PYMNTS

APRIL 17, 2020

To reportedly help it compete with Apple Pay and the Apple Card, Google is creating its own tangible and virtual debit cards. The tech company’s debit card will have the brand of Google along with its partnered financial institution; however, it is not known what the offering’s name will be.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

For small, mom-and-pop retailers, complex or proprietary procurement platforms simply aren't in the cards. With the pandemic accelerating businesses' digital shift , small retail buyers have shifted their buying operations to the B2B eCommerce realm, and for many, the online marketplace operates in lieu of a procurement solution.

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PYMNTS

MAY 8, 2020

Samsung Pay is launching a physical debit card and this summer will introduce a money management tool in partnership with SoFi. Samsung introduced its payments tool in 2015 with MST (Magnetic Secure Transmission) technology as well as Near Field Communication (NFC), a newer technology. has seen slow adoption compared to other regions.

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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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Bank Innovation

JANUARY 8, 2020

While chip cards are becoming a mainstay at brick-and-mortar retail checkouts, gas pump payment technology lags behind. gas station owners until October of this year to upgrade pumps to accept EMV chip cards, rejecting a deadline extension request from the Merchant Advisory Group. Visa and Mastercard have given U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Consumers who previously paid for purchases by swiping or inserting their cards at in-store point-of-sale (POS) terminals are now turning to contactless cards and online shopping to safely and easily obtain needed goods. How Music Retailers Can Harmonize Security And Seamlessness. Around The Next-Gen Debit World.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 2, 2019

Wells Fargo announced Tuesday (April 2) the launch of contactless consumer credit and debit cards. In a press release , Wells Fargo said the new cards will enable customers to complete transactions quickly and with a single tap at millions of merchants and transit systems that accept contactless payments.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Retailers must protect customers’ card data from hackers who try to snatch payment details, and following best practices to ensure security requires adhering to the regulations established by the PCI SSC, a global payments industry forum. Compliance Complexities.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

This payment rail’s use is going strong in the United States, with debit card penetration reaching 78 percent in 2018. Consumers also show continued interest in debit even as they adopt newer payment instruments, and a 2019 report found that 61 percent of mobile wallet users linked debit cards. Card fraud is an ever-present threat.

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Bank Innovation

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

Today it was announced that Green Dot, a leader in the prepaid space, is launching the Green Dot Platinum Visa Secured Credit Card—a credit card designed specifically to help those without credit build it, or those with low credit scores, build them up. The company floated news of this card Read More.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Fraudsters have redoubled their attacks on eCommerce channels, however, making consumers more concerned about data security. Shoppers may be reluctant to hand over their card details to every online retailer, as each transaction represents another risk that consumers’ information could be exposed in a breach.

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Perficient

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Security/Biometric Payments With the widespread popularity of digital payments continuing to grow, security remains at the forefront of concern for payment companies and their vendor partners. Both Visa and Mastercard rolled out pilot biometric payment cards in 2022. million this year and 94.4 million in 2024.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Atlanta payments encryption firm Bluefin is partnering with New York mobile payments processor PAAY to advance eCommerce security. Founded in 2007 by Miles and John Perry, who serves as chief executive officer, Bluefin specializes in encryption and tokenization payment and data security. . Each $1 of fraud costs retailers $3.13. .

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Bank Innovation

APRIL 17, 2020

Green Dot is helping consumers gain access to their stimulus payments as a part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a move that will likely prop up the company’s banking-as-a-service business. Through an existing partnership with Walmart, the Pasadena, Calif.-based

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2019

When it comes to online shopping, one of the greatest frustrations for consumers — and friction points for merchants — is having to manually enter credit or debit card information for each purchase. In the latest Mobile Card Services Playbook , a collaboration with Ondot , PYMNTS surveyed more than 9,500 U.S. It’s no wonder that 78.9

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PYMNTS

JUNE 10, 2019

Amazon is linking with Synchrony Financial to offer a new credit card for Amazon Prime members who have bad credit. As reported Monday (June 10), the card, known as “Amazon Credit Builder” will let users build up their credit profiles through the use of a secured card, and the firms also will offer budgeting tools.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2020

trillion opportunity for eCommerce retailers. Fraudsters are just as excited by this opportunity as merchants, unfortunately, making it essential for these retailers to craft robust protections to keep the data and the payment information of their consumers safe. Why Automated Tools Can Add Security To Online, CNP Transactions.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

In Beyond the Card: Toward the Cardless and Contactless Future , a PYMNTS and i2c Inc. Physical cards are changing form, as some NFC-capable mini-cards are being embedded in rings and other wearables. Now comes the work of embedding touchless payments anywhere and everywhere people might want them. told PYMNTS.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 20, 2017

That’s a quote from department store maven John Wanamaker, illustrating a conundrum for retailers (and merchants in general): Namely, you’ve got to reach out to consumers if you are going to convince them to buy your wares. It is equally important to measure and iterate as the retailer continues to engage with its target audience.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2020

Bowman noted that Tap to Phone leverages EMV’s underlying capabilities, the growing base of contactless cards in consumers’ wallets and the partnership with Samsung to allow sellers to tap into new retail sales opportunities, simply by downloading an app onto a mobile device they already use.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 24, 2020

Now, in addition to car and personal loans on behalf of retail and institutional investors, Zopa will introduce savings accounts this week, to be followed by the addition of credit cards later this year. But it plans to avoid the interest-free introductory deals common among the nation’s credit card market.

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Perficient

JULY 11, 2022

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a type of point-of-sale installment loan that partners with retailers to allow consumers to pay for their purchases in multiple equal payments. When online shopping, if a retailer has a partnership with a BNPL platform, the customer can choose it as their payment method when placing their order at checkout.

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Abrigo

MARCH 18, 2025

Payment system types, trends, and fraud risks Understanding how payment systems function, the different types in use, and the associated risks is critical for financial institutions to be able to balance innovation with security. Payment systems are at the heart of modern banking, enabling secure and efficient money transfers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

To reshape the digital checkout experience for retailers and shoppers, Visa Canada has unveiled the extension of Click to Pay to Canada. Shoppers who have their cards enabled will have the ability to quickly progress through guest checkout on websites that show the Click to Pay icon. 15) announcement. 21 in the United States.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Card-skimming devices hidden on gas station card readers or carefully integrated into ATMs used to be especially troubling for merchants and consumers, but retailers and financial institutions (FIs) have stepped up their measures to protect physical card readers in recent years. Safeguarding Card Details.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 18, 2021

Many businesses, including French sporting goods retailer Decathlon , which has 1,647 stores worldwide and two in the U.S., Decathlon faced its share of security and customer acceptance challenges when rolling out its QR code system as an alternative to cash payments. Why And How Retailers Implement QR Code-Enabled Payments.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Debit card issuers face an ever-growing array of fraud schemes perpetrated against them and their account holders. Effective card offerings require financial institutions (FIs) to quickly and accurately detect myriad forms of fraud, forcing them into a delicate balancing act. Security challenges are mounting, too.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Two Apple iOS 13 users took to Reddit to share some payment security issues they faced when using the tech giant’s newest iteration of its operating system, according to reports. Today I decided to change my iTunes credit card. It read my card well, but then when I saved the card, someone else’s credit card was saved!

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Bank Innovation

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

EXCLUSIVE -Fintech startup Token has inked a major partnership with payment processor Marqeta and Mastercard that tremendously expands its reach in the online retail space, just in time for the holidays. “By By partnering with Marqeta and Mastercard, it opens us (Token) to almost every merchant that uses Mastercard.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 14, 2020

They are using everything from cash to mobile wallets to complete these transactions, requiring retailers to race to accommodate a wide variety of payment methods. Friction-filled experiences, however, can actually give retailers key opportunities to engage frustrated customers on a deeper level. Contactless Payments And eCommerce.

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South State Correspondent

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The Rule now gives consumers greater control over their financial data and the ability to share it securely with third-party service providers. Banks must ensure that they provide data only to the extent necessary and that proper security measures are in place to safeguard the data. Below is the phase-in timetable.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Visa announced that since their inception, chip cards have reduced counterfeit fraud by 87 percent. . Chip cards are increasingly becoming the norm as usage and acceptance has continued to grow since the EMV standard was first introduced in 2011,” the company said. Also down were overall card-present fraud rates.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 5, 2020

As B2B FinTechs explore the value of the commercial card, they’re integrating card payment capabilities across more scenarios, from vendor payments to employee expense management. BofA Expands Contactless Biz Card Service. Apple Pay Lands More Commercial Cards. Center Wields Cards For Expense Management.

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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. That’s driven the retailer to require merchandise, risk-driven signatures that can be dynamically altered, said Thompson. The Scope Of The Problem.

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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

JANUARY 15, 2021

The holiday shopping season is the most wonderful time of the year for the retail industry. Brick-and-mortar merchants and online retailers alike often rely on end-of-year sales to generate up to 40 percent of their annual revenues and start the new year on a positive note. A notable $730 billion in U.S. A notable $730 billion in U.S.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 22, 2021

Young B2B FinTechs secured some of their first investments in areas that include small business accounting, alternative lending and financial management. The company offers a range of services, including business accounts, commercial cards, bill payment, expense reimbursement and accounting. The company recently announced $6.5

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