Cards

Smaller institutions are relying on an issuing system that gives away control over card programs, says Corserv's David Luther.

Fake card numbers are 'tested' at online sites for validity, producing real and dangerous results, says Acqra Limited's Jessica Lenung.

The online lender founded by Renaud Laplanche is now a full-fledged challenger bank that can offer generous checking terms because, it says, it can count on its loans for profits.

FrontStream Payments has integrated its disbursement services with the Salseforce.org Philanthropy Cloud in a move it says should help corporations drive employee engagement in giving through an easier process for making donations.

The Treasury Department and IRS are sending out approximately 8 million Visa prepaid cards to deliver a second round of Economic Impact Payments (EIPs) to consumers.

In launching its new challenger bank brand, GO2bank, to take on Chime and others, Green Dot has taken the opportunity to lower the barrier to obtaining a secured card for the underserved.

Finance teams can cut down their workload significantly and free up time to analyze data and make more strategic decisions towards improving customer experience and business growth, says RecVue's Amit Chaudhry.

Eleven Democrats on the Financial Services Committee have asked the heads of the Treasury Department and IRS to eliminate service charges tied to debit cards used to distribute COVID-19 relief.

Michael Moeser, senior analyst at PaymentsSource, talks to Jennifer Philo, group vice president of U.S. commerce at Blackhawk Network, about the ways the global pandemic has transformed the use cases for gift cards, prepaid cards and loyalty products the company supports.

In the early days of the pandemic, when consumers seemed loath to touch cash or a PIN pad, it seemed that PIN authentication might have had few days left. But that hasn't been the case.