David Heun is an associate editor for technology at American Banker.
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Payment processors have eyed the gambling industry as a just-out-of-reach gold mine for the past few years, especially with the expansion of online and mobile gaming, but the warning signs have always been very large.
By David HeunDecember 28 -
Carrier billing provider Boku says it has expanded its agreement with Microsoft to provide services for the first time in France to all Windows 10 devices on the Orange France network.
By David HeunDecember 27 -
Continuing a fast global expansion pace for both companies, digital money transfer providers WorldRemit and Xpress Money are partnering to open new remittance routes to Southeast Asia.
By David HeunDecember 27 -
Facing security challenges at its member banks and competition from other tech providers, the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication [Swift] plans to put its best foot forward in 2017.
By David HeunDecember 19 -
Online shoppers can expect fraudsters to be at the height of their creativity during the 2016 holiday season.
By David HeunDecember 16 -
Banks are often taken for granted in digital wallets, treated as a "dumb pipe" for funding another account. PayPal is working to provide a more welcoming atmosphere with deals recently announced with Citigroup, FIS and two other banks.
By David HeunDecember 15 -
Consumers have long had options to pay for high-value purchases through monthly installments, but payments providers — from PayPal to Mastercard — have typically focused on other ways to lift purchase volume.
By David HeunDecember 15 -
The percentage of EMV transactions in the United States is miniscule compared to other parts of the world, but the migration to chip cards in the U.S. is lifting the technology's global growth — now at 42.4% of all card transactions.
By David HeunDecember 14 -
In expanding its work with Facebook, American Express has introduced the Add a Card feature on its bot for Facebook Messenger.
By David HeunDecember 12 -
Too many data breach reports show that companies suffering compromises were unaware that cardholder data was present in their systems. The Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council wants to fix this.
By David HeunDecember 12