Processors news and trends

Visa And Marqeta To Transform Global Card Issuance
Partnerships / Acquisitions // July 26, 2017

If the payments landscape is marked by entrenched players partnering with smaller firms making their mark in digital payments, add one more deal to the list. Visa announced news today of a global partnership with Marqeta, the open API issuer/processor platform that they’ve been working...

Interviews & Exclusives
How The ‘Debbie Test’ Can Flag Sketchy Merchants

October 10, 2017
“Does this merchant pass the Debbie Test?” That’s the first thing Donald Kasdon, chief executive officer of credit card processing and payment solutions provider T1 Payments, said he asks when considering whether the processor should take on a new merchant. Debbie is Kasdon’s mother and, according to Kasdon, she’s the perfect litmus test for a vendor’s risk level. “She’s […]