PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

Waze, the popular GPS navigation app owned by Google, has introduced contactless payments for ExxonMobil and Shell card holders in the U.S. Google, the world’s dominant online search engine, has faced growing regulatory scrutiny in recent years. country manager, in a statement. country manager, in a statement.

Rhode Island 346

Rhode Island Google Payments Florida 346

PYMNTS

APRIL 7, 2020

When the fast-spreading coronavirus forced restaurants to close seating areas, Zukku Sushi was in a bind because its three locations in Florida and North Carolina were based in food halls. Jap said that one of the reasons Zukku picked Paytronix as its online ordering platform was because of its integration with the Focus POS system. .

North Carolina 140

North Carolina Florida Charlotte Massachusetts 140

PYMNTS

MAY 2, 2017

The company has said that it is the first bank in Puerto Rico to offer digital services, ranging from business credit cards to working capital loans to SBA loans. Verticals within the SMB realm that may be receptive to online lending, he said, include manufacturing and retail.

Puerto Rico 118

Puerto Rico Lending Online United States 118

PYMNTS

JULY 27, 2016

Credit card fraud complaints in the U.S. ValuePenguin analyzed data collected by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and found that there were approximately 70,000 credit card fraud complaints submitted in 2015. At the state level, the number of credit card fraud complaints were much more pronounced. Across the U.S.,

Fraud 100

Fraud Cards South Dakota West Virginia 100

PYMNTS

JULY 28, 2019

Supermarket giant Kroger and online grocery retailer Ocado are joining forces to build the second of 20 planned automated warehouse facilities. Kroger is excited to enter Florida to redefine the customer experience through our industry-leading partnership with Ocado,” said Rodney McMullen, Kroger’s chairman and CEO.

Florida 129

Florida Customer Experience Mobile Cards 129

PYMNTS

JULY 2, 2020

Financial institutions (FIs) are therefore expected to offer more contactless cards this year and some are also unveiling services intended to help consumers easily add cards to their digital wallets. consumers to shift as much as $100 billion in annual spending from credit to debit cards. Around the Next-Gen Debit World.

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Fraud Cards Florida Trends 222

PYMNTS

APRIL 15, 2020

The FTC says the top categories of these scams entail travel and vacation-related items, online shopping and bogus text messaging, along with “all kinds of imposters.” According to the FTC, there have been 18,235 reports of fraudulent activity or fraud attempts related to the coronavirus since Jan. In total, people have lost $13.44

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Fraud Report Nevada Florida 217

PYMNTS

APRIL 12, 2019

Investors backed a range of B2B FinTechs this week operating in areas including accounting, cross-border payments, virtual cards, expense management, cybersecurity and more. million in seed funding, Back Office, based in Florida, plans to enhance the technology behind its small business accounting automation tool. Back Office.

Capital 139

Capital Cards Payments Fintech 139

PYMNTS

JULY 3, 2020

Financial institutions can keep customers safe by accurately determining when attempted transactions are legitimate versus when they are being made by fraudsters who have stolen customers’ cards or taken over accounts. You’re really wanting to start with almost a brand new transaction history.” .

Fraud 180

Fraud Cards Tools Retail 180

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Multifactor authentication (MFA) has become commonplace for online accounts, with users confirming their identities via text messages sent to their phones. Once you have that blank SIM card, all you need to do is convince the carrier to transfer a phone number to that same card, and that's it. Why Fraudsters Swap SIM Cards.

Fraud 178

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

It announced this week that it is piloting Fuel Loyalty at participating 7-Eleven stores in North and South Orlando, Florida; North Texas; and Woodbridge, Virginia. While many consumers believe that buying things online is faster and more convenient, they also find it safer than going to a physical store and risking COVID-19 exposure.

Virginia 245

Virginia Florida Texas Retail 245

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2017

bank, has now added Apple Pay support as an online payment method, which means customers can add their Starling debit card to Apple Wallet. According to a news report , with the mobile pay support, customers can make online payments via their Apple devices. Starling Bank, the digital-only U.K.

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CB Insights

AUGUST 26, 2021

SafetyPay: Florida-based SafetyPay is an online transaction platform for e-commerce companies that facilitates non-card transactions across various banking networks. The platform offers online cash transactions, global multicurrency settlements, and cross-border payments. The deal is expected to close in Q4’21.

Payments 74

Payments Florida Online Company 74

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 27, 2019

Wawa said the malicious software had been collecting credit and debit card information surreptitiously since March, as well as names of customers and other data. The stores affected reach from Pennsylvania to Florida, and fuel dispensers were compromised, but not ATMs. million members. The incident was first discovered in June.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 20, 2019

The needs of children are a driving force for online and mobile innovation and disruption. It’s not exactly unusual these days, of course, to find multiple eyeglass options online for both adults and children – the purchase of glasses was traditionally an expensive and friction-filled process before the spread of online sales.

Mobile 153

Mobile Los Angeles Minneapolis Trends 153

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Shoppers can pick out a gift box to send to a relative in Florida, for example. Consumers can use credit cards, Apple Pay, PayPal, Google Pay or Amazon Pay for their purchases. In addition to selling online, Mitten Crate also launched a retail storefront at the historic Eastern Market in March, which Wright said has been well-received.

Michigan 129

Michigan Florida Detroit New Mexico 129

PYMNTS

MAY 12, 2020

Casinos in Deadwood, South Dakota are opening up again , complete with pictures of enthusiastic gamers clad in masks as they crowd around card and dice tables. This was timed in conjunction with the Jacksonville, Florida Ultimate Fighting Championship matches — the first sporting events since the shutdown started in March.

South Dakota 131

South Dakota Jacksonville Montana Nevada 131

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Petersburg, Florida-based CUSO said its Enhanced Fraud Services initiative has already helped 10 credit unions combat fraud, including chargebacks stemming from instances of members’ payment card details being stolen and sold on the dark web. It also offers participating CUs customized consulting services.

North Carolina 197

North Carolina Houston Fraud Innovation 197

PYMNTS

MAY 20, 2020

Similar worries extend to card-based payments, too, as the virus can remain active on plastic surfaces for up to three days. Its locations in Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland and Virginia made the switch to avoid spreading the virus and help customers feel safe entering establishments to place or pick up orders.

Payments 191

Payments Los Angeles New York City Indiana 191

PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2020

Looking at the past several weeks of PYMNTS consumer survey data, four times more consumers are buying groceries online instead of going into the grocery store these days. Smith suffers from a chronic medical condition affecting her connective tissue and laments the fact that she can’t use her SNAP to easily shop online.

District of Columbia 131

District of Columbia West Virginia North Carolina Online 131

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Major retailers such as Target, Home Depot, Walmart and Lowe’s have been forced to introduce stricter return, store credit and gift card policies in response to a troubling trend. They say gift cards are the gift that always fits. Customers cannot use credits to buy gift cards and cannot redeem gift cards for more gift cards, either.

Retail 105

Retail Fraud Cards Florida 105

FICO

APRIL 8, 2021

As it turns out, money isn’t the only thing that can be muled — merchandise bought with stolen credit card information can be “laundered” through unsuspecting victims, too. My latest fraud video captures my recent conversation with Jesse Gossman , a South Florida police detective and president of Bottom Line Fraud Consulting.

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Video Fraud Florida Cards 72

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

The partnership was first launched at Publix’s Orlando, Florida-based stores, with the service planned to expand to the chain’s other locations over the next few months. Many expansions like these, however, are halted by the encroaching possibility of fraud. Deep Dive: How AI Helps QSRs Stop ATOs And Credential Stuffing.

Data 214

Data Fraud Mobile Florida 214

PYMNTS

AUGUST 17, 2017

Online shopping is nothing new, but with heavy promotion and low prices among sporting goods companies, just having an online presence likely i sn’t enough to pull out a victory, especially if and when the competition somehow goes into extra innings. Big-box stores are losing ground to online warehouses like Amazon.

Report 101

Report Alabama Online Retail 101

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 25, 2017

But, for consumers with more cash on hand or cards with higher spending limits, more luxurious items, including caviar and cars, can also be purchased through specialized vending machines. Take online vehicle marketplace Carvana, which recently installed its first car vending machine in Florida.

Los Angeles 119

Los Angeles Florida New York City Retail 119

PYMNTS

JUNE 5, 2019

Counterfeit Debit Cards. The alleged thieves reportedly used “fake IDs and counterfeit debit cards” to pose as authentic customers inside mobile phone stores. The work involved wasn’t the most complicated, either. The alleged thieves then asked to upgrade to new phones on existing mobile accounts. Targeting Dead People.

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cryptocurrency Fraud New York City social media 132

NCR

MARCH 29, 2016

EMV chip cards made their debut in the U.S. The switch from magnetic-stripe cards has meant not just new cards, but new payment processes, as well, which some folks have found frustrating. Unlike the old magnetic-stripe cards, EMV chip cards create a unique transaction code that cannot be used again.

Cards 40

Cards Fraud Dallas Florida 40

PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Brick-and-mortar retailers, as well as online merchants, are offering consumers all sorts of products and services through the subscription business model, from movies to tea. The pilot program was first announced in June at the company’s shareholders meeting, with a rollout planned in Vero Beach, Florida; Pittsburgh and Kansas City.

Innovation 109

Innovation Retail Las Vegas Payments 109

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

For example, in an insight that will likely shock the world, four out of five trending city destinations for spring break this year will be in Florida. Sephora’s New Cards. Beauty retailer Sephora announced this week that it will release two new credit cards: the Sephora Visa® credit card and Sephora Visa Signature® credit card.

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Google Data Cards San Francisco 109

CFPB Monitor

MARCH 12, 2019

The report summarizes consumer complaints stored in the Consumer Sentinel Network, a secure online database. Credit card fraud was the most common type of identity theft report. Florida, Georgia, Nevada, Delaware, and Tennessee had the highest fraud reports per capita. declined by 24% from 2017.

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Nevada Georgia Florida Delaware 74

PYMNTS

MARCH 19, 2019

And it’s grand strategy at that, with cross-border linkups that anticipate and facilitate (and, yes, spur) the move from cash to paying online or with cards. As reported Monday (March 18), Florida-based Fidelity Information Services (FIS) has struck a $43 billion pact to buy Worldpay, based in the U.K.

Payments 191

Payments Strategy Course Cards 191

PYMNTS

AUGUST 12, 2016

The closure of Silk Road has not stopped savvy — and some not-so-savvy — drug dealers from making a killing through online trades. Silk Road may have paved the way for a darker web and a thriving online drug trade. billion empire selling heroin, cocaine and crystal meth online. Back in Oct. Back in Oct. The percentage of U.S.

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CFPB Monitor

APRIL 13, 2020

Complaints were received from servicemembers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, with the largest number of complaints coming from California, Texas, and Florida (states that the OSA pointed out have the largest veteran concentrations). In FY19, the same overall number of complaints (34,600) were submitted as in FY18.

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Report District of Columbia Survey social media 78

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Mortgages and Credit Cards and Student Debt…. Outstanding credit card debt is at the second highest point seen since the end of 2008, and total outstanding debt stands at $1 trillion. A study from the Florida Atlantic University College of Business found that loans declined more at large banks than smaller ones. Mortgages ?

Lending 148

Lending Innovation Fintech Cards 148

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Florida, which recently legalized medical marijuana, saw its issuing of state ID cards slowed dramatically because Bank of America rather adamantly refused to touch online payments for medical marijuana cards. A very wide path.

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blockchain Industry District of Columbia Florida 102

PYMNTS

JUNE 21, 2018

It’s one of the ideals of payments and commerce, a vision that drives so much research and experimentation: Making it through a store checkout lane without fishing for a card or waving a mobile phone, or even checking into a hotel after an exhausting flight without producing a driver’s license and credit card to gain access to the room.

Technology 129

Technology Retail Florida Cards 129

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Items available for sale will range from the Air Force 1 drops to The Ten Collection — items that Nike said in an online post are “specific to Atlanta’s vibe.” The store’s concept, which was dubbed Nike NYC, was to blend the online and offline worlds with the help of smartphones. It makes that purchasing much easier.”

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