Stars aligned: 4 reasons why cash could grow

Though its growth has stalled at 1–2 percent per year and rumors of its death persist, the stars may be aligned for a near-term explosion in demand for cash.

FinTech absorbs CardConnect, goes public

August 3, 2016

CardConnect officially became part of the FinTech Acquisition Corp family on July 29 after FinTech' shareholders approved the merger the previous day.  The…

Report highlights opportunities for European payment processors

August 2, 2016

 There are opportunities on the horizon for new entrants into the payment processing market, according to a new RBR report, "Payment Cards Issuing and…

Biometrics are all the rage among leading ATM distributors and banks

August 2, 2016

Consumer electronics are old news, an ABI Research study found. The hype is moving toward biometric banking technologies specifically targeted at millennials…

Consumers are spending less, Bank of America finds

August 2, 2016

Bank of America looked at over 40 million active credit and debit card accounts in its system in June and found some surprising statistics. It seems that…

Is chip and PIN worth the expense?

July 28, 2016

Merchants are pushing — and in some cases, suing — for credit card PIN verification. But would chip and PIN really increase transaction security and reduce…

Union Pay bumps Visa to No. 2 spot in global payments value

July 28, 2016

According to a new report from RBR, "Global Payment Cards Data and Forecasts to 2021," China's UnionPay is now the largest scheme in terms of value of card…

Despite heavy toll of cyberattacks, 8 in 10 enterprises lack a strategy to manage them

July 27, 2016

More than three-quarters (79 percent) of the IT professionals in a recent Ponemon Institute poll said their infrastructure for identifying and mitigating…

Visa chip card issuance gathering momentum in US

July 27, 2016

Visa has released its latest report benchmarking progress in the U.S. migration to EMV chip-enabled cards and payments.

Upcoming report, webinar to examine ATM software trends

by Suzanne Cluckey — Owner, Suzanne Cluckey Communications

Tuesday, Aug. 2, a free webinar by ATM Marketplace and KAL will introduce findings from the upcoming report, 'ATM and Financial Self-service Software Trends…

Life without limits? Say it isn't so!

by Richard Buckle — Founder and CEO, Pyalla Technologies, LLC

We all recognize the principle — or at least understand it, even if we don't believe it applies to us — that if it seems too good to be true, it very likely is.

Despite certification slowdowns, US EMV migration moves forward

July 22, 2016

New research from Mercator Advisory Group examines progress made by credit card issuers, merchants, and card networks since the Oct. 1 U.S. EMV liability shift.

CardFlight offers overview of EMV payment trends

July 22, 2016

Payments gateway operator CardFlight has released the latest update to its EMV Migration Tracker, an assessment of the progress of EMV chip card migration…

Absa intros Masterpass digital wallet

July 22, 2016

South African bank Absa has launched Absa Masterpass app, a MasterCard digital wallet that allows users to make contactless payments via smartphone wherever…

EMV Migration Forum to assume new name, focus

July 21, 2016

The EMV Migration Forum is changing its name to the U.S. Payments Forum to reflect a broadening mission to support the payments ecosystem.

Partnership looks to keep CUs at the forefront of fintech

July 15, 2016

Co-op Financial Services and Filene Research Institute have partnered to create a new Filene Center of Excellence — the Center for Emerging Technology — to…

EAST finds use of ATM card reader internal skimmers on the rise

July 14, 2016

The European ATM Security Team has published its second European Fraud Update for 2016. The update is based on country crime updates provided by…

Rapid shift in payment preferences more perception than reality, report says

July 14, 2016

While the U.S. has moved from paper payments to electronic payments over the last two decades, changes in consumer preferences have not been as sudden and…

Card fraud strikes nearly 1 in 3 consumers worldwide

July 14, 2016

Thirty percent of consumers around the world have experienced card fraud within the past five years, 17 percent of them more than once, according to the 201…

UK military challenger bank enlists digital service provider

July 7, 2016

Sopra Steria, a provider of digital transformation solutions, has joined forces with The Services Family, a U.K. military challenger bank under development.