Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

The card network has documented a spike in online fraud, and contends that numberless cards will reduce such wrongdoing.

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Credit card debt will not slow shoppers down as they spend for the holidays, according to a new survey of U.S. consumers.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Visa, Mastercard and American Express are moving forward with use of a new gun merchant category code for credit card purchases in California, according to CBS News.

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The network is expected to increase some fees it charges for credit card payments, according to a notice referenced during a Senate hearing last week.

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Accenture: Banking

AUGUST 20, 2024

For decades, commercial cards have provided card issuers with high fee income and strong P&Ls. The market is growing and evolving, with virtual cards as the primary driver.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 24, 2023

Card, ACH and check payment values climbed from 2018 to 2021, as cash was left behind, according to the Federal Reserve’s noncash payments study.

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Payments Dive

MAY 26, 2022

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is affecting card chip prices because Ukraine is home to two companies that produce half of the world’s neon supply, a key ingredient in chips.

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Payments Dive

MARCH 16, 2022

As they turn toward credit cards, industry analysts say these consumers are likely to keep card companies on their toes. Each generation has approached credit differently; Gen Z is no exception.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

The senate minority whip from Illinois plans to reintroduce the Credit Card Competition Act proposal in a bid to increase competition for Visa and Mastercard.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 8, 2024

Consumer credit card debt delinquencies are also on the rise, particularly among younger consumers, according to a New York Federal Reserve report.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

An international standards body approved a new merchant code that will apply to gun sellers for transactions using credit card networks like Visa and Mastercard.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The state’s lawmakers approved a bill that would ban the use of plastic for gift cards by 2027, but it’s still waiting on the governor’s signature.

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The e-commerce giant began letting needy families shop on its website with their federal benefits cards earlier this month.

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Consumers’ credit card delinquencies have risen this year, along with their balances, according to an annual Federal Reserve Board report.

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The federal agency warned companies issuing credit cards about illegal tactics, specifically calling out promotions that turn into “bait-and-switch” offers.

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Payments Dive

AUGUST 26, 2024

Gen Z and millennials were the age groups most likely to use loans and credit cards to respond to higher prices, a Federal Reserve research report said.

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Payments Dive

APRIL 24, 2024

The card network behemoth’s latest earnings report showed a contraction in card volume growth during the first three months of the year, and into April.

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Cards Report 386

Payments Dive

MARCH 26, 2024

card networks agreed to cap interchange fees for five years, among other terms, to settle merchant litigation that has lasted nearly two decades. The two biggest U.S.

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Cards 448

Payments Dive

MARCH 14, 2022

In a rare TV appearance, the director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said that the payments industry isn't competitive enough and that fee hikes by the big card companies would add "insult to injury" at a time of inflation. He noted new fintech tools could ultimately be a benefit if they add competition.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

The fight over the Credit Card Competition Act is intensifying on Capitol Hill, with Senate floor diatribes and doughnut truck freebies.

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Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a new rule that would effectively cap credit card late fees and potentially save Americans $9 billion.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Dick Durbin and Roger Marshall railed against expected credit card fee increases following a report that hikes are planned for October and April.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

"While rewards may feel like a bonus for those who use credit cards regularly, they ultimately come at a cost," writes one payments executive.

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Payments Dive

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

“There's a huge, huge upside” for the environment every time a gift card is made from paper instead of PVC plastic, Blackhawk Network Senior Vice President Cara Renfroe said in an interview last week.

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Payments Dive

JULY 31, 2024

Slowing card volume growth in the network giant’s earnings report this month revived questions about the longevity of its core business.

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Cards Report 397

Payments Dive

MARCH 28, 2023

Global credit card transaction value rose both online and in stores last year, despite an earlier FIS projection of a decline.

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Cards Report Online 448

Payments Dive

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Despite a pause in payments required for federal student loans, younger borrowers particularly are showing higher credit card delinquencies.

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Cards Payments 434

Payments Dive

APRIL 3, 2024

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received 70,000 card-related complaints from consumers last year, according to a report last week.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 15, 2025

Fraud losses in card payments will continue to rise worldwide, the research firm Nilson Report said this month, predicting $404 billion in global losses over the next ten years.

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Payments Dive

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

As consumers have leaned on credit cards more in recent months, applications for credit card limit extensions also rose, the New York Fed said Monday.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency blasted an Illinois law that prohibits credit and debit card interchange fees on tips and excise taxes.

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Payments Dive

DECEMBER 6, 2023

The card issuer’s premium designation isn’t compatible with all potential card issuing partners, Amex CEO Steve Squeri said Tuesday.

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Payments Dive

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Dick Durbin wasn’t able to attach the Credit Card Competition Act proposal to a defense funding bill this week, but he will try again next month.

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Payments Dive

JANUARY 3, 2025

Major trade groups for merchants and banks engaged in another round of fighting last week over whether the Federal Reserve should finalize a lower debit card interchange fee rate.

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