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Eye on Virtual Cards: A New API And New Software Promise to Ease a Heavy Burden
Three companies on Thursday released technology aimed at streamlining virtual cards, digital versions of familiar plastic credit cards that banks can issue to consumers and businesses. Switch Inc. unveiled a version of its Cardsavr card-on-file technology that issuers can integrate now. The new release automates the entry and updating chore …
Read More »Amazon Go Opens Up; Virtual Cards for Businesses; Thwarting Bitcoin Mining on Smart Phones
Endpoint: The Virtues of Virtual Cards
Some billers have dismissed virtual cards because they assume the added interchange fees will increase their overall costs. Not true. Billers looking for a way to take payments through a multitude of channels while also controlling costs need look no further than the existing card infrastructure, argues Blair Jeffery. Blair …
Read More »First National Bank of Omaha Launches a Virtual Credit Card Program
First National Bank of Omaha Tuesday gave the trend of virtual card issuing a boost with the launch of Bend, a suite of embedded open, application programming interfaces that enable the integration of financial services, such as customized virtual cards, into existing environments. Brands can use Bend to roll out …
Read More »Apple’s Switch to Visa for Its Virtual Cash Card Could Come Down to International Connections
Apple Inc. is switching its network affiliation for its Apple Pay Cash virtual debit card to Visa Inc. after more than four years of issuing the card on the Discover Network. Information about the rationale for the move was not immediately available as the news emerged late last week on …
Read More »Synovus Launches Virtual Mobile Commercial Cards for Workers, Vendors, And Others
As part of its strategy to bring digital- and mobile-banking experiences to its customers, Synovus Financial Corp. has introduced a mobile virtual commercial credit card. The Visa Inc.-branded cards, which businesses can generate and send to employees, vendors, and contractors through a mobile app, will be enabled in a digital …
Read More »Eye on Prepaid: Consumers Lean to Gift Cards to Avoid Delays; EML Launches a Virtual Gift Card
Despite consumers’ intentions to spend more on gifts this holiday season than in 2020, concerns about ongoing shipping delays and low product inventories are making gift cards a more attractive gift option. Indeed, 33% of consumers say they would purchase a gift card if they were unable to get a …
Read More »Virtual Fare Card Test Coming to Washington, D.C. and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 12/13/19
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which serves the area in and around the nation’s capital, plans next year to start allowing users of Apple Inc. devices to pay at fare gates with their iPhones and Watches using a virtual version of the agency’s SmarTrip card, according to The Washington Post. Android …
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