Technology

Getting customers to use their debit cards is increasingly important to community banks. Some are offering rewards points that can be spent at local businesses. Others are paying cash-say, 5 or 10 cents-every time a customer uses the card for a purchase.

Carrefour Group, a France-based retailer with operations in Europe, Asia and South America, has launched its first prepaid card through a bank in Romania, the company announced Dec. 27.

Credit cardholders in India starting Saturday must enter a passcode whenever they make a transaction by phone under new regulations the country’s central bank announced Dec. 24.

Discover Financial Services is going into the new year in a relatively stronger position than it was a year ago, helped by the improving economy and by recent key strategic moves it has made, a new report suggests.

The Federal Trade Commission is taking legal action against a massive Internet enterprise that allegedly has made millions of dollars by luring consumers into "trial" memberships for government-grant and money-making schemes, then charging various fees to their credit and debit card numbers.



Network International LLC has entered into a strategic partnership with Abraaj Capital, which announced the deal Dec. 22.

HDFC Bank Ltd. and Jet Airways Ltd. have entered into an agreement that enables the bank’s credit cardholders to pay for tickets on installment, the India-based bank announced Dec. 15.

Many online merchants in the United Kingdom may experience downtime during the holiday shopping season because their systems used to detect fraud card-not-present fraud may not be reliable or current, new research suggests.

Think Computer Corp. has introduced a digital-coupon system integrated into its mobile-payments application that relies on facial recognition to confirm a user’s identity at the point of sale to help combat payment fraud.

Visa Inc. unveiled its new special offers mobile payment app, placing it in a crowded market for merchant perks that also includes a major push by rival MasterCard Worldwide.