September 21, 2022
EMEA FinTech NORD.Investments, Mastercard Team on Open Banking Payments
Mastercard company Aiia is collaborating with NORD.Investments to allow more open banking payments in Denmark’s largest independent digital investment advisor platform, a press release from Mastercard said. The customers for...
September 21, 2022
HSBC Ventures Pours $35M Into Mobile Money App Monese for...
Monese has announced a $35 million investment from HSBC, which now sees Monese’s total raised to $208 million, a press release said. Both companies are looking at expanding their digital...
September 21, 2022
TD Bank, Target Credit Card Partnership to Continue Through 2030
Target’s RedCard credit card offerings will continue to be developed by the same team, as TD Bank and Target have extended their credit card partnership, which began in 2013, through...
September 21, 2022
Walmart Seasonal Hiring Plans Down 75% vs Last Year
Walmart plans to hire 40,000 employees for the upcoming holidays, a 75% drop from the retailer’s 150,000-worker target from last year. Those workers will include seasonal store associates, full-time permanent...
September 20, 2022
GOP AGs Ask Credit Card Companies to Drop Merchant Code...
Republican attorneys general in 24 states said America’s three largest card networks could be violating the law with a new system for processing firearms purchases. Last week, Visa, Mastercard and...
September 20, 2022
Q4 Retail Forecasts a Matter of Relativity and Details
They say numbers don’t lie, but they can mislead. Try nailing down a solid forecast for the economic outlook for the fourth quarter about to begin, and things becomes clearly...
September 19, 2022
Lawmakers Debut House Version of Credit Card Competition Act
A pair of U.S. congressmen have introduced the House companion to the Senate’s Credit Card Competition Act of 2022, designed to bring more choice to the credit card market. “Credit...
September 19, 2022
Halloween Spending Expected to Scare up Record Sales
Inflation can’t scare off Halloween, with spending on candy, decorations, costumes and accessories expected to reach a record $10.6 billion, topping last year’s high of $10.1 billion. Participation in Halloween-centric...
September 15, 2022
Payments Platform Facepay Debuts Guaranteed Text-to-Pay for Auto Repair Shops
Facepay has rolled out guaranteed text-to-pay to help out with credit card chargebacks for auto shops, a press release said. This will see service advisors sending text or email to...
