PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

consumers paid off $10 billion in credit card debt in the third quarter of 2020, and Amazon Pharmacy launched for consumers to order prescription medications. Plus, Walmart+ gets a closer look after the retail giant’s third-quarter earnings call. US Consumers Pay Down $10B in Credit Card Debt In Q3.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Although the installment concept is hardly new, Afterpay’s platform and growing catalog of retailers has brought fame and fortune to the company and its founders. A big part of Afterpay’s growth stems from the fact that its super-simple service is appealing to both customers and retailers alike. Preference For Debit. million U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

Commerce Department, retail sales were up for the third consecutive month as of December of last year, and buying was broad-based across several categories – with the exception of autos. In terms of headline numbers, retail sales overall were up 30 basis points. Looking beyond the sequential showings, December retail sales were up 5.8

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 27, 2021

In " A Look Forward: What Executives Wish for America and the World in 2021 ," Nat Salvione, chief commercial officer of Tango Card , discusses the innovations that have emerged since the pandemic: specifically, the use of pay-ahead apps and remote team engagement. It took us several months before we hit our groove working remotely.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2020

Nium , the global FinTech platform, announced in a press release emailed to PYMNTS that users will be able to make payments through Google Pay with its company Visa cards. The Google Pay partnership lets those cards work through many more payment terminals and options.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2020

I don’t foresee us reverting to the way it used to be even after the pandemic is over and we are able to walk around without masks on.”. Mao, whose company provides solutions for payments, prepaid cards and gift cards, said the only way for merchants to go is forward, because going back isn’t an option.

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The Paypers

MAY 20, 2024

US-based paytech company InComm Payments has announced it is offering gift cards for Roblox , an online game platform, at online and physical retailers in Hong Kong.

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FICO

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

For 2022, we saw a significant increase in compromised cards resulting from skimming activity. Total compromise cards were up 368% from 2021, with more than 161,000 impacted cards identified — nearly a 5x increase over 2021. Across the US, we saw clear geographic focal points for skimming activities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2021

Other than small things like a pen or providing staff with free coffee, anything given to employees that has a clear cash value attached to it is considered taxable by the IRS, said Nat Salvione , chief commercial officer of Tango Card. He cited the National Retail Federation , which found gift cards have been a top gift for over a decade. “If

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Grab is introducing Asia’s first numberless card in batches, with Singapore launching on Thursday (Dec. The digital GrabPay Card is powered by Mastercard and offers users seamless payments integration and an expanded rewards system with a limited promotion giving up to 10x GrabReward points for every dollar spent.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Bank noted that fleet managers are often facing extra costs in driver labor when they pay to have their drivers to drive off-route to refuel at a retail fuel gas station. Bank ‘s Voyager fleet card tool. Mansfield will provide mobile refueling solutions to existing users of U.S.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Danske Bank , the Copenhagen-based retail bank, has partnered with FinTech firm Zenegy to roll out a new method for automating payments made with corporate cards, a report from Crowdfund Insider says. The corporate card is going through a change this year, like many other parts of the business world.

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Accenture

OCTOBER 9, 2019

The credit card partnership market is off to an aggressive start in 2019, given issuers’ robust activity in the first half to try to fuel new growth amidst a leveling-off in receivables. Already, 10 new credit card programs launched in the second quarter of 2019 (Figure 1), compared to the 16 launched in 2018, based on our analysis.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

And in many places, for the first time, our retailers are open to it. And I said, ‘well, funny enough, the puck went right to us.’”. They want to build a mobile wallet, but not like the ones of the past that acted as repositories for credit and debit card information. They're seeing this as an opportunity to change and shift.”.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 8, 2020

Retail dispute management system Chargeback announced Monday (June 8) that it has closed a $6.6 Chargeback said the money will accelerate its growth and ability to help online and offline retailers decrease credit card disputes, achieve higher win rates and retain more revenue. million Series A1 funding round.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

We have deep dives into unattended retail, rapid settlements and cybersecurity, as well as news on Mastercard receiving the go-ahead from China’s central bank to set up a bank clearing business. 11 to set up a bank card clearing business, providing it with access to a $27 trillion payments market. Uber reported its earnings last week.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Will POS terminals without a clear purpose make us long for the days of swiping plastic, punching buttons and squinting at tiny screens? In Beyond the Card: Toward the Cardless and Contactless Future , a PYMNTS and i2c Inc. In Beyond the Card: Toward the Cardless and Contactless Future , a PYMNTS and i2c Inc. In a word: no.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

For some purchases – costly designer fashion and jewelry, luxury cars and major household goods, for example – most of us prefer to have a product expert to guide us (and maybe even upsell us). But there’s an entirely different retail universe where human “help” feels like an imposition. It adds value.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 20, 2020

New evidence of that — part of the broader trend of the existential changes in the world of brick-and-mortar retail, changes that are gaining more focus this month — comes from reports that stationery chain Papyrus is closing up shop. The chain had since expanded to some 260 or so retail locations. Total retail growth was 3.8

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Independent Banker

OCTOBER 31, 2022

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? According to a new report from PwC titled “Retail Banking 2025 and Beyond” (see sidebar), the retail banking industry is undergoing tremendous change—but, of course, community bankers already know that.

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Bank Innovation

JUNE 28, 2019

The Czech Republic, for example, has seen wide adoption based on infrastructure upgrades from both payment providers and retailers. As contactless payments gain wide adoption in Europe, there are questions around how quickly the technology will scale to U.S

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2020

As retail reopens and starts to spur some optimism for the future, a dark number appeared on the scene on Tuesday (June 10). Coresight released a report that says 25,000 retail storefronts will close by the end of the year. Which brings us to market conditions. There are many reasons that the number seems overly aggressive.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Kroger customers can now expediently and simply order gift cards for curbside pickup in addition to their supermarket items at 1,900 of the chain’s locations throughout the nation, according to a Monday (Dec. 21) announcement from Blackhawk Network.

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2020

Retail is not the same as it was at the beginning of 2020 — in fact, it isn’t the same as it was a mere month-and-a-half ago, given the quick and sweeping changes that COVID-19 has brought in its wake. Amid economic uncertainty, certain retailers are adapting and innovating in ways we haven’t seen before,” Molnar told Webster. “In

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Perficient

JANUARY 24, 2023

As a baseball card collector since childhood, I remember when eBay opened its URL back in 1995. One could buy and sell baseball cards on the site but had to mail a check, or await the arrival of a check, via snail mail. Baseball card heaven for both buyer and seller. Consider the evolution of eBay.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

It’s happened to almost all consumers: They’re idly perusing their credit card statements when they come across completely confusing, seemingly random charges from businesses they don’t recognize in locations they’ve never visited. Consumers panic and call their issuers to question these charges.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 31, 2020

In a move that provides customers with more ways to receive rewards, Sally Beauty Supply and Cosmo Prof unveiled their inaugural credit card program. Those who have Sally Beauty and Cosmo Prof cards get access to benefits like a discount off their purchase of at least $50 when they open and utilize their cards.

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Bank Innovation

JULY 11, 2019

German challenger bank N26 has partnered with San Diego-based Axos Bank to offer an FDIC-insured checking account and Visa debit card for U.S. The products, announced on Thursday, are now available to about 100,000 customers who were on the waitlist for the U.S. version of the app. The company said customers can sign up […].

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PYMNTS

JULY 9, 2019

Automated retail might conjure up images of robot cashiers, but beyond a few convenience stores in Japan and Korea, that sci-fi development hasn’t yet become reality for the wider world. The latest Automated Retail Tracker explores these trends and new developments in the unattended retail space.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 15, 2020

As a way to provide some financial pressure that people could be experiencing as a result of the coronavirus, Apple alerted Apple Card customers by email that they will be allowed to skip their March payments without incurring interest charges. “We Apple Card is committed to helping you lead a healthier financial life,” the letter said.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 1, 2020

For the third consecutive month, Apple and Goldman Sachs are allowing customers to skip their Apple Card payments without interest charges due to the financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “We While customers can take advantage of the payment respite, any purchases made with the Apple Card must eventually be paid.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 18, 2020

16 that retail sales in September exceeded those in August 2020 and September 2019. Another gauge of consumer activity, credit card point-of-sale data, also suggests consumers are moving toward pre-COVID-19 spending patterns. Even as they're paying down debt, Americans continue to spend money, data suggests. gross domestic product.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 27, 2020

Asian-American cuisine restaurant operator Panda Express , which has 2,000 eateries across the United States, is running a new digital gift card program using services provided by Blackhawk Network , Blackhawk announced today.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 7, 2019

In a wide-ranging televised interview, Visa CEO Al Kelly discussed Apple ’s new co-branded credit card, Big Tech ’s move into financial services, and Visa’s interest in the Libra Association , per reports from CNBC. He noted that they have a great brand, and they have a retail footprint.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

24) they had formed a new partnership to expand the acceptance of the UnionPay card in the U.S. to pay with their UnionPay chip, credit and debit cards at First Data merchant clients. We are extremely proud to work with an innovative partner like UnionPay International to expand their card acceptance throughout the United States.”.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

Rakuten In Store Network, an advertising platform to help push in-store sales and traffic with rewards programs linked to cards, has announced a partnership with engagement platform Prodege to increase its card-linked offers and allow for Prodege members to get gift cards and cash back when shopping at certain retailers. .

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Amid the great digital shift , retailers and financial institutions (FIs) must walk the fine line between challenging transactions and letting the consumer journey proceed frictionless. The big question could be: ‘Could that put us over a billion in the U.S. The Scope Of The Problem. And that’s a big number,” he told the panel.

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