With the threat of cybercrime growing considerably, we canvassed top payments providers and data security consultants to find out what they see as the biggest cyber-risks, and what steps companies should take to help keep consumer data—and the financial system—safe.
As contactless EMV transactions become mainstream in the U.K., the trends could foreshadow what’s ahead for U.S. payments.
At the All Payments Expo in New Orleans, engagement and security were all the rage, while payment experts looked toward new prepaid rules from the federal government.
At the D+H customer event in London, Insights EMEA, there has been a lot of talk about innovation, blockchain (of course) and where corporate payments are heading. Whilst D+H and its Global Transaction Banking Solution (GTBS, formerly Fundtech) unit are, understandably, promising their clients better solutions – so we won’t dwell on that – it […]
During a panel at Money20/20 Europe in Copenhagen on April 5, experts discussed the challenges of creating personalized experiences to entice users and deliver those experiences at scale.
Europeans are showing an increased interest in digital wallets and almost a third (31 percent) say they’re likely to use a digital wallet on a mobile device, 5 percent more than the previous year, according to Aimia research released this week at Money20/20 Europe.
PayPal Inc. has unveiled a new chart that shows just how quickly its mobile payments have spread in the U.S. over the past decade. Issued in a PayPal blog post to mark 10 years since the company offered its first mobile payments service—which enabled users to send money via text—the chart tracks PayPal’s mobile payments volume by year. Since beginning at under $50 million in 2006, mobile payments volume shot up, cracking the $1 billion mark in 2011—and the $10 billion plateau just a year later.
The CFPB has released its annual report on complaints received by the agency from military servicemembers, veterans and their families. Prepaid comprised just 1 percent of complaints from the military community—mirroring the tiny fraction of prepaid complaints to the CFPB from the general public.
Here’s a round-up of yesterday’s (5 April) panel discussions at Money 20/20 in Copenhagen. In “Knowing me, knowing you: Streamlining KYC, ID and customer onboarding” the issues of identity and how service providers are using new technologies for verification were examined. A question to the audience as to whether ID-based payments are dead received a […]
The relationship between banks and the startup fintech community has gone through various stages and may depend on your geography. But during an introduction of the three StartupPitch competition winners at Money20/20 Europe today in Copenhagen, Matt Harris, managing director, Bain Capital, likened the state of the fintech industry to the second movie in the original Star Wars trilogy—The Empire Strikes Back.
Two firms presented research at Money20/20 Europe in Copenhagen on April 4—with very different focal points. While CGI’s survey delved into what consumers want out of financial services—and from which companies they’d like to receive those services—Edgar, Dunn & Company presented research sponsored by Wirecard from its “10th Annual Advanced Payments Study” examining industry stakeholder attitudes and predictions for the future.
MasterCard is partnering with relief organization World Vision International to deliver humanitarian aid assistance via electronic payment technologies, including the Pay Award-winning MasterCard Aid Network.
The Verifone Carbon, designed for such businesses as cafes and retail stores, enables not only payments but personalized marketing messages targeted at consumers. Verifone says the launch helps showcase that it’s competing on a design and innovation standpoint, not just by providing security and scale.
Western Union Business Solutions has unveiled a brand new payments platform for SMEs, WU EDGE. The project has been 18 months in the making and is available to new and existing customers for free. WU EDGE is cloud-based, and is designed to be a single global payments tool for businesses worldwide. It will go live […]
Amazon is stepping on the gas when it comes to expanding its payments business globally. The e-retail giant today announced the launch of the Amazon Payments Partner Program in four countries. In an interview at Money20/20 Europe in Copenhagen, Patrick Gauthier, vice president, Amazon Payments, talked to Paybefore about the company’s payments plans and how it’s winning over merchants.
Figures from MasterCard and Visa show robust increases in EMV cards and merchant acceptance. More than two-thirds of MasterCard-branded cards carry the anti-fraud technology while Visa says it has more than 212 million EMV cards.
Google Wallet is phasing out its companion plastic prepaid card as Google continues to reposition the wallet app as a P2P money transfer service. The Google Wallet Card no longer will be supported as of June 30, 2016, Google announced in a blog post.
Realex Payments, a European payment service provider and part of the Global Payments group, has signed a two-year outsourcing contract with Allpay, a UK bill payments collection specialist. The agreement will see Allpay’s online payments processed through Realex’s managed eCommerce solution, and Realex says it will process approximately £1 billion transactions each year over the contract. […]
Faster payments is one of the more pervasive topics in almost any global payments conversation. And if you look at key countries like Singapore, the US, and Australia, it may seem to be more than just talking. Additionally, many countries are improving their infrastructure to clear payments in the same day or already have domestic […]
One of the most talked about issues in retail banking today is the emergence of the new entrant, or “challenger”, bank. “New” banks are being spun off from existing institutions and more than twenty organisations having applied for, or received, a banking licence over the past twelve months or so. Banking is becoming an ever […]
Catch up on Banking Technology’s top five fintech stories of the week – all in one place! Samsung Pay launches in China Big market, big appeal. FIS and Vocalink first to supply access to Faster Payments A number of banks are also lined up to connect directly this year. UK credit unions busy with tech […]
Walmart is adding a new rewards program to its Pay Award-winning prepaid MoneyCard that will give cardholders cash back on purchases made in-store, online and at the fuel pump. The news follows American Express’ launch of 1 percent cash back for Serve cardholders and could signal stiffer competition in the GPR space
As the IRS and industry continue to fight identity theft-related tax refund fraud, the agency’s Criminal Investigation Program initiated 776 investigations into ID theft fraud during the 2015 fiscal year, according to the IRS’s newly released 2015 Data Book.
Mobile banking use in the U.S. has increased to 43 percent of adults with capable devices. But only a relative few of those consumers have paid bills with their mobile phones.
An Accenture survey finds not only that most consumers prefer people over digital channels for customer service, but that human-based interaction can save hassles.
Exchange group SIX and Switzerland’s five largest banks are in talks over a joint mobile payments platform for the country. SIX, retail chains Migros and Coop, and telecoms company Swisscom are planning to create a standardised digital payment system for consumers in Switzerland. A joint statement from the banks – UBS, Credit Suisse, Raiffeisen, PostFinance […]
Global risk and compliance and payments solutions provider Accuity has opened a new office in Miami to serve new and existing clients in Miami, Central America, Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and the Caribbean.
Javelin Strategy & Research has announced that Emmett Higdon has joined the firm and will assume the role of director of mobile.
The Hyperledger Project—a collaborative effort, led by the nonprofit Linux Foundation, with the goal of establishing an open blockchain distributed ledger platform that will satisfy a variety of use cases across multiple industries—has announced newly elected leaders of its governing board and technical steering committee, along with new corporate members.
The Retail Gift Card Association (RGCA) has elected five new members to its board of directors and appointed two current board members to executive-level positions.
John Sloan has been named president and CEO of Allegiance Capital Corp., a Dallas-based private investment bank.
Sweden’s Länsförsäkringar Bank has become the first bank in the country to take TCS Financial Services’ Bancs core banking system. Meanwhile, Temenos and SAP are also busy with core renovation projects in the region (see below for more details). TCS will provide system integration and support services to Länsförsäkringar, the fifth largest retail bank in […]
The IRS has concluded that a company can defer the recognition of advance payment income received from the sale of unredeemed gift cards that are redeemable for goods or services for up to two years.
Starbucks plans to add another prepaid card to its popular loyalty program, enabling members to earn points for purchases made at other retailers. The Starbucks Reward Prepaid Card is issued by Chase and runs on Visa’s payment network, meaning cardholders can use the card anywhere Visa is accepted and earn loyalty points for Starbucks.
New approaches to authentication are kicking into high gear as eBay joins the FIDO Alliance, which promotes biometrics, while IDology launches a mobile authentication product.
The OCC will release a paper to start discussions on new regulations for financial startups, which banks reportedly want.
The U.S. Department of Justice has dropped its legal claim against Apple Inc. over the FBI’s request that the tech company help unlock the iPhone of one of the shooters in last year’s attacks in San Bernardino, Calif. According to a court filing, the FBI was able to access the device without Apple’s assistance.
Merchants have been challenging state surcharge laws, but the courts stand firm.
A Radio Shack gift card holder’s motion to get his legal fees and expenses paid first in the electronics retailer’s Chapter 11 case has been denied. Consumers with Radio Shack gift cards may file a claim by Dec. 2, 2016and if the claim is judged to be valid, claimants will receive 100 percent of the card balance, according to the Website.
Swift has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with China International Payment Service (CIPS Co.) to develop China’s cross-border payments infrastructure. The agreement sets out plans to use Swift to connect China’s Cross-border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) with its global user community. Alain Raes, Swift chief executive of Asia Pacific and EMEA, says there are […]
