Wednesday , March 19, 2025

Law and Regulation

Sabre Acquires Gift Card Platform And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/6/23

Travel-technology provider Sabre Corp. announced it has acquired Techsembly, a gift card and e-commerce platform for hotels. The U.S. Payments Forum published a white paper outlining the impact of the Federal Reserve’s clarification that debit card issuers must enable a choice of two unaffiliated networks for all transactions, including card-not-present payments. The clarification took effect …

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Apple Renews App Store Payments Appeal And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 7/5/23

Apple Inc. said it will file a renewed appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court regarding a 2021 case that invalidated Apple’s requirement that App Store businesses accept payments only through Apple’s platform. Keys App Inc., a platform provider for locksmiths, launched its Keys App to enable digital payments for services and …

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Commentary: Developers Don’t Know Enough About Payments. It’s up to Gateways to Fix That

The fundamental problem with payments software is that, for most developers, it’s a necessary evil. They must integrate payment-transaction capabilities so they can get paid for all the other code they’re writing. Now, thanks to one-size-fits-all application programming interfaces and tokenization that devalues everything, developers barely know a PAN from …

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Mitek Turns to Fraud Control As Remote Deposit Capture Matures

Mitek Systems Inc., provider of remote deposit capture and fraud-prevention technology, says revenue for fiscal 2022 grew 20% to $143.9 million from fiscal 2021’s $119.8 million. Much of the growth came from more demand for the company’s fraud-control offerings. San Diego-based Mitek is a leading vendor of remote deposit technology. …

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Mastercard’s Subscription Plans And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/29/23

Mastercard Inc., working with Subaio, which offers a subscription management service for banks, launched a subscription control service to make it easier for consumers to identify and unsubscribe from recurring payments via banks’ apps and online access. The move comes after the Federal Trade Commission proposed a rule that would require sellers …

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The CFPB Fines ACI Worldwide $25 Million for Its $2.3 Billion Mortgage-Payments Flub

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Tuesday it has fined payments provider ACI Worldwide Inc. $25 million for erroneously debiting from nearly 500,000 homeowners a total of $2.3 billion in mortgage payments through the automated clearing house network in 2021. The agency’s order also said ACI must “stop its unlawful …

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Secure Technology Alliance Marks 30 Years And Other Digital Transactions News briefs from 6/23/23

JPMorgan Chase has extended its JPM Coin, a blockchain-based settlement token launched in 2019, to euro-denominated payments. More than $300 billion has been processed on the coin since its inception. Transact Campus, a payments provider specializing in colleges and universities, announced it has reached the 1-million mark for number of student mobile …

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Criminals Shopping the Dark Web for Stolen Card Data Can Buy More Than Account Numbers

Criminals can purchase more than just stolen card account numbers on the so-called dark Web. A recent study by virtual private network provider NordVPN reveals that 51.5% of cards on the dark Web came with addresses, 39.8% came with phone numbers, and 28.7% came with an e-mail address. In addition, …

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Payments Apps Are Sparking More Complaints From Military Personnel, the CFPB Says

Members of the U.S. military are reporting problems with digital payments apps more frequently than the general population, and peer-to-peer payment apps account for more of those complaints than any other type of payments technology, according to data released Tuesday by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB reported receiving, …

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Blackhawk Adds Three More Betting States for its Game On Card

The new revenue opportunity associated with online gambling compels many payments companies to court gaming providers. Blackhawk Network, the prepaid card specialist, is the latest to do this with the expansion of its Game On card to Maryland, Kansas, and Wyoming. Game On cards enable consumers add funds to their …

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