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EMV and contactless payment technologies evolved at different paces around the world. Brian Byrne of the standards body EMVCo explains how the organization plans to cut through the clutter with its latest release.

Scott Peters, the first person to serve in this role at the Alabama bank, is tasked with modernizing the institution’s core and improving the quality of customer service.

The payment company has created a data pipeline to upgrade connections to storage clouds. It's a bid to make Stripe more appealing as competition from other fintechs heats up.

Executives at banks north of the border pointed this week to several potential U.S. economic snags, including inflation, the possibility of a housing market correction and soaring energy prices.

The nation’s six largest credit card companies are facing questions from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over their alleged failure to report customer payment data on a regular basis. The agency says that the industry’s practices can hurt consumers’ ability to qualify for cheaper loans.

Wells Fargo, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase were among the large banks that last year experienced net losses of high-level bankers in their corporate and commercial units, according to a new report. Bankers are leaving largely for jobs at private equity and debt funds, according to the authors.

Goldman Sachs’ Marcus, Synchrony Financial, American Express and Capital One Financial are among the banks that have recently raised their five-year CD yields. The price competition arrives as the Federal Reserve acts quickly to rein in inflation, spurring expectations that rates will continue to rise.

Seiffert, who succeeded longtime CEO William Wagner, orchestrated the company’s entry into Indiana and the sale of its insurance unit. Northwest reported a record $161.9 million profit in 2021.

Clients of neobanks have more difficulty reaching service representatives than those of direct banks. Several firms are trying to change that.

After lying low for a couple of years, wealthy consumers are poised to unleash nearly a quarter-trillion dollars in a card-spending binge that only a COVID-19 resurgence could derail, according to Visa's chief economist, Wayne Best.

This panel will explore how issuers can utilize strategic partnerships with tech providers to remain competitive and become leaders in an increasingly digital-first payments landscape.

What's the key for established players in the card space going forward?

This panel will grapple with questions about functionality and form factor of next-generation credit cards.

Driven by heightened e-commerce spending during the pandemic, the BNPL industry will grow as much as 15 times its current volume by 2025 to exceed $1 trillion in annual gross merchandise volume, according to CB Insights. But what does that mean for how credit will look in 5, 10, even 50 years from now?

In this session, we discuss the critical elements including high-performing merchant partnerships, a responsive BNPL credit approval process, and the need to recognize that BNPL borrowers are not all alike.  

This session of experts will delve into both the merchant and customer side of the phenomenon that is BNPL.

This session will delve into the rapid expansion of Buy Now, Pay Later offerings, why consumers are increasingly using BNPL for payments, particularly in retail transactions, and the long-term ramifications created by the phenomenon.

What will credit cards look like and be capable of to thrive in a world of mobile wallets and an abundance of digital payment options? Are virtual cards the main product path forward or will consumers embrace a blend between contactless cards, real-time payments and devices? This session will make sense of the landscape and where it's headed.

Join us for insights on how issuers can launch a Million card programs for a Million customers.

The CFPB has made clear that it intends to closely examine all consumer payments products. How can providers of consumer financial products prepare for this massive shift?