Some results from Interac Corp. on Friday show the novel coronavirus and its attendant restrictions are pushing Canadian consumers and businesses toward digital payments, a trend the company says could have lasting effects. In April, e-Transfer transactions reached a record level at 61.3 million, according to the announcement from Interac, …
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Why PayPal Thinks Shifts to Digital Payments Will Outlast the Covid-19 Lockdowns
Observers have said before that the Covid-19 crisis is reshaping payments, but on Wednesday afternoon executives at PayPal Holdings Inc. made it clear they expect this shift to digital options to be permanent. “People don’t want to touch cash. They don’t want to touch screens. There’s going to be a …
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Consumers Warm to Digital Payments and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/2/20
Seventy-three percent of U.S. adults say they would be more or much more likely to use digital payments or digital banking services during a time of social distancing, according to a survey of 1,043 persons aged 18 and up by The Harris Poll on behalf of William Mills Agency. The canvass took …
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A Rising Tide of Digital Payments Will Bring New Fraud Threats, Says Forrester
As payment companies expand ways for consumers to make digital payments, 62% of North American merchants, bankers, and fintech providers expect more such payments within the next two years, says Forrester Research Inc. in its “Understanding the Evolving Payments Landscape” report released Monday. Commissioned by Visa Inc., the report also found …
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Are Digital Payments Killing ATMs? Some Researchers Say Yes, But the Debate Isn’t Closed
A report that emerged over the weekend showing a first-ever drop in the ATM count in four of the five largest ATM markets has lent new urgency to the debate over whether electronic payment methods are killing cash—and hence cash dispensers. The report, from London-based RBR, says the number of …
Read More »Visa Next Promises Greater Consumer Control of Digital Payments
Visa Inc. announced Monday the debut of Visa Next, a platform for issuers and issuer-processors that enables such options as the ability to create new digital card accounts on demand and instantly activate and tokenize digital accounts for e-commerce and mobile-wallet use. Visa Next offers a series of application programming …
Read More »Digital Payments Authentication Requires Agility and Adaptability, a Report Says
As more consumers make more digital payments, financial institutions and merchants face an increasingly complex challenge to better authenticate these transactions. That requires looking at ways to keep pace with criminals and staying in step with consumers, says Aite Group LLC in its latest report, “Digital Authentication: New Opportunities to …
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