Cards

Chargebacks are a growing problem, but there are steps banks can take to keep losses from spinning out of control.

Global Payments' agreement to divest its issuer unit is the latest in a series of changes in a complex ownership strategy.

With swipe payments heading toward the exit in a few years, issuers have an opportunity now to prepare.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had accused the Dallas bank of "deliberately disconnecting 24 million customer service calls" among other "unfair" acts. But the motion to dismiss allows the CFPB to refile the case again.

The buy now/pay later company made a deal with Stride Bank to add banking-as-a-service heft as Affirm Card usage soars and Evolve grapples with defections.

While debit cards are less profitable, payment experts say they're still an important way to build relationships with consumers.

GetAugie targets consumers new to credit, undercutting mainstream banks' secured cards that often charge an annual fee and carry hefty annual percentage rates.

FIS' debit-processing bank clients will soon be able to integrate Affirm's pay-over-time products into existing digital banking infrastructure. For Affirm, it means even more potential BNPL transactions.

Not all banks and fintechs are on board with numberless cards, and some payment professionals question whether they are worth the cost.

Credit Union Service Organizations such as Prizeout, have seen increased interest as credit unions get on board with automation.

Payment professionals expect physical cards to stick around for the foreseeable future, even as mobile wallets gain traction.

By offering its authentication technology to other issuers, the credit card lender can compete with payment networks and mobile wallets. But it will have to persuade other banks to get on board.

Bank of America, Citigroup, HSBC and others are increasingly using sustainable and recycled materials for manufacturing

Westpac, Capital One and JPMorgan Chase are offering savings accounts and debit cards to children below 10, using financial literacy to get an edge in building consumer relationships.

The prepaid card firm and banking-as-a-service provider extended its contract with its largest BaaS client in Q2 despite a July consent order from the Federal Reserve.

The payment option has grown beyond underbanked consumers. For issuers, a $1 trillion market is at stake.

Stearns Bank in Saint Cloud is working with the on-demand payment technology firm Reset to launch an earned-wage card for blue collar and immigrant families struggling with access to money.

GLS had already stopped issuing first-use plastic as of 2018, but it wasn't enough for the eco-minded German bank. Fake plastic still looks and feels like plastic.

Through a partnership with technology firm ServiceNow, the card network is offering ways to reduce banks' cost and complexity of resolving disputed transactions.