As banking fraud unfolds, financial institutions (FIs) are challenged to protect customer data and provide pleasant customer experiences. The rise in credential theft has sparked interest in solutions like tap-to-authenticate metal payment cards, which are embedded with chips and let users authenticate by tapping the...
Mastercard said South Africa will be its first market to benefit from real-time card payments. The company will enable acquiring banks to process real-time card payments via Mastercard’s product innovations, enhancements to its network and strategic partnerships, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 8) press release. In...
Visa and CARD91 have partnered to enable regulated entities to issue Forex Cards on the Visa network. This collaboration brings together Visa’s digital payments network and CARD91’s issuance platform-as-a-service solutions to improve the issuance experience for both cardholders and issuers, the companies said in a Thursday...
It’s a problem that has dogged chief information and security officers at companies big and small: You have to fight fraud at all costs, and just as importantly, you need to make sure the payments experience goes off with minimal friction. It’s a tension that...
January 31, 2025
As banking fraud unfolds, financial institutions (FIs) are challenged to protect customer data and provide pleasant customer experiences. The rise in credential theft has sparked interest in solutions like tap-to-authenticate metal payment cards, which are embedded with chips and let users authenticate by tapping the card on a smartphone. A PYMNTS Intelligence report, “A Tap […]
July 02, 2024
It’s a problem that has dogged chief information and security officers at companies big and small: You have to fight fraud at all costs, and just as importantly, you need...
July 02, 2024
After three days of sparse quotes and speculation, the New York Eastern District court judge presiding over the latest chapter in the proposed credit card swipe fee settlement between Visa,...
May 02, 2024
In the new PYMNTS eBook, “The Implications of Uncertainty,” Thredd Chief Administrative Officer Oliver Dean explores how data analytics and AI have transformed the card payments industry. Continued uncertainty...
March 26, 2025
Welsh FinTech Burbank has raised $6 million to bring “tap and PIN” payments online. The company’s funding round, announced Tuesday (March 25) on its LinkedIn page, will help Burbank develop its “Card Present over Internet” (CPoI) tool, which it calls a first-of-its-kind technology aimed at addressing fraud and chargeback issues. The tool lets users make […]
October 08, 2024
Mastercard said South Africa will be its first market to benefit from real-time card payments. The company will enable acquiring banks to process real-time card payments via Mastercard’s product innovations,...
October 04, 2024
Visa and CARD91 have partnered to enable regulated entities to issue Forex Cards on the Visa network. This collaboration brings together Visa’s digital payments network and CARD91’s issuance platform-as-a-service solutions to...
March 14, 2024
Ryft, a payment platform for marketplaces and digital platforms, has partnered with American Express. “We are now enabling our merchants within the UK to accept payments from Amex Cards,” Ryft said...
