Cards

MoneyGram has partnered with Visa to leverage debit push payments for P2P transfers in the U.S., with plans to eventually expand the service internationally.

The card builds on Mastercard’s goal of expanding products for underbanked consumers in sub-Saharan Africa.

Many futurists and pundits predicted email would be obsolete by 2020, replaced by a new, superior communication channel.

Softbank is following an investment in Wirecard by adding the company's services to Brightstar, a Softbank subsidiary that distributes and manages wireless devices.

The East Lansing, Mich.-based credit union exceeded its growth expectations for card performance during the annual e-commerce event.

It took a few years for mobile wallets to get past the aura of just a "cool technology" looking for a problem to solve, but Google Pay and its peers are clearly finding their niche as a way to embed payments with customer engagement tools.

Debit cards often lack the rewards and spending power of credit cards, and thus do not figure prominently in TV ads or direct mail flyers. Yet despite these limitations debit cards are beloved by millennials and anyone else who wants to avoid credit card debit.

Amaten, Japan’s largest gift card exchange platform, is expanding its current operations using blockchain in partnership with the decentralized cloud computing network and smart contract provider aelf.

A new study released by the prepaid issuer MetaBank finds that most consumers want businesses to use faster payment methods when sending them money for refunds, rebates and claim payments.

An inspector general’s findings suggest that the Texas bank could face more consequences over how it handled fraud cases last year tied to the Direct Express program.