Fintech

First California Financial Group Inc. in Westlake Village, Calif., is partnering with another company to provide tax refunds in prepaid card accounts.

When something is amiss at a location relying on tight security, officials often immediately implement a systems “lock down.” Imagine the same scenario on a merchant’s payment system, and one can start to understand how PaySecure software works.

LAS VEGAS–The relatively late timing of the U.S. move to adopt the EMV smart card technology means it could dodge some of the headaches other countries experienced in shifting to EMV.

LAS VEGAS–Brace for more merchants to begin developing proprietary digital wallets at the same time they announce their participation in broader wallet schemes.

Merrill Halpern received an “unexpected benefit” when traveling recently in Europe without an EMV smart card in his wallet. He got a free cup of coffee from a coffee shop employee who felt sorry for him because she couldn’t initiate the transaction on her terminal with just Halpern’s signature.

Veritec Inc. is the latest company to offer a debit card with an "off" switch.

MADISON, Wis. – Regular online surveys to keep abreast of member sentiment should be a key part of a credit union’s social media programs, a new study by the Filene Research Institute suggests.

The top South Korean financial-services regulator has a hit a roadblock in its process of phasing out the magnetic stripe in credit cards and replacing it with a smart chip.

Targeting India’s emerging affluent consumers, Citibank India Pvt. Ltd.’s announced March 5 a new banking package it expects to help it increase business in the rapidly growing market.

This story has been updated from its original version.