Payments

The pandemic has accelerated the card brand's shift toward providing ancillary services including analytics and dispute resolution.

Opening up universal payments and authentication methods that feel familiar, for both online and face-to-face transactions, could unlock a world of possibilities when it comes to redefining how businesses engage with consumers, says MYPINPAD's Justin Pike.

B2B cross-border payments provider Currencycloud is partnering with online foreign exchange trading service OANDA to establish an international money transfer network for companies in North America.

By holding themselves accountable and following smart standards, organizations will be able to provide consumers with strong security and peace of mind the next time they swap those paper menus for a set of scannable squares on their phone, says Nok Nok's Phil Dunkelberger.

Capital One Financial is the latest credit card issuer to release loss reserves because its loans have performed better than expected during the pandemic.

A payment company focused on customer experience can work behind the scenes to facilitate that success, says PayNearMe's John Minor.

Flywire braced for disaster last year when the pandemic struck, with millions of foreign students canceling their academic plans indefinitely.

Kate Fitzgerald, senior editor at PaymentsSource, talks to Eric Grover, principal at Intrepid Ventures, about the political activities that hinder the expansion of payment systems.

The card brand is betting on homebound consumers' eagerness to get out, but restrictions will need to ease. And corporate spending will take much longer to come back.

The card brand is betting on homebound consumers' eagerness to get out, but restrictions will need to ease. And corporate spending will take much longer to come back.

Small businesses still process a large number of transactions and can fall behind if there are delays, says Valtatech's Jussi Karjalainen.

New technological innovations, consumer behavior shifts, competition from fresh digital entrants, and regulatory reforms herald the payment environment of tomorrow. In addition, the current pandemic is pushing players to rethink their market fundamentals in an already transitioning industry. Join John Adams, Executive Editor of PaymentsSource and our special guest, Andrew Jamison a virtual card expert with twelve plus years at American Express and CEO & Co-Founder of Extend, in a discussion about the business strategy, management, and innovations in the post pandemic ecosystem and how it can serve the way the economy is headed.

The ATM and payment terminal makers are facing more competition from software providers. Both have taken steps to head off this threat.

Younger consumers have an appetite for fintech services and digital relationships, says Cloudentity CEO Jasen Meece.

In a post-Brexit move, Mastercard is raising interchange rates for card-not-present transactions on U.K.-issued cards when spent with European merchants.

Biometric authentication has always been a challenging subject with consumers, who are accustomed to using the technology to unlock their phones but are still wary about how much personal information they share with retailers and card issuers.

Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, 88.6% of Barclaycard in-store transactions were made using contactless technology last year, up from 86.4% in 2019, an increase of about 2.5%.

Helping corporates manage cash and liquidity through automated data-based actions can start to ease serious headaches for treasurers, says Icon Solutions' Simon Wilson.

U.S. credit card delinquencies reached record-low levels in 2020, as Americans took advantage of stimulus checks and adjusted their spending habits, according to a new report.

MoneyGram International is expanding its use of Visa Direct across Europe, allowing its customers to use the company website or mobile app to send money in near-real time to Visa debit card holders in various parts of 25 countries in Europe.