Will the Mastercard/Visa 'button' make history, or be lost to the ages?

It's too soon to tell whether a new button would replace Visa Checkout and Masterpass as brands. It's also unclear why consumers would choose another new payment option over the many options available today — such as PayPal.

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How Coinbase's U.K. license could rescue its reputation

Despite its popularity — or perhaps because of it — the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has been at the front lines of many of the issues plaguing the cryptocurrency market. Its new e-money license in the U.K. could go a long way to easing some of those pains.

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A hotel becomes Amex's battleground for credit card rewards

Major card brands have been competing to surpass each other with rewards and premium card offerings for decades, but American Express still views the premium card world as one it dominates.

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PCI's making it easier to see through the payments cloud

Dan Stocker
Practice Director
Coalfire

This update will be an immense help to the broader payments industry in the ongoing adoption of cloud computing by organizations subject to PCI compliance obligations, writes Dan Stocker, practice director of commercial services for cloud and technology at Coalfire.

PCI DSS April 19
An old law brings a fresh compliance challenge to faster payments

Alexander Buchanan
Counsel
Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP

Financial institutions providing funds via the Fed's same-day ACH transfers need to their systems protect their customers, are commercially reasonable and, most important, follow strictly the protocols the financial institution has agreed to with its customer, writes Alexander Buchanan, counsel at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP.

Faster payments April 19
Tossing ATMs trashes the environment and the balance sheet

Mark D. Smith
Director
MVP Financial Equipment

Refurbishing ATMs to accommodate mobile payments is less expensive than buying new ones, and is a solid green strategy, according to Mark D. Smith, director of business development for MVP Financial Equipment.

ATMs April 18

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iZettle builds e-commerce into its point of sale platform

Mobile payments provider iZettle is adding an e-commerce platform that will expand merchants' capabilities to accept payments in-store and online.

Online payments David Heun 11h ago

Online payments David Heun 11h ago
PayThink PCI's making it easier to see through the payments cloud

Dan Stocker
Practice Director Coalfire

This update will be an immense help to the broader payments industry in the ongoing adoption of cloud computing by organizations subject to PCI compliance obligations, writes Dan Stocker, practice director of commercial services for cloud and technology at Coalfire.

PCI DSS April 19

PCI DSS April 19
Article Using Interoperability to Overcome a False Sense of Complexity

Of all the many technology innovations in the last few years, the truly unparalleled innovation is interoperability. When companies with their disparate systems and platforms can communicate and share their data the multiplier effect on new technologies and benefits is tremendous.

Technology October 24, 2017

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PayThink An old law brings a fresh compliance challenge to faster payments

Alexander Buchanan
Counsel Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP

Financial institutions providing funds via the Fed's same-day ACH transfers need to their systems protect their customers, are commercially reasonable and, most important, follow strictly the protocols the financial institution has agreed to with its customer, writes Alexander Buchanan, counsel at Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis LLP.

Faster payments April 19

Faster payments April 19
How LevelUp navigated the cutthroat world of mobile payments

LevelUp had a lot of failed experiments along the way, but it still won over major partners and is seeing new results in the restaurant industry.

Mobile wallets David Heun April 19

Mobile wallets David Heun April 19
American Express push to bolster lending is starting to pay off

American Express Co., long known to issue cards that had to be paid off in full every month, now wants its customers to take their time paying it back.

Credit cards April 18

Credit cards April 18

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Data: The pain points of digital bill pay

Though financial institutions with online bill payment services still command the largest share of the bill payment market, it’s a category with many friction points ripe for disruption.

6 new threats to payment card data

Whether the threat stems from technology or human nature, fraudsters are exploiting any opening they can.

Data: 'Hey Siri, Alexa, Google—when will you be ready for payments?'

Voice assistants are on a fast track, with ownership of home devices like Amazon Echo and Google Home surging to between 20% and 25% of households from a mere 1% in about two years. The rapid growth is inviting keen interest in many circles about the potential for voice assistants to spark disruption in commerce, payments and financial services.

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