Cards

Some bank customers would consider switching banks for the status of having a metal card in their wallet. Others are willing to compromise by converting their cards to metal on their own.

In the payments world, Scharf is best known as the CEO of Visa Inc. from 2012 to 2016, where his strategies for faster payments, fintech partnerships and other key issues may shed light on what he has planned when he becomes CEO of Wells Fargo.

By 2025, millennials will represent 75% of America’s workforce, making this generation a key demographic for credit card growth.

The Clearing House is working to add its Real-Time Payments (RTP) network as a third payment rail for Early Warning Services’ Zelle P2P payments service and to enable Zelle bill pay and possibly point of sale transactions.

As mobile and contactless payments expand, the need for instant issuance will be greater, says CPI Card Group's Rob Dixon.

When the payments industry's decision makers gathered in Los Angeles at SourceMedia's annual PayThink conference, certain topics dominated the discussion.

The guts behind the printer are the differentiator to produce new cards quickly and securely, says Matica's Paul Schwerdtfeger.

The prevalence of payment cards, against the growing awareness of climate change, is driving some card issuers and manufacturers to revisit the way they use plastic.

Annual fees aren’t scaring customers away from American Express Co.’s credit cards. Roughly 70% of cardholders the lender added in the second quarter have premium, fee-paying cards, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Campbell told investors at a conference Tuesday in New York.

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.

In the age of e-commerce and the "Pays," redemptions will no longer be viewed primarily as an expense to be managed, but rather as a tool to create value through higher spending, brand engagement, and long-term loyalty, says Capco's Daniela Hawkins.