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FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The Interstate Technology & Regulatory Council (ITRC) released new data on the state of cyberattacks and data breaches with some surprising news: data breaches were actually down in 2020 year-over-year. From commercial card misuse to invoice fraud, internal employees can be the bad actors, too.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Infineon Technologies , which works as a semiconductor manufacturer, is doing away with employee identification cards at its Germany headquarters and instead implementing a new smart card solution that combines office building access and Mastercard contactless payments capabilities, according to a FinTech Intel report.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

As FinTechs and other financial service providers drive commercial card adoption, virtual card technology becomes an increasingly popular focus of innovation initiatives, particularly as corporates demand solutions to support a remote workforce. Barclaycard Debuts V-Card For Expense Management.

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JANUARY 15, 2021

Digital greeting card and gifting company Givingli has chosen Blackhawk Network to provide its app users with digital gift card selections. Blackhawk allows for eGift sales through Givingli’s app, with the inclusion of cards that can be used at travel, food and beverage, and health and beauty brands. 14) announcement. “We

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Spanish financial firm BBVA has created a Global Commercial Cards product that lets firms have more control over the utilization of business cards by staffers. The new offering is designed to assist business customers in streamlining and optimizing costs paid through the bank’s commercial cards, according to a Monday (Nov.

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JULY 15, 2020

In the automotive arena, sellers have implemented third-party technology such as virtual retailing to enable a completely digital vehicle sales process. 65.8%: Portion of debit-centric consumers who want card apps to offer easier account management. 39%: Amount by which virtual retailing use increased in June.

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OCTOBER 19, 2020

American Express is working with Coupa on a new partnership to use virtual cards for Coupa's B2B solution, a press release says. The move toward virtual cards comes with a rising demand for work-from-home solutions, more popular now during the pandemic.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

The corporate card can have a home in the digital wallet thanks to collaborations and technology platforms designed for card issuers. FinTech firm Nium has teamed with Southeast Asia neo-bank Aspire to enable a mobile payments feature with its cards. Marqeta Releases Tokenization-as-a-Service Product For Card Issuers.

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APRIL 23, 2020

Business payment and accounting solutions provider Gilded said that digital currency data provider CoinMarketCap has implemented its cryptocurrency payment technology, according to an announcement. The technology from Gilded facilitates instant international payments with cryptocurrency and doesn’t charge transaction fees.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 14, 2020

In retail, the need to simplify, integrate and bring gift card and loyalty programs online to maximize their impact has never been greater, while consumer engagement has the power to remove retail friction. 15K: Minimum number of SMBs using Factor4 ’s online platform to streamline and revamp their gift card and loyalty programs.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

Goodbye, corporate expense cards and hello, “Zero Card?”. 6) rolled out its new Zero Card , a touchless, pre-paid, digital corporate expense card that the California FinTech is hoping will give the traditional corporate expense card a run for its money. Paystand on Thursday (Aug.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

Digital B2B payments innovations as diverse as machine learning (ML) automation, cloud-based enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems and virtual cards are gaining unprecedented traction as businesses move to build sustainable B2B payments operations outside of th e office. RLJ Financial On Managing B2B Spend With Virtual Cards.

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JANUARY 12, 2021

But the B2B payments landscape is shifting dramatically as a result of accelerated digitization and the emergence of new technologies that can broaden that consumerization approach to other areas of corporate spend. One factor behind T&E as an early adopter of virtual cards has been universal acceptance.

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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.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

There were 223,163 cases of identity theft that year across all generations, with 42 percent of them consisting of bank and credit card fraud. For more on these and other financial crime news items, download this month’s Playbook. Fighting The Rise Of Corporate Banking Fraud With AI And Machine Learning. billion in 2019.

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MARCH 25, 2019

And so a tech giant gets into the credit card game. And not just any tech giant – it’s Apple, the company whose payment services were touted (by at least some) as a credit card killer. News came Monday (March 25) that Apple – specifically, through its payments service Apple Pay – has launched the Apple Card.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

The PYMNTS Weekender is here to catch you up on the latest news at the end of another busy work week. The firm will work with the companies for six months to find ways in which they can harness its technology, knowledge and network to propel their businesses forward. NEW DATA: 10 Key Features for Boosting Cross-Border Conversion Rates.

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APRIL 27, 2020

As consumers shop amid ongoing public health restrictions, they almost invariably reach for their credit cards — whether the physical varieties in their wallets or the digital versions stored on their browsers and mobile devices. More than ever, credit cards are becoming the coin of the realm in the global connected economy.

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JUNE 17, 2020

At least, that’s what commercial card technology players believe, with this week’s rundown of the latest initiatives in corporate card solutions placing a focus on returning business trip volume. Expensify Links Cards To Booking. Emirates Islamic Launches Cards For SMBs.

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JANUARY 6, 2021

With businesses large and small increasingly turning their attention toward recovery efforts, the commercial credit card market is exploring ways to help their corporate card holders. Commercial Card, Global Commercial Services, Courtney Kelso in a statement. Neat Debuts Its Visa Card For Small Businesses.

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OCTOBER 1, 2020

Global payment solutions provider Castles Technology has acquired Spire Payments , a provider of electronic funds transfer at point of sale (EFTPOS) systems, the company announced in a Thursday (Oct. He said the acquisition would add more choice for customers alongside new technical and security capabilities. 1) press release.

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JUNE 19, 2020

Improving the world — and the environment — one (card present) transaction at a time. To that end, Visa said Tuesday (June 16) that it has joined with CPI Card Group to launch a card for Visa cardholders composed of up to 98 percent “upcycled” plastic. The Earthwise High Content Card seeks to help eliminate plastic waste.

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MARCH 9, 2020

Amazon is introducing its “Go” concept to other merchants interested in its “Just Walk Out” technology, Reuters reported on Monday (March 9). The new business division aligns with Amazon’s scheme of turning internal capabilities into business-to-business (B2B) services. venture firm Loup Ventures told Reuters.

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OCTOBER 6, 2020

New payment rails are again in the spotlight, with commercial card and contactless payments emerging as the top focuses for innovators. To provide commercial card issuers, cardholders and vendors with further automation and flexibility, Boost Payment Solutions is teaming with Visa. merchants accept touch-free payments.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

That left FIs scrambling to “rapidly figure out how to get that same emotional and engagement outcome when the possibility of face-to-face is virtually nonexistent,” Randy Piatt , head of product solutions at card technology firm Ondot Systems , told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Simple: Start with the cards.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Merchants saw a drop in card-present fraud due to the increased adoption of Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV) chip cards, Visa said. Merchants who have upgraded to chip technology saw a decrease of 80 percent in counterfeit fraud dollars in September of 2018 when compared to September of 2015. More than 3.1 million in Dec.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In today’s top news, U.S. 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. US Consumers Pay Down $10B in Credit Card Debt In Q3. COVID Vaccine News Sparks Premature Stay-at-Home Stock Slump.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 24, 2020

At the dawn of 2020, commercial cards made up only a fraction of overall B2B payments volume, even as corporates continued their slow-but-sure payments digitization efforts away from the paper check. But in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, the corporate card seemed to unlock more value for businesses large and small.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 13, 2020

It’s the end of the workweek, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives into business-to-business (B2B) payments for business-to-consumer (B2C) merchants, biometrics and Amazon ’s “Just Walk Out” technology. . Top News .

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AUGUST 20, 2020

The New Samsung Pay Card . One of the most recent developments was this week’s announcement of the Samsung Pay Card powered by Curved and Mastercard technology. In a typical digital-wallet offering, one registers their card credentials into the wallet directly.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Although commercial cards are evolving to gain traction in more B2B payment scenarios — particularly, accounts payable (AP) — new challenges emerge that can slow down the rate of adoption. Billtrust, REPAY Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Tat Capital Debuts Value-Add For Corporate Cards.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 16, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, IBM has bought Canada-based Expertus Technologies, while Gojek is rolling out its new GoBiz Plus point-of-sale (POS) offering. The technology, which is a collaboration with PT Bank Central Asia, functions as a supplement to the GoBiz retailer super app. “The

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

In today’s top payments news, Mastercard’s CEO speaks out against a national payments system, the FCA tells credit card companies to be reasonable with customers in debt and the People’s Bank of China is prepared to inject $173 billion into the country to stabilize the economic damage wreaked by the coronavirus.

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DECEMBER 5, 2019

In today’s top news, the European Central Bank (ECB) has mulled using a public cryptocurrency if international payments inside of Europe stayed too costly. Also, Grab is introducing Asia’s first numberless card in batches. Grab Launches GrabPay Card. 5) and the Philippines during Q1 of next year.

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JULY 3, 2020

It’s the end of the work week, and the PYMNTS Weekender is here to make sure you didn’t miss anything with the latest in payments and commerce news. We have deep dives on open banking adoption, subscription features, and news that Wirecard North America Inc. Consumers Sour On Travel Rewards Cards. is up for sale.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Additionally, the new trade platform lets SMBs make payments to suppliers and manage cash flows — as well as harness loyalty rewards and card perks. Those making a purchase through the platform can also decide to make a card payment, including in instances when the seller doesn’t process card payments.

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JANUARY 13, 2021

In the months to come, the retailer will roll out Synchrony-issued credit cards in addition to a prepaid debit card that will be fueled by the Mastercard network, according to a Wednesday (Jan. The credit cards will link up with myWalgreens , the retailer's new customer rewards program. 13) announcement.

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