More than 125,000 online gambling accounts were created in less than a month, according to New Jersey’s Division of Gaming Enforcement. As one of three states where online gambling is now legal, the Garden State presents significant opportunity for digital wallet providers.
From smartwatches to voice-recognition capabilities, 2014 promises to be mobile’s best year yet. And these and other mobile trends will influence payments and financial services innovation.
Momentum has accelerated in recent weeks for the U.S. shift to EMV, driven by growing public awareness of the need to enhance card security, Stephanie Ericksen, Visa’s head of authentication product, told attendees today at the kickoff keynote address at the Smart Card Alliance’s 7th annual Payments Summit in Salt Lake City.
SinglePoint Inc. has developed Mobile Cannabis Currency, a mobile payment system branded for the cannabis and medical marijuana industry, enabling merchants to accept credit card payments using their mobile phones.
Marla Blow has left the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to serve as CEO of Fenway Summer’s credit card venture.
Contis Group, a U.K.-based provider of online banking and prepaid card technologies and services, has appointed Ingrida Kovalioviene country director, Baltics, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe.
The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) recently named new committee appointees.
Fundtech, a Jersey City, N.J.-based provider of global transaction banking solutions, has hired Michael F. Jackson and Peter Reynolds.
GlobalPlatform, a nonprofit organization that standardizes managing applications on secure chip technology, has announced its board of directors for fiscal year 2014.
Ingo Money, an Atlanta-based technology and solutions provider, has hired Matt Frye as senior vice president and head of network sales.
Traxpay, a Mountain View, Calif.-based financial transactions platform provider, has appointed Rebecca Polley chief financial officer.
Although the consensus in yesterday’s Senate subcommittee hearing on “Safeguarding Consumers’ Financial Data” seemed to be around the shared responsibility of all stakeholders, including government, to protect financial data, the FTC specifically called for legislative action.
The Network Branded Prepaid Card Association (NBPCA) has released an updated version of its Recommended Practices for Anti-Money Laundering Compliance.
The European Parliament this morning approved the European Commission’s proposal to extend the deadline for payments to comply with SEPA regulations to Aug. 1, 2014.
Australia is lighting up as the next hotbed of m-POS activity as Mint Wireless makes key moves to target a fast-growing base of small businesses going mobile and Square Inc. reportedly is considering expansion Down Under.
Digital gift cards were a hot item during the 2013 holiday season and got even more popular than plastic as Christmas neared, according to data from prepaid services provider InComm.
Could Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) make a breakthrough with P2P by making it a cinch to send funds to Facebook friends?
Dunkin’ Donuts has launched a new nationwide loyalty program enabling customers to earn points toward free beverages.
Monitise plc has acquired Pozitron Yazilim A.S., an Istanbul-based, privately owned mobile technology company.
E-commerce behemoth Amazon isn’t satisfied with success in the digital world.
U.S. Bank is testing a voice-based biometrics mobile banking feature that could foreshadow the future of mobile payments if consumers warm up to it, Dominic Venturo, chief innovation officer at U.S. Bank, told attendees today at the Card Innovation Summit in Tempe, Ariz.
Starbucks gift card holders now can redeem the unused balances on their cards for Bitcoin.
The Senate Banking Committee will hold a hearing next week on safeguarding consumers’ financial information in the wake of recent data breaches at several major U.S. retailers.
Pitchers and catchers might not report to spring training until mid-February, but StoreFinancial already is thinking about baseball.
ederal prosecutors have charged the head of digital currency exchange BitInstant with conspiring to commit money laundering and operating an unlicensed money transmitting business.
The United States Postal Service’s Office of Inspector General has once again suggested that the Postal Service should consider providing financial products, including prepaid cards.
Madrid-based El Corte Inglés, Europe’s largest department store chain, this year plans to upgrade the majority of its POS terminals to accept contactless payments from NFC-enabled cards and handsets.
Apple Inc. is making plans to launch a mobile wallet service for its iPhone, iPad and iTunes users, according to a Jan. 24 Wall Street Journal report.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed a rule it says would enable the agency to oversee larger, nonbank, international money transfer providers to ensure they are following the CFPB’s new protections for consumers sending money abroad.
Payments processor Stripe Inc. has secured $80 million in a new round of investment that valued the 4-year-old startup at $1.75 billion.
Austin, Texas-based prepaid processor Rev Worldwide has partnered with Chinese payment card giant UnionPay to “grow prepaid market opportunities around the world.”
There are two sides to every coin, but with Bitcoin those sides simply could not be farther apart. Its promise is extraordinary: for those afraid of inflation, it is gold redux, while for those who hate exchange rates, it is a way to pay internationally. For merchants it is a way of avoiding high transaction fees and for former Presidential hopeful Ron Paul, it is the destruction of the US Dollar.
T-Mobile USA Inc. this week became the first major U.S. mobile carrier to enter the GPR prepaid arena with Mobile Money by T-Mobile, a new smartphone application and accompanying Visa prepaid card.
With the Isis mobile wallet now live across the U.S., iPhone users remain unable to use the wallet to make contactless in-store purchases due to the handset’s lack of NFC capability.
Toyota owners in the U.K. can make car payments via mobile device, now that the automaker has signed on with the Barclays Pingit mobile payment app.
While there are now a dozen ways to build and maintain relationships with customers, many organizations often still treat these channels as separate silos, creating a disjointed customer care experience. By sharing data across channels, you’re more likely to have less frustrated, more loyal customers.
Recently minted CEO of UniRush LLC Rick Savard sees a bright future for the Cincinnati-based provider of the prepaid Visa RushCard.
How employees are using their accounts can have a dramatic impact on an employer’s overall HSA strategy and benefit plan. As we approach the 10th anniversary of the enabling legislation for HSAs, the industry, employers and brokers/agents all have the opportunity to move HSAs forward with the use of insightful reporting and analytical tools.
Ingo Money has announced Matt Rosenburg as the Atlanta-based technology and solutions provider’s chief information officer.
GiftCards.com, a subsidiary of Pittsburgh-based Wolfe LLC, has appointed Todd Anderson general counsel.
