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The regulator on Thursday announced a delay in the implementation of its prepaid rule, along with safe harbor for HMDA data reporting.

Moments after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said it would reopen its mortgage disclosure rule, the bureau announced that the effective date for the prepaid rule would similarly be scrapped.

With Wall Street on board, investors look to spend coins on real estate or through bitcoin debit cards.

Loot has been in development since 2014 and has raised a total of more than $7 million thus far.

The idea of consolidating multiple payment cards into one with smart technology has been attempted multiple times in recent years with little success, but a startup called Edge Mobile Payments is giving it a fresh try.

As Mastercard, Discover and American Express all plan to drop signature authentication at the point of sale, Visa is largely mum on the topic. But does it really need to weigh in?

Discover's shift starts in April 2018. Mastercard has also eliminated signatures for credit and debit card transactions.

The incentive marks a new direction for card-linked offers, which have become a staple for many banks that offer the deals through third-party services like Cardlytics.

Debit and credit both have their downsides, but both of those downsides disappear if you stay up to date with the latest fraud prevention and chargeback management practices, writes Suresh Dakshina, president of Chargeback Gurus.

The card brand's dCVV2 specification code standard can put a dynamic CVV2 payment card in the hands of customers sometimes in a matter of hours, rather than days or even months, contends technology developer Idemia.

Fleet card producer WEX will provide 25,000 fleet cards for Verizon’s field force via a three-year contract.

The payment contract extensions call on both Chase and Amex to offer new products for consumers and businesses.

The U.K. challenger bank appeals to its customers to use a debit top up sparingly and for “last minute emergencies” since this feature will cost them around $30 per customer each year due to processing fees.

Jiko hopes to convince consumers that their funds will be safe in Treasury bills, while also generating higher returns than they would in traditional bank accounts.

Nearly half of the cardholders in the U.S. have had at least one card reissued in the past year, with those experiencing fraud multiple times saying they have had nearly five cards reissued.

Boston’s Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority has approved a $723 million overhaul of its fare system that would eliminate cash payments on buses and trains.

Legislation and regulatory policy that takes a heavy-handed view of overdraft protection could remove a safe and convenient option for consumers managing their finances.

Technology has sped up the ability to issue new plastic and boost activation times, but that doesn't mean the service is right for every credit union.

Visa is digging deep into the question of whether transit fare payments can influence habits in other settings.

Credit unions based in California, Michigan, Illinois and South Carolina have rejoined the CUSO’s fold.