Prepaid cards are replacing human money movers, known as mules, as crooks increasingly are turning to the plastic to commit fraud, Tom Willis, director of consultancy Ontrack Advisory, said in a recent interview. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
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Sure, security is on everyone’s mind these days, as no one wants to be the next poster child for data breaches. But other fundamental issues and market changes also are affecting the industry as well, and it’s important not to focus on one issue to...
The Fed’s new mobile survey data contains a treasure trove of information on how mobile payments and digital wallets are doing. To guide us through the mass of data MPD CEO Karen Webster relies on a well-known and highly rigorous statistical technique to ferret out...
FastCare, a Miami-based urgent care center, announced March 27 that it is now accepting more forms of payment, including credit and debit cards from Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and American Express. The change reportedly is designed to add greater convenience for users of the company’s service.
Use of mobile devices instead of cards to facilitate point-of-sale transaction is a goal that continues to challenge industry players seeking to make it happen. An upcoming TSYS white paper will examine the issues affecting mobile wallets and what the industry must do to address...
Global Payout on March 27 signed an agreement with motorcycle courier supporter ABRATRAM to provide customized payment solutions combined with cash-management options and member benefits.
Have you heard? 2014 is the year mobile payments is going to take off. Gartner thinks so, ABI predicts a strong year, and even Bain & Co. thinks the mobile-payments explosion is just over the horizon. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
China appears embedded in a competitive battle between state-run banks and such large Internet companies as Alibaba over control of the nation’s mobile-payments market. Regulators there appear to be moving in the banks’ favor. Not so, apparently, is the case in New Zealand, where new...
