Merchant attrition is a big problem. Can big data help?

Using good, old-fashioned customer service and consultation to cut down on merchant attrition has been part of the acquiring playbook for years. But that playbook is long overdue for an update.

White Paper Shifting the balance of power with cognitive fraud detection

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PayThink Those who master bots will win payments' next battle

A bot-powered wave is on the way, and some firms will adapt, others will simply perish. It will be survival of the fittest, writes Beerud Sheth, founder and CEO of Gupshup.

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Silicon Valley Bank, First Data seek fintech niches through their accelerator

The latest class of the Commerce.Innovated accelerator program run by Silicon Valley Bank and First Data demonstrates a focus on changing industries in addition to streamlining how people pay.

Fintech John Adams August 15
8.16.17: Your morning briefing

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: PayPal halts payments to white supremacists; Broadway shows combat scalping; PSD2 leads to more collaboration; Digiliti's woes.

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Credit card delinquencies: A fair price for growth, or bad sign?

Balances 90 days past due are noticeably higher in 2017, new N.Y. Fed data shows. Though the trend has a lot to do with positives like economic expansion and easier access to credit, officials said it deserves careful attention.

Credit cards Laura Alix August 15

Credit cards Laura Alix August 15
First Data, JotForm collaborate for payments via online forms

First Data Corp. and JotForm are working together on an integration enabling brick-and-mortar merchants to collect payments online more easily, along with detailed information on forms such as electronic signatures.

Online payments Kate Fitzgerald August 15

Online payments Kate Fitzgerald August 15
IPayment to launch a merchant cash advance unit

Payments processor iPayment Inc. is getting back into the merchant cash advance business.

Acquirers Kate Fitzgerald August 15

Acquirers Kate Fitzgerald August 15
Swift gateway to The Clearing House to bring faster payments to banks

The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication (Swift) will provide U.S. banks with a gateway to The Clearing House's real-time domestic payments platform.

Faster payments David Heun August 15

Faster payments David Heun August 15
PayThink What banks should do to overcome fintechs' head start in payments innovation

Jack Jania
Senior Vice President Gemalto

The real lag behind fintech started when banks rested on those online and mobile banking laurels and allowed other players in the mobile space to bypass them in working toward mobile point of sale payment services, writes Jack Jania, senior vice president of strategic payment alliances at Gemalto.

PayThink Conference August 15

PayThink Conference August 15
8.15.17: Your morning briefing

Welcome to the PaymentsSource Morning Briefing, delivered daily. The information you need to start your day, including top headlines from PaymentsSource and around the Web. Today: Apple Pay hits a snag in China; PSD2 births a startup; TerraPay expands in Africa; R3 adds a Middle Eastern bank.

Briefing John Adams August 15

Briefing John Adams August 15

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Those who master bots will win payments' next battle

Beerud Sheth
Founder and CEO
Gupship

A bot-powered wave is on the way, and some firms will adapt, others will simply perish. It will be survival of the fittest, writes Beerud Sheth, founder and CEO of Gupshup.

PayThink Conference 9h ago
What banks should do to overcome fintechs' head start in payments innovation

Jack Jania
Senior Vice President
Gemalto

The real lag behind fintech started when banks rested on those online and mobile banking laurels and allowed other players in the mobile space to bypass them in working toward mobile point of sale payment services, writes Jack Jania, senior vice president of strategic payment alliances at Gemalto.

PayThink Conference August 15
'Self-protection' can shield banks from new Android BankBot card malware

Frederik Mennes
Manager
Vasco Data Security

An analysis of a test shows runtime application self-protection (RASP) successfully defends mobile banking apps targeted by BankBot against overlay attacks, writes Frederik Mennes, manager of the security competence center at Vasco Data Security.

PayThink Conference August 15

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In Pictures

7 rumored iPhone 8 payments features

With this year's iPhone announcement getting closer, more rumors are spreading about how Apple plans to overhaul the way its phones handle payments. Some of these have already been confirmed by Apple; others are leaking in code the company has released.

7 ways to reinvent the plastic card

From gold plating to silicon guts, the plastic card is not what it used to be. Here are some of the most ambitious attempts to make credit and debit cards relevant in a high-tech world.

7 plans for a faster U.S. payments system

A task force convened by the Federal Reserve released its evaluations last week of 16 proposals to build a faster U.S. payment system. What follows is a brief look at some of the plans that received high marks.

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Web Seminar The compliance/usability conundrum for digital onboarding and payments

Balancing the competing needs of compliance against the expectations of today’s digital native customers is no easy task.

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White Paper The key ingredients to a successful omni-channel banking strategy

Download this white paper to learn how to stay competitive by embracing an omni-channel banking strategy.

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White Paper Encashing the data currency: Banking on analytics

Download this white paper to learn how to analytics are making retail banks more customer friendly, safe and efficient.

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White Paper The FinTech revolution: Onslaught or opportunity?

Download this white paper to learn how banks are prioritizing tech considerations in the FinTech revolution.

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