Wednesday , January 29, 2025

Debit Cards

As Its U.S. Business Slows, Mastercard Looks to Emerging Markets Like Real Time Payments

Mastercard Inc. is confronting a slowdown in dollar volume in its home market while it pushes into vital new markets like real-time payments and open banking, its presentation of fourth-quarter 2023 financial results indicated early Wednesday. Gross dollar volume of $727 billion in the December quarter represented a 4% rise …

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PayRange Licensing Victor And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/31/24

KioSoft Technologies has agreed to license technology from PayRange Inc. in a deal that could exceed $62 million in value over a 10-year period. The agreement stems from a settlement of a four-year dispute in which PayRange, a provider of payments technology for the laundry and vending industries, alleged KioSoft infringed its …

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In Chargebacks, Consumers Trust Their Banks, a Chargebacks911 Report Finds

Most U.S. consumers—53%—concerned about a possible fraudulent transaction on their credit card statements make the first inquiry with the issuing bank, not with the merchant. That’s according to the newly released 2024 Cardholder Dispute Index released by Chargebacks911, a Clearwater, Fla.-based dispute-management company. Conducted in partnership with TSG, an Omaha, …

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Huntington’s Secure Card And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/30/24

The Huntington National Bank launched a secured credit card offering 1% cashback rewards and no annual fee. Secured cards require cardholders to make a one-time, refundable deposit to back activity on the card. Mastercard Inc. and BOK Financial Corp. expanded their agreement making Mastercard the exclusive payments network in BOK’s debit and …

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Visa Revenue up 9% And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/26/24

Visa Inc. reported $8.6 billion in net revenue for its December quarter, up 9% year-over-year, on $3.9 billion in credit and debit card volume, up 7.8%. Apple Inc. announced changes to iOS, Safari, and its App Store to meet European Union rules, including new options on its App Store to use payment …

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Eye on BNPL: Klarna Debuts a Subscription Service; PublicSquare Enlists Credova

Klarna AB, a buy now, pay later provider, is entering the subscription arena with the U.S. launch of Klarna Plus. For $7.99 a month, Klarna Plus enables eligible consumers to earn double rewards points on their purchases, pay no service fee when using Klarna at merchants outside of the Klarna …

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Debit a Favored Subscription Choice And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 1/23/24

Subscription management specialist Recurly Inc. released its 2024 State of Subscriptions report that found 45.5% of consumers chose debit as the subscription payment method, followed by credit cards, 33%, PayPal, 19.3%, and other alternative payment methods, 2.2%. Wise, a platform for international money transfers, said junk fees associated with credit cards and …

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Consumers Are Spending More On Gift Cards As P2P Apps Open As a Channel

Prepaid card spending is on the rise, according to Fiserv Inc.’s annual Prepaid Consumer Insights Study. Some 69% of consumers surveyed say they purchased the same number of gift cards, or more, in 2023 compared to 2022. In addition, 40% of  buyers are putting at least $50 on gift cards, …

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COMMENTARY: Streamlining Payments with Straight-Through Processing

In today’s fast-paced business landscape, efficiency and quality are essential for staying ahead of the competition. Straight-through processing (STP) is a solution that enables businesses to expedite financial transaction processing while reducing errors and eliminating repetitive tasks. In both accounts payable and accounts receivable, STP can transform the way payments …

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Eye on Point-of-Sale: Sound Payments POS Updates Are Issued; a New PCI Council Director

Sound Payments issued a slate of updates for its point-of-sale system, including a way for retailers to categorize returns. Jacksonville, Fla.-based Sound Payments says the new return-categories feature enables merchants to catalog returns by size, reason for return, defective, and other custom variables. It also has a reporting component for …

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