Payment Cards

Payment cards are part of a payment system issued by financial institutions, such as a bank, to a customer that enables its owner to access the funds in the customer's designated bank accounts, or through a credit account and make payments by electronic funds transfer and access automated teller machines.

Source: en.wikipedia.org

Global Payment Card Numbers Rise To 14B As Debit Card Issuance Grows

Global Payment Card Numbers Rise To 14B As Debit Card Issuance Grows
Global Payment Card Numbers Rise To 14B As Debit Card Issuance Grows
September 08, 2017  |  Payment Methods

A new study has found that the number of payment cards issued globally reached 14 billion last year and is predicted to rise to 17...

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GasBuddy: Making Friends On Both Sides Of The Gas Pump
GasBuddy: Making Friends On Both Sides Of The Gas Pump
September 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, huge swaths of Texas ran out of fuel. Customers were sitting in milelong lines at a dwindling number of...

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UnionPay Goes Global
UnionPay Goes Global
January 09, 2015  |  Cross-border Payments

China’s UnionPay, which already has more payment cards in circulation than Visa or MasterCard, is now planning to expand beyond its current 148 countries and...

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Why Feds Want EMV For Govt. Debit Cards
Why Feds Want EMV For Govt. Debit Cards
October 20, 2014  |  News

The U.S. government will replace roughly 9 million government-issued payment cards with EMV chip-and-PIN versions early next year in a push to increase awareness and...

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