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Galileo Teams With DataVisor to Launch All-in-One Fraud Detection Beyond Credit Cards
Galileo Financial Technologies LLC said late Tuesday it is partnering with DataVisor Inc. to enhance its fraud-detection technology beyond credit cards to include such payments options as debit cards and the automated clearing house. The new technology will also include provisioning and onboarding of new accounts. The partnership comes as …
Read More »The Card Networks’ Move on Gun Data Raises As Many Questions As Answers
The decision over the weekend by three of the nation’s largest payments networks to introduce a new category code for gun shops could raise more questions for the payments industry than answers. The move by American Express Co., Mastercard Inc., and Visa Inc. would for the first time create a …
Read More »New Data From Mastercard Confirm the Explosion in Online Volume Is Still in Progress
E-commerce was hitting its stride before the pandemic, but two years later it’s clear sales volume via desktop and mobile devices is exploding. Online sales in the United States jumped fully 60.4% in December compared to December in 2019, according to the latest SpendingPulse report from Mastercard Inc., released late …
Read More »Eye On Faster Payments: Data Center Links Small Banks to RTP; One Inc. Recruits Mastercard
The momentum behind real-time payments continues to build with announcements Thursday from Data Center Inc. (DCI), a software provider to community banks, and One Inc., a digital-payments processor for the insurance industry. Community banks using DCI’s banking software can now receive real-time payments through the RTP network, the faster-payments system from …
Read More »More Debit Card Use Translates Into More Debit-Based Returns, PSCU Data Finds
The holiday shopping season may be over, but the holiday returns are coming in at full force. Data from PSCU, a credit union service organization, showcases the impact the rise in e-commerce spending is having on returns. Return purchases using debit cards were up 76.2% for the week ending Jan. …
Read More »Installment Payments’ Dual Boost; Google Pay for Parking in Maps Arrives; CardFlight’s Latest Small Business Data
CardFlight’s Latest Small Business Data and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 9/2/20
CardFlight Inc. released its Small Business Report for Sept. 2 that shows contactless payments made at more than 65,000 small businesses for the week of Aug. 24-30 were up 140.3% from the base week of March 2 to 8. The report also predicts that there may be up to 50% fewer …
Read More »Credit Union Data Point to Robust Growth for Wallet, Contactless Card, And Online Activity
More evidence emerged Monday that, for all of its horrors, the coronavirus has been a boon for mobile wallets and for contactless payments generally. Wallets, which struggled to win consumer adoption in the United States even with backing from popular tech firms like Apple Inc. and Google, are increasingly turning …
Read More »Mastercard Says New Data Show Spending Headed Toward ‘Normalization Phase’
New network data from Mastercard Inc. show U.S. switched volume is off 6% year-over-year for the week ending May 7 compared with a 26% decline in the week ending April 30. Mastercard on Thursday released two more weeks of network data, for the weeks ending May 7 and April 28, …
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