South African regulators also approved Goldman Sachs for a bank operation license as the firm strives for growth in the most liquid and sophisticated economy on the continent. The filings also indicated that interest income would be spread across operating segments.

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PYMNTS

JULY 21, 2019

No one would ever mistake a marijuana dispensary for a food truck, but that is what one shop in Reno, NV calls itself when charging customers’ credit cards. Credit card statements will show that a purchase was made at the “Midgrun Eats LLC food truck, not at the Blüm Marijuana Dispensary ,” the Reno Gazette-Journal reports. .

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Compliance with oversight laws, especially those involving anti-money laundering (AML) or know-your-customer (KYC) regulations, is a perennial struggle for FIs of all sizes. Most customers bypass dealing with merchants entirely when trying to stage chargeback fraud, with 76 percent of cardholders going directly to the payment card issuer.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Among the biggest debates is how to construct and operate the best card program possible – a decision that served as the foundation for a new PYMNTS interview with Jim Geeslin, head of strategy for Elan Financial Services , an agent credit card issuer. Do FIs want to navigate card programs through that?”.

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Perficient

DECEMBER 22, 2023

Positive Aspects of AI in Financial Services As noted by the OCC, advances in computing capacity, increased data availability, and improvements in analytical techniques, have significantly expanded opportunities for banks to leverage AI for risk management and operational purposes.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2020

Commercial cards remain only a fraction of the B2B payments space, but FinTech firms, banks and other financial service providers continue to develop new solutions aimed at boosting adoption. For companies like SmartEquip and Unified Payments Group , that means introducing new ways to lift the burden of suppliers accepting cards.

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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 8, 2018

Card provider Visa has dropped WaveCrest, a company that issued cryptocurrency-linked debit cards, from its network. WaveCrest, which granted physical debit cards linked to cryptocurrency wallets to its users in Europe, violated Visa’s operating regulations, according to a statement the company gave to CNBC last week.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 25, 2020

As commercial card innovation expands, service providers continue to target particular pain points for their business cardholders. Together, the companies are rolling out an offering that arms SMBs with commercial cards without the need for a personal guarantee, according to a press release. Archa Collabs With i2c in Australia.

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Abrigo

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

It helps financial institutions avoid or at least plan for financial impacts tied to sudden staffing shifts. Identify crucial AML staff positions and processes What tasks are critical to daily operations? What tasks are required per regulations? We can help you navigate changing AML/CFT and fraud regulations.

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PYMNTS

JULY 20, 2020

People can take whatever path they want, [do] whatever initiatives they want,” so long as companies obey Brazil’s regulations. WhatsApp’s partnership with Brazilian card operator Cielo was green-lit early in July after also initially being subject to skepticism, PYMNTS reported.

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CFPB Monitor

MARCH 26, 2020

issued on March 21 , the New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has adopted new regulations to provide emergency relief to individuals who can demonstrate financial hardship as a result of COVID-19. The new regulations were promulgated as Part 119 to Title 3 of the New York Official Compilation of Codes, Rules and Regulations.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2017

Corporate payments firm AirPlus has just expanded its commercial card capabilities through a new acquisition. 19) said AirPlus International reached a deal to acquire corporate card issuer BCC Corporate, based in Belgium, which the firms expect to complete in the second quarter of the year. Reports Thursday (Jan.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2020

Cade , the Brazilian antitrust watchdog, announced it would be reversing its decision to suspend the WhatsApp payment services partnership between Facebook and Brazilian card operator Cielo , Reuters reported. Cade had previously been concerned about favoritism issues, as WhatsApp could boost Cielo card transactions by 10 percent.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Last month, Canada’s Competition Bureau released its final study on tech-led innovation in FinTech, offering regulators some thoughts on competition in the payments sphere, along with suggestions on where the competitive landscape could be improved. If Starbucks goes under, the individual has lost the $20 they have put on the card.

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Abrigo

JANUARY 6, 2023

Increasingly, recruiters and operators of walkers advertise their mules on underground Telegram channels. Instead, they interact directly with a walker operator who oversees the deposit attempts. Operators aim to make their walkers look like legitimate customers to avoid any hassle at a branch. BSA Rules and Regulation.

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PYMNTS

MAY 25, 2018

“We have a lot of predatory lending out here, which we want to regulate,” Geoffrey Mwau, director general of budget, fiscal and economic affairs at the country’s treasury, said on Thursday (May 24). Suri told the paper the kiosks act as debit cards. Once the money is deposited, Kenyans can spend it anywhere in the country.

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PYMNTS

MAY 31, 2016

And the regulations just keep coming. As noted in The Wall Street Journal Tuesday , the fact remains that lenders are “awash in new regulations,” with swelling ranks of both interpreters and enforcers bringing “striking changes” to banks and their own internal day-to-day mindsets and operations. Regulators monitor chat rooms.

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BankBazaar

MAY 7, 2024

BankBazaar.com, India’s leading fintech co-branded Credit Card platform and online platform for free Credit Score, marks its third consecutive year of fast and sustainable growth, with an unaudited operating revenue of Rs.215 in co-brand Credit Cards in force compared to the previous year. 215 Crore in FY24.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2017

Commercial cards are tricky. While they may be instrumental in helping companies manage cash when their employees travel for work, commercial cards aren’t the top payment rail of choice for suppliers, so companies often pay invoices another way. They are also in flux thanks to regulation.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Mastercard Intros Mobilized Virtual Cards; Defines Intersection Between Functionality And Security. The virtual card offers a strong value proposition for corporates in the form of enhanced security and control over spend. But without support for mobile wallets, v-card adoption can lag. Top Trackers And Reports.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 28, 2019

credit card business, mobile-first company Jaja will pay an initial cash consideration of $671 million at current rates. The FinTech firm will also serve as the consumer credit card issuer for the AA and the bank’s U.K. s Automobile Association and a Bank of Ireland branded card. (It To acquire the Bank of Ireland’s U.K.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2016

Payment Systems Regulator last month has now led corporate payment company AirPlus to change its operations, according to reports on Thursday (April 14). AirPlus revealed that it will replace its individual pay corporate cards with cards that fall under the EU’s definition of a card product to which interchange fee caps apply.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2016

The use of prepaid cards has exploded over the last decade or so — in 2003 consumers put less than $1 billion on prepaid cards annually, but by 2012 that figure had grown to $65 billion and by 2018 that figure is projected to reach as much as $121 billion. The user base of prepaid cards has grown significantly as well.

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CFPB Monitor

JULY 5, 2022

The CFPB has taken the first formal step towards a new rulemaking on credit card late fees by issuing an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR). The CARD Act, which is implemented by Regulation Z, requires that late fees imposed by credit card issuers be “reasonable and proportional” to the violation of the account terms.

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CFPB Monitor

JUNE 14, 2021

The new law became effective immediately upon signing notwithstanding the authority it gives the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation (“IDFPR”) to adopt rules “consistent with [the] Act.”. Proposed Regulations. The IDFPR has proposed regulations to implement the Act.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Will the ban on the credit card surcharge automatically lead to significantly higher prices when consumers opt for the plastic (via card or digital wallets) at the pump, at the counter … or pretty much anywhere? In New York this month, credit card surcharges got the okay. Maybe, maybe not. As Webster recounted Monday (Jan.

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CFPB Monitor

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Last week, the CFPB released its eleventh annual report to Congress on college credit card agreements. The annual report is mandated by the CARD Act. The CARD Act requires mandatory reporting to the CFPB by card issuers on agreements with institutions of higher learning or certain affiliated organizations (such as alumni associations).

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PYMNTS

JULY 5, 2020

The German payment processing company’s operating performance in Europe and the Americas was far worse than previously known, according to a report from KPMG, the Netherlands-based global accounting firm, obtained by the newspaper. For example, two years ago when Wirecard’s stock market valuation topped 24 billion euros ($26.9

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Today in the payments news roundup, average interest rates on credit cards are approaching record levels. Also, the rollout of WhatsApp Pay in India may be held back by data processing regulations. Credit Card Interest Rates Rise To Near-Record Levels. And the Libra Association’s member firms are slated to meet on Monday (Oct.

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CFPB Monitor

JANUARY 7, 2021

The CFPB has issued an approval order through its Compliance Assistance Sandbox Policy (CAS Policy) to Synchrony Bank in connection with a proposed “dual-feature” credit card (DFCC) program. The order has a 36-month duration. Once unsecured, the DFCC’s APR would be higher than the APR it had when secured.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Regulators have taken money laundering to task with revamped Anti-Money Laundering legislation. 13) highlighted a recent trend by organized criminals: the use of commercial cards to launder money across borders. Credit card-related fraud is nothing new for consumers or businesses. Reports by InSight Crime on Tuesday (Sept.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

“Mastercard’s Vocalink business is a demonstrated leader in the real-time payments ecosystem, and they will be a valuable partner for Payments Canada in the introduction and ongoing operation of Canada’s real-time payments system,” Tracey Black , president and chief executive officer of Payments Canada, said in a statement on Thursday (Nov.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2016

As a general rule, most startups aren’t too happy when the regulator comes around, and it is rarely indicative of good news. These days, however, Uber is spending its time, increasingly, in court and has even managed to allow things to break down completely in Austin such that it doesn’t operate there anymore.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 1, 2016

And while some of these strategy revamps have been telegraphed, the numbers show some impact from regulations and investigations, as the firm posted a net loss of roughly $547 million (394 million pounds), which is far worse than a year ago at 174 million pounds.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 3, 2018

The fact that there are no regulations that require them to do so means it pushes eInvoicing lower on the to-do list,” King told PYMNTS in a recent interview. Take credit cards, for instance. While card payments are a popular way to pay digital invoices in the U.S., “Having all of this data is benefitting companies.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 11, 2020

The deal will see Paynetics work with corporate customers, who have previously relied on Wirecard for card issuing and payment services, to adopt Paynetics for the continuation of their existing card programs,” the announcement states. Terms were not disclosed in the announcement. and European markets.”.

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