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DECEMBER 11, 2020

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. Digital Gift Cards ’ Growth. For instance, people are simply directing more spend at gift cards this holiday season. Not All ‘Gift’ Cards Are Gifts .

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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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MAY 27, 2020

has unveiled a partnership to power the expansion of Crypto.com ’s end-to-end crypto ecosystem, which consists of a Visa crypto debit card and a wallet app to buy and sell crypto and earn cash-back rewards in crypto form. They can directly top-up their cards for free, or top-up fiat currencies directly from their fiat wallets on Crypto.com.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, American Express launched co-branded credit cards with Amazon targeting small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) in Britain, while Volopay is teaming with Nium for a new and enhanced corporate credit card. American Express, Amazon Roll out UK Credit Card Aimed at SMBs.

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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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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. million merchants now accept chip cards, which is an increase of 692 percent since the beginning of EMV migration, and almost 70 percent of storefronts in the United States now accept chip cards.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Outback Steakhouse has rolled out a new “curbside concierge” option for holiday gift card shopping, according to a Monday (Nov. Customers call ahead or go to their nearby restaurant and drive into a set gift card drive-up parking spot with the service. Customers who purchase $50 in gift cards up to Dec. 30) announcement.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

News also has come in the past few weeks that, as evidenced by bank earnings, credit card debt has been on the rise, as have write-offs and provisions for loan losses. As reported via CNBC , the data translates into 86 million Americans (that would be the one in three referenced above) that could max out their cards. The average U.S.

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OCTOBER 28, 2020

Cryptocurrency fans in the United States will soon have their own debit card for holiday shopping. The good news is that the new Coinbase Card handles all the conversions itself, exchanging whatever cryptocurrency that users have in their accounts to U.S. The pending arrival of the Coinbase Card in the U.S.

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AUGUST 4, 2021

As kids head back to school, banks across the United States will deploy their resources, reach and expertise to provide the next generation, particularly those in underserved communities, with the financial education they need.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

21) a collaboration to help FinTechs and other financial-affiliated businesses with fast issuing of debit cards and bank accounts for customers, without expensive startup fees or long-term contracts. FinTechs, for example, can leverage the new initiative to create debit cards and bank accounts more easily.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

Contactless has yet to catch on in the United States, despite years of promotional efforts and the success of the payment method in the U.K., However, there may be an opportunity to get more contactless cards into the hands of consumers — an opportunity that involves community banks and is backed by financial incentives.

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Gonzobanker

AUGUST 3, 2023

The time has come for some truth on the world of payment card flips. disrupted banks’ income on debit cards. had in 2011, they’re likely to see an 18% to 25% volume shift from signature to PIN card transactions by the end of 2025. And the threat of disruption on credit cards looms large.

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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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MARCH 27, 2017

What if, instead of cards, consumers just had to put in a code—and then another code—to get access to their money at the ATM? Wells Fargo announced today that its customers now have full access to about 13,000 card-free ATMs, installed across the United States.

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DECEMBER 16, 2020

The health insurance industry is a major sector in the United States, where most employers are required to provide coverage to full-time employees. Benefits Of Virtual Cards. Not all payment methods are well-suited for such irregularly occurring disbursements, and virtual cards stand out from the alternatives.

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APRIL 7, 2020

To let companies make payments to their suppliers via card, whether or not the supplier takes card payments, Billhop has rolled out a tie-up with Visa in Ireland. The end beneficiary does not need to be onboarded, which lets Billhop allow for all supplier payments on cards to be made immediately.

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JULY 15, 2020

Livestreaming online shopping is finally gaining momentum in the United States, via an evolving business model from Glamhive. Data: 15K : Number of Kim Kardashian’s perfume units that sold out within minutes when the celebrity appeared on a China livestreaming show.

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DECEMBER 2, 2019

Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank has announced the launch of SBC Wallet Cards, which utilize its own encryption system, and boast multiple encryption mechanisms, as well as hot and cold wallet functions. If a card is lost or stolen, it can be quickly replaced through electronic black technology. Released on Nov.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2019

21) a collaboration to help FinTechs and other financial-affiliated businesses with fast issuing of debit cards and bank accounts for customers, without expensive startup fees or long-term contracts. FinTechs, for example, can leverage the new initiative to create debit cards and bank accounts more easily.

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APRIL 10, 2018

With fraud on the rise, credit card networks have realized that customer signatures are simply not a reliable way to authenticate someone’s identity — and some of the country’s largest retailers agree. Each card network is setting its own set of rules regarding signatures. The plan is to soon get rid of them completely.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

In today’s top news, The Clearing House (TCH) is increasing the value limit for general transactions on the TCH-operated real-time payments (RTP) network, Verizon is working with financial firm Synchrony to put out its own consumer card and the United States is moving to get tough on the sale of counterfeit merchandise through eCommerce.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

A biometric payment is a point-of-sale technology that authenticates payments by pairing a payment card with a physical identifier of the cardholder. Both Visa and Mastercard rolled out pilot biometric payment cards in 2022. To use this offering, cardholders enrolled a fingerprint to have securely stored on their card.

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MARCH 2, 2020

The United States’ tight labor market exacerbates competitive tensions for such agencies, though. This month’s Deep Dive digs into the data that guides staffing agencies’ payroll disbursement decisions, including payroll cards ’ pros and cons. Employees’ Payroll Card Opinions. rose from 3.1 million in 2010 to 5.9

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Even as the economy in the United States softens, Citigroup has been making a push for credit cards. Customers can transfer their debt from a competitor’s card onto Citi’s plastic for a small charge and not pay any interest for 21 months. Competitors are said to offer 15 interest-free months without a charge.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

24) that showed card spending and loan growth up double-digit percentages, as measured year over year, in the fourth quarter. billion, boosted by card member spending and fees. Commercial service, where card member spending also grew, saw total net revenues grow by 7 percent to $3.5 Total net card fees were $1.1

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OCTOBER 7, 2020

In today’s top payments news around the world, Razer Fintech and Visa have unveiled the Razer Card prepaid card, while SafetyPay has joined forces with LATAM’s Rappi. Razer Fintech, Visa Pitch New Prepaid Card to Young Adults in Singapore. Digital Payment Firm SafetyPay Teams With LATAM's Rappi. through March 2024.

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APRIL 9, 2019

In the United States, credit card balances and the interest rates charged on those balances are on the rise. In the latest data , more than $870 billion in credit card debt is outstanding in the United States. each state could enforce state-wide usury laws against lenders doing business within its borders.

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APRIL 19, 2018

percent of all cards issued globally by the end of 2017 were EMV-enabled. In addition, the number of EMV payment cards in circulation around the world increased by 1 billion over the previous 12 months — to a total of 7.1 Regionally, the EMV chip card adoption rate is highest in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean (85.7

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In China, Reuters reports that banks have resisted “maxing” out their credit card business, eyeing consumer spending and the fact that credit card lending has become what the newswire calls a “risky supplement” to other loan activity. And, perhaps in recognition of that risk, these same banks are pulling back on credit cards.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2018

A new report has predicted that recurring transactions processed on debit and credit cards in the United States will reach $473 billion by 2021. She figured out what was going on when her debit card was declined at a coffee shop. The report , “U.S.

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OCTOBER 26, 2017

Understanding the preferred, locally sourced alternative payment methods (APMs) can make or break a merchant’s eCommerce initiative, and credit cards do not always pass muster. -based firm looking to do business in those far-flung markets. To that end, PPRO Group , which focuses on cross-border ePayments, has opened an Atlanta-based office.

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JULY 6, 2018

billion payment chip cards were shipped worldwide in 2017. While shipment volumes in China and the United States “continue to normalize,” contactless payment cards are more than 70 percent of shipments in “a growing number of territories,” the association said in an announcement.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Bitcoin and digital currency wallet company ZenGo is becoming a part of the Visa Fast Track program and will create a new digital currency payment card, according to an announcement. ZenGo said the card will be the first card connected to a “self-hosted, on-chain, multi-currency wallet" in which the user manages the funds.

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Bank Innovation

MARCH 19, 2018

EXCLUSIVE— Most consumers in the United States stubbornly cling to their plastic payments, even as customers in other countries — see China — increasingly embrace at a steady rate mobile and other digital forms of payment. This could be due to the fact that, as many in fintech have stated, the card infrastructure in the.Read More.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Non-cash payment activity, as measured in the United States, gained ground in 2017 year over year, according to the Federal Reserve’s triennial payments press release on Thursday (Dec. Among the numbers was the fact that the number of card payments were up 10.1 Within that mix, prepaid debit cards were up 10.5 percent.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2020

19) unveiled a major upgrade to Xoom , enabling customers across the United States to use the mobile payments app to send money straight to the bank account of a family member, friend or another recipient. PayPal is upping its mobile payments game. PayPal on Thursday (Nov. More than a third of Xoom users across the U.S.

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