How Republic Bank is shaping the in-branch digital experience

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Trying to choose from an infinite variety of technology tools available to FIs can be overwhelming, Madhu Reddy, senior vice president and chief information…

Visa card-present fraud sinks 80 percent in years since EMV migration

February 14, 2019

Visa has seen continued growth in the number of chip cards and chip-enabled merchants since the EMV liability shift in October 2015, the company said in a…

Kroger Pay app, debit rewards card due for spring rollout nationwide

February 14, 2019

Kroger Co., the Cincinnati-based supermarket chain, has announced the official launch of Kroger Pay, a smartphone-based system that combines the company's…

Walgreens expands Alipay acceptance in deal with Ant Financial

February 14, 2019

Alipay is partnering with Walgreens in a deal that will allow millions of Chinese visitors to the U.S. to make mobile payments at the point of sale, according…

UK consumer group calls on government to appoint cash regulator

February 12, 2019

The U.K. consumer protection group Which has called on the government to create a dedicated regulatory oversight position whose appointee would be responsible…

Worry about bombings prompts preemptive removal of Netherlands ATMs

February 12, 2019

Public anxiety about ATM bombings has resulted in the preemptive removal of hundreds of ATMs from the streets in the Netherlands.

Have you taken the ATM Future Trends survey?

February 5, 2019

The online survey for the 6th biannual ATM Future Trends report is available online. Individuals representing financial institutions and ATM industry-related…

Debit card use on the decline, study finds

January 31, 2019

The number of consumers who use debit cards for purchases has declined steadily since 2011, the year following enactment of the Durbin Amendment, and now…

Now trending in the banking industry

Banking had a big year in 2018 as challengers began to push past being tech-y niche offerings to become mainstream providers. What might 2019 bring? Here are a…

U.S. credit card market expansion continues through Q3

January 30, 2019

Credit card use continued to increase from the second to the third quarter of 2018, with purchase volumes increasing for sub- and super-prime accounts, but…

India's ATMs: Not just for cash dispensing anymore

January 30, 2019

Data from the Reserve Bank of India show that between January and November of last year, India's debit cardholders had carried out nearly 839 million…

Discover, Garmin partner on mobile payment solution

January 28, 2019

 Discover and Garmin International Inc., have teamed to offer Garmin Pay to Discover cardmembers.

How USAA manages disruption: 'We have to keep advancing and innovating'

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Matt Schultz, lead digital strategy and insights manager at USAA, talks with Tim Tang, director of enterprise solutions at Hughes, about disruption in the…

2019 Trends for the Banking Industry

2018 was a big year for banking. Challenger banks, like Monzo and Starling, hit new user levels and started to push past being a niche, techy offering, into a…

There's still time: Take the ATM Future Trends survey

January 25, 2019

The online survey for the 6th biannual ATM Future Trends report is now available online. Individuals representing financial institutions and ATM…

Little Estonia still loves cash

January 25, 2019

Like many other European nations, little Estonia (population 1.3 million) has seen a marked decline in the number of ATMs nationwide since the global financial…

How cash management technology can level the analytical playing field

Retailers have always accepted the overhead costs associated with cash management, but new cash automation systems allow them to reduce the cost of cash…

Apple Pay wins over Target, Taco Bell

January 24, 2019

Apple has added several partners to its Apple Pay service, including retailing powerhouse Target, Hy-Vee supermarkets and the Speedway convenience store chain.

Strong authentication use rising rapidly, study finds

January 24, 2019

Organizations are beginning to invest in stronger, phishing-resistant forms of authentication, according to "The State of Strong Authentication Report 2019," a…

Mercator releases 2019 forecast for U.S. payment trends

January 23, 2019

Mercator Advisory group has released its 2019 Outlook: U.S. payments. The docyment is compiled from Outlook publications released in late 2018 for each of the…