PenFed Credit Union announced Tuesday it will begin issuing contactless Visa-branded credit and debit cards this month. The move comes after a decision by Chase, a unit of JPMorgan Chase & Co., to issue dual-interface cards that will be in force this year. The cards are called dual interface because they can be dipped into…
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Mobile payment volumes to hit 20% of retail volume Mercator expects mobile payment volumes to hit 25 percent of total card throughput and 20 percent of total retail sales, or $900 billion, by 2020. That includes card on file transactions, such as those made within an Amazon account or to pay a utility bill; mobile…
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CO-OP FINANCIAL SERVICES NOVEMBER 6, 2018 Change is happening at an unprecedented rate within payments. Part of that is fueled by emerging technologies, but a lot of it has to do with the shift in consumer behavior and expectations. And while this will create a number of business challenges for credit unions – it will also…
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A new generation of bank customers is bypassing physical branches and banking via the web almost entirely in favor of completing transactions and accessing services from their mobile devices. The same goes for payments — mobile wallets, peer-to-peer payments apps and social media payments have taken the payments industry by storm. Research shows that the…
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After a flurry of high-profile universal mobile payment service introductions four years ago (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay), use of the services by consumers has generally softened. Should card issuers see this as just a speed bump or as the start of a disruptive customer detour? And what can issuers do to safeguard and…
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Driven by new technology and the consumerization of enterprise as people demand a more comfortable experience, growth in business use of virtual cards has been strong in recent years. Yet they still account for a relatively small share of the commercial cards market. Apple is doing a great job of introducing the concept of virtual…
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When it comes to fintech, there is no shortage of big bets on which new technologies will come to fruition and the levels of mass adoption. From talk of plastic cards going away to the end of cash, everyone is eager to anticipate the next big trend. But change takes time. Fintech is an exciting…
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The “Twelve Days of Christmas” is a holiday classic, though some of us at PYMNTS still don’t understand why anyone would want to take a partridge away from what seems like a pleasant existence in a pear tree. But in hopes of hopping on the holiday bandwagon — and providing data-backed insight in the hottest…
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Restaurants are a coveted merchant segment for many acquirers and independent sales organizations. So, knowing how payments are changing and the impact that might have on this merchant segment is critical. First off, in 2019, the prospect for more consumers carrying, and wanting to use, contactless credit and debit cards is high. The other big…
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Tapping to pay is about to be even easier for U.S. consumers Facebook Twitter LinkedIn November 14, 2018, 12:05 PM Eastern Time Visa expects more than 100 million contactless Visa cards in the U.S. by the end of 2019 Millions of Chase customers in the U.S. will soon be able to speed through checkout with a tap of a…
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