Prepaid Financial Services news and trends

PaySend Debuts Payment App; PFS Teams With Garmin Pay
Global Payments // May 02, 2019

Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. PaySend, a U.K. FinTech firm, has debuted an app that enables users to tap into their mobile numbers to make payments. Prepaid Financial Services (PFS) has teamed with Garmin Pay for...

Ireland Boosts FinTech Development Efforts
B2B Payments // April 30, 2019

Ireland’s finance minister wants to add thousands of jobs to its international financial services arena, in part, by a focus on FinTech development. Recent days have seen a raft of announcements tied to FinTech and FI collaboration in the sector. Elsewhere, a startup incubator takes shape in...

Barclays Sells Off Corporate, Payroll Prepaid Portfolio
B2B Payments // March 07, 2019

Barclays has divested its portfolio of physical prepaid cards in the U.K., selling the assets to Prepaid Financial Services (PFS), PFS said in a press release Wednesday (March 6). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Prepaid Tops CFPB Complaint Snapshot
CFPB // March 02, 2016

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot on Tuesday (March 1), showing a spike in recent months in the number of complaints from consumers about prepaid products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Mastercard Hit with £31.5M Fine for Running Pre-Paid Card Ring

January 18, 2022
Mastercard and four other companies were fined a total of £33 million ($45.01 million) for their practices involving prepaid cards, with Mastercard being hit with the biggest penalty of £31.56 million ($43.04 million), the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR) said in a statement on Tuesday (Jan. 18). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock […]

Prepaid Tops CFPB Complaint Snapshot

March 02, 2016
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot on Tuesday (March 1), showing a spike in recent months in the number of complaints from consumers...