PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2016

Oberthur Technologies (OT), a provider of embedded security software products and services, has rolled out a multi-payment dual interface card. This card, developed on OT’s Global Platform, is the first of its type that includes new features from both Visa and MasterCard. dual debit and prepaid migration.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Some startups focused on data aggregation to expand underwriting capabilities, while others operate platforms to facilitate financing. But it was a startup wielding the corporate card to enable digital lunch vouchers for employees that landed the largest round of the week. Utility account aggregation company Urjanet secured $14.65

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Customers will be able to pay for the transactions by drawing against balances in PayPal or Venmo accounts or by drawing on bank accounts, debit cards or credit cards linked to a PayPal or Venmo account. Loyalty program discounts will be automatically applied to purchases at the time of sale. The partnership.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

The United States economy is steadily reemerging from the COVID-19 pandemic-induced shutdown. In the inaugural edition of the Next-Gen Payroll Tracker® , a partnership with ADP® , PYMNTS examines these trends and technologies and the role they can play in improving workers’ financial security and sense of wellbeing.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 10, 2017

An Inspector General (IG) report into the United States Postal Service’s (USPS) use of fleet cards has turned up some questionable practices and millions of dollars of questionable transactions, reports Friday (April 7) said. The report, which explored USPS fleet card use across the eastern area of the U.S.,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Through the EU’s passporting system, the new license enables PingPong to operate throughout the continent, thus better facilitating eCommerce transactions between China and Europe through PingPong’s cross-border eCommerce payments services. PingPong has shown it can operate in the sound regulatory environment in the EU.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 30, 2017

FIS, the financial services technology, and Cardtronics, the ATM owner/operator, announced Thursday (June 29) plans to integrate FIS Cardless Cash access across Cardtronics’ ATM fleet in the United States. With the technology, consumers can access their funds and authorize how much to withdraw without needing a physical card.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

They’re not equipped to manage the operational risks associated with these smaller businesses,” Shoihet told PYMNTS, especially when it comes to extending short duration credit lines, debt products or factoring. Ideally, we’d want to be a financing partner for every buyer relationship that they have in the United States,” Shoihet said.

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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.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 17, 2016

Or, at least, its gift cards do, if recent reports are to be believed. According to the filing, the Costa Rica-based site 5Dimes instructed customers based in the United States that Amazon gift cards were the preferred method of paying for their sports betting. In addition, winnings were paid out to U.S. the filing reads.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 21, 2021

Financial institutions (FIs), FinTechs and other businesses that are looking to enable these rapid payments must therefore ensure that their security and fraud-fighting approaches are up to the challenge. Stronger security strategies and solutions could help turn the tide and boost adoption. Recent surveys found that 38 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 17, 2018

Since the migration to EMV in the largest card market in the world (the U.S. in October of 2015), the incidences of counterfeit card fraud at chip-enabled merchants have fallen sharply — some 76 percent, as reported by card networks. Once cards became significantly harder to clone, fraudsters took their bag of bad tricks online.

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Abrigo

JULY 13, 2023

Avoid fraud losses from pig butchering scams FinCrime professionals looking to prevent pig butchering scams in the age of cryptocurrency can follow these steps to tighten security. Pig butchering scams originated in Southeast Asia and have escalated significantly in the United States. billion in fraud losses in 2022.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

A new year has begun, but the pandemic continues to throw financial and operational curveballs at banks, businesses and their consumers regarding how they conduct daily tasks or routine payments. consumers now count themselves as “ debit-centric ” users, a sizable jump over the 33 percent who said the same about credit cards.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 24, 2017

A Russian hacker was sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for stealing credit card numbers and selling the data online, according to The New York Times. Seleznev was convicted for running a credit card and identity theft business out of his homes in Indonesia and Russia. “This prosecution is unprecedented.”

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The United States federal government issues Social Security benefits to recipients’ reloadable debit cards, for example, thus giving unbanked residents a faster, more secure alternative to receiving payments via paper checks. SMBs in the United Kingdom are also seeking easier ways to accept payments.

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PYMNTS

MAY 16, 2019

A recent report from KrebsonSecurity said that “until quite recently, credit card data stolen from online merchants has been worth far less in the cybercrime underground than cards pilfered from hacked brick-and-mortar stores. One big reason, according to the report? In April, news emerged concerning the QSR chain Chipotle.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

The Social Security number (SSN) was never meant to get this much attention. In a wide-ranging discussion, Socure CEO Sunil Madhu and PYMNTS’ Karen Webster discussed the brave new world of identity security and verification, and what those terms mean when it should be assumed that all of your data has been compromised.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Credit and debit card payments processing company Vantiv and Visa announced news on Thursday that they have jointly debuted FastAccess Funding, which allows merchants to more quickly receive settlement payouts. FastAccess Funding is the first merchant payment solution available across Vantiv’s push-to-card platform.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Recent developments not only back up his point, but demonstrate how much energy the M&A effort has in the world of payments, as more consumers around the world turn to digital and mobile channels — and come to expect speedier, more secure transactions and experiences. Basic Question.

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PYMNTS

JULY 24, 2019

Zeta did not disclose how much it raised but noted it plans to expand operations in the U.S., Zeta currently operates in Asia and Latin America, connecting banks to its banking platform so those institutions can offer their own retail and corporate financial services and products. Europe and Southeast Asia with the funding.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 26, 2021

Looking ahead at 2021, positive signs are on the horizon for the industry despite strains on CU operations due to the pandemic. 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.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. Consumers who do not qualify for credit cards or become reluctant to use those tools may see BNPL plans as a convenient alternative method for deferring payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

14), CNBC reported that JPMorgan Chase will be rolling out the first cryptocurrency on offer from a major bank based in the United States. The embrace of crypto may be a bit of a surprise for those watching JPMorgan, which last year, along with some peers, banned credit card purchases of bitcoin, the marquee name of cryptocurrencies.

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PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2019

“Powered by Visa Direct, Visa’s real-time push payments solution, (Instant Transfer) moves money from customers’ PayPal accounts to their bank account via their Visa debit cards — providing an experience that offers speed, security and convenience, 24/7/365,” according to statement describing the launch. Australia, Italy and Spain.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 6, 2019

don’t rely on swiping or chip card readers. cards use chip-and-signature and chip-and-PIN methods. The new PYMNTS mPOS Tracker takes a look at the state of mPOS solutions in North America. Card issuers have been slow to release contactless cards due to limited acceptance at the point of sale. However, the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2017

As if Yahoo didn’t have enough on its plate, the tech company is now facing a probe from the Securities and Exchange Commission as to whether or not it could have acted more promptly in response to two massive data breaches that left over a billion customers’ information compromised. may actually be putting users’ security at risk.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 23, 2019

FinTech service provider WEX signed on with Phillips 66 to handle exclusive private label and universal fleet card services, Verdict reported on Wednesday (Aug. Under the multi-year deal extension, WEX will continue to be the exclusive provider of fleet cards and offer payment-related services to Phillips 66 customers.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2020

As much as $26 billion in unemployment benefits in the United States is either being taken by fraudsters or improperly made for one reason or another, a top federal government watchdog estimates. The payments came by way of direct deposits, paper checks and debit cards. Scott Dahl , the inspector general (IG) of the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2017

In a press release , E la Carte said the new terminal has the highest levels of security available built in along with future-proof capability and ease of use. Brick-and-mortar payments and security requirements have changed dramatically in the last five years.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

It will also help reduce merchant operating expenses tied to retaining customer signatures. In a press release , Discover said the change will take effect in April 2018 and was prompted by company efforts to improve the speed of the checkout process, all while maintaining a high level of credit card security for customers and merchants.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The Fold Kickbacks program, which supports bitcoin’s second layer Lightning Network, features big retailers including Amazon, Starbucks and Uber in select countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, Ireland, Mexico and the United Kingdom. And the U.S.

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PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2020

Two individuals have been charged in the purported fraud who allegedly worked with payment processors, among others, to confuse American banks into giving the green light to card payments for cannabis items, the WSJ reported.

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NCR

MARCH 17, 2016

We have seen card skimming attacks nearly triple in the United States. In our conversations with ATM operators we are beginning to see a much more progressive and proactive view about the deployment of security solutions. Implementation of EMV chip cards at the ATM. The rapid rise in attacks in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

After nearly three years, the transition to EMV in the United States still has its challenges. When the chip technology was mandated for the United States,” Riley said, “it really put a huge damper on the sales and integration of integrated cash registers that we had been familiar with for the last couple decades.”. “So,

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Along with that growth in card numbers, said the firm, purchase transactions and volumes are also on the upswing. million EMV-enabled payment cards issued across the platform in the U.S. million EMV-enabled payment cards issued across the platform in the U.S. in the past year. in the past year.

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AUGUST 26, 2019

Those moves come amid more pressure on brick-and-mortar pharmacy operations. After its parent company announced plans earlier this year to close 200 stores in the United Kingdom, Walgreens is looking to shutter 200 locations in the United States. But innovation efforts continue for retail pharmacy operations.

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