Payments


CPI Card Group and Worldpay Go Public (Oct. 13, 2015)

CPI Card Group rang the bell to open Friday trading, signifying the Littleton, Colo.-based card producer’s initial public offering. The company is trading its common stock on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (ticker symbol: PMTS) and the Toronto Stock Exchange. “This is an exciting time for us, our shareholders, our customers and our employees, as […]

IDology Inc. Forges Strategic Partnership with Payfone to Increase Mobile Commerce Security (Oct. 13, 2015)

Atlanta-based IDology Inc., is augmenting its ammo to battle against fraudsters in the mobile payments and e-commerce channels with a strategic investment in Payfone Inc., combining IDology’s online identity verification and fraud prevention services with Payfone’s mobile security services with a new service, ExpectID Mobile, to verify customers’ identities in the mobile space.

The instant catalyst

Immediate payments are acting as a catalyst for banks to add value and develop holistic payment solutions. In this extract from World Payments Report 2015, the impact of immediate payments on banks’ offerings is examined

Keeping it real

Global interoperability of real-time payments systems will require harmonisation of market practices and standards.

MasterCard Exec Sees ‘Network of Wallets’ as M-Payment Options Expand (Oct. 8, 2015)

The recent surge of mobile payments services including Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay is impressive, but what’s more significant is that payments-enabled mobile devices are on track to expand tenfold over the next five years, creating major challenges and opportunities for developers of consumer digital wallets, said Matt Barr, MasterCard’s group head, North America, emerging payments, speaking at this week’s NFC Solutions Summit in Phoenix.

PMPG endorses Swift messages for intraday liquidity reporting

The Payments Market Practice Group has endorsed the use of Swift messages for intraday liquidity reporting. The Swift message set for intraday liquidity reporting underpins a rulebook created by the Liquidity Implementation Task Force, an industry group of twenty five large clearing banks, custodian banks and global brokers, to support compliance with Basel Committee on Banking Supervision requirements.

Visa Exec: Convergence of Payments with Commerce Is Industry’s Next Challenge

The convergence of mobile payments and commerce will be the payoff for merchants investing in m-payments technology, but the payments industry has a lot of work ahead to help marry payments with the shopping experience to enrich consumers’ experiences, Phil Kumnick, senior vice president of global acquirer processing for Visa Inc., told attendees today at the NFC Solutions Summit in Phoenix.

CFPB Draws Line in Sand Regarding Arbitration Clauses (Oct. 7, 2015)

Prior to today’s field hearing in Denver, the CFPB has announced it’s considering proposing rules that would restrict consumer financial companies from using certain types of arbitration clauses that block consumers from forming class action lawsuits to obtain compensation.

ECJ’s Takedown of Safe Harbor Spells Trouble for U.S. Firms (Oct. 7, 2015)

Europe’s top court has struck down a longstanding agreement that enabled U.S. companies to handle the personal data of users in the European Union without being subjected to EU privacy rules, in a decision that will significantly affect not only tech giants like Google and Facebook, but payments and financial services companies, as well.

PayThink: A ‘Killer App’ for M-Payments Is Coming (Oct. 5, 2015)

Mobile payments development has exploded with the arrival of Apple Pay, Android Pay and Samsung Pay, but it will take “organic demand” from consumers to drive broad adoption of mobile wallets, according to payments experts speaking at PayThink last week in Las Vegas.

Gyft Releases Workplace Survey Stats; Launches B2B Bulk Gift Card Program (Oct. 5, 2015)

Employers need to “step up their gifting game” with the holiday season approaching, according to the latest research from Gyft. The First Data company released the findings to coincide with its launch of a B2B bulk gift card purchasing program, enabling businesses to conveniently reward their employees with gift cards from more than 200 retailers.

Funding Roundup: Adyen, SoFi, Chillr Land Investments (Oct. 5, 2015)

Emerging payments and fintech continue to draw investment dollars. Dutch payments processor Adyen has landed financing from a fund comprised of some of the biggest names in Silicon Valley, while alternative financing startup SoFi pulled in $1 billion in what the company is calling the biggest fintech investment to date. Meanwhile, mobile money transfer kept up its hot streak as Sequoia Capital got in on the ground floor of an India-based P2P app.

Nedbank South Africa revamps payments ahead of September 2016 deadline

South Africa’s Nedbank has chosen Volante Technologies to help it revamp its payments message service using VolPay Foundation, which focuses on validating and processing payments. The move comes ahead of regulatory change next year, which will force all South African institutions to change the way they handle payments.

EMV: Third Time’s a Charm?

I recently received my EMV debit card from a top 5 U.S. issuer.Tell us about your experiences with EMV at the POS.

Viewpoint: Apple Pay Branches out of the Orchard

You’d think an A-list celebrity had shown up when Apple Pay launched in the U.K. in July. Despite some speed bumps related to transit and international acceptance, prepaid providers shouldn’t ignore the mobile wallet.

Viewpoint: Apple Pay Usage Report

Despite Apple Pay’s high-profile U.S. launch, recent First Annapolis primary consumer research suggests that only one in five iPhone 6 users has actually made a purchase with Apple Pay. But, that’s not the only stat that matters.

People on the Move: New Board Members, CFPB

The CFPB has appointed new consumer finance experts from outside the federal government to the Consumer Advisory Board, Community Bank Advisory Council and Credit Union Advisory Council.