John Adams is executive editor of payments for American Banker.
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Even the most honest customers can look risky if they frequently travel. Their movements can throw off traditional vetting techniques that authenticate transactions by looking at location as a risk factor.
August 7 -
As the digital age reduces the wear on physical cards, how is it that some consumers are requesting new cards more frequently?
August 4 -
From gold plating to silicon guts, the plastic card is not what it used to be. Here are some of the most ambitious attempts to make credit and debit cards relevant in a high-tech world.
August 4 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Alipay expands in Russia; Cardless ATMs in UAE; High-tech self-service debuts in Nigeria; EBA wants ideas for fighting fraud.
August 4 -
Global Payments hasn't hesitated to shell out huge dollars if it provides a quick-strike opportunity to pair technology with multichannel payments in markets where such marriages remain rare.
August 3 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Politics may impact Ant/MoneyGram deal; First Data extends sports branding; Singapore forms payments committee; Ransomware's severe impact on small business.
August 3 -
Enticements such as rewards, loyalty points and coupons seldom face pushback as a marketing concept, but there's been recent concern that these programs are devouring potential revenue from consumers who would be willing to pay full price.
August 3 -
Not long ago, self-checkout lanes were seen as an encroachment on traditional retail sales, depriving shoppers of the personal touch that comes with interacting with a cashier. Today, this model is under attack from mobile devices, which are both more high-tech and more personal.
August 3 -
Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Paytm's launching new tools; Stripe's adding tax tech; NFC may be added to boxes; Contactless expands in the U.K.
August 2 -
Royal Bank of Canada has updated its mobile app to enable personal banking users to ask Siri to pay their bills on iPhone and iPad.
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