It should be no shock that the risk for banks of being caught-out for non-compliant activity has soared in recent years in the wake of the global financial crisis of 2008. Banks are being monitored more closely now than ever before and it’s been difficult to escape without scrutiny or a heavy reputational impact.
The CFPB is focusing on universities in the Big Ten Conference to see if these schools, some of the largest in the U.S., have appropriately disclosed their agreements with financial institutions regarding the financial products they offer their students. “Making these agreements available for all financial products shows schools’ and companies’ commitment to transparency, helping […]
PayPal Inc.’s recent rebranding of its Bill Me Later service is part of an effort to bring credit more to the forefront of its business and continue its expansion into offline payments, according to the company.
Rumors of Twitter’s imminent entry into e-commerce got more fuel last week, when some users of the company’s Android app noticed a new “Payment & Shipping” option.
Growth in the volume of debit and credit card purchases in the UK continues to outstrip the growth in value as consumers use their cards more frequently for lower value payments. A threefold increase in contactless payments was a factor in the trend.
MetaBank has been released from its Consent Order by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), according to an announcement by the bank’s parent company, Meta Financial Group.
Capitalizing on its recent high-profile moves in the mobile banking space, Cachet Financial Solutions netted nearly $6 million in its Initial Public Offering last month.
Many mobile apps used for shopping don’t provide consumers with enough information before they download them to their smartphones, according to the FTC.
Paybefore typically confines discussions about state legislative and regulatory activity to the State Tracker section of Pay Gov. But after we published Pay Gov yesterday, Illinois passed a law that explicitly allows payroll cards in the state, subject to certain conditions.
Cross-border payments in the Eurozone have reached a milestone, with Aug. 1 marking the migration deadline for all credit and direct debit transfers to comply with Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) requirements.
HCE moves payments credentials to the cloud, which could radically speed up mobile payments development. Analyst Sarah Grotta believes HCE also offers compelling leadership opportunities for prepaid card issuers.
Alibaba Group’s $7.5 billion empire lurks like a crocodile waiting to strike its next opportunity. What does the Chinese giant’s appetite mean for the worldwide payments industry?
FinTech developers, designers and entrepreneurs are being challenged to a 36-hour development tournament in the days leading up to this year’s of the Money20/20 event in Las Vegas in November.
Billtrust, a Hamilton, N.J.-based provider of outsourced billing services, has hired Tom Iler as chief information officer and Paul Wakolbinger as senior vice president of sales.
Andrew Copeman has joined Aite Group as an analyst on the retail banking team.
CARD.com, a mobile-focused financial product provider, has hired Josh Flowers as chief financial officer. The company also has promoted Dr. Ajaykumar Gopal to vice president of growth and data science from director of data science and analytics.
Littleton, Colo.-based card producer CPI Card Group announced that Mike Fisher has joined the company to lead its EMV Field Support Team, and he will provide guidance in the migration to EMV in the U.S for CPI’s customers.
Des Moines, Iowa-based payments processor The Members Group has appointed Melanie Barker chief operating officer and executive vice president.
Target Corp. announced that its board of directors has named 30-year retail and consumer products veteran Brian Cornell as the company’s next chairman of the board and CEO, effective Aug. 12, 2014.
The UK Government is to examine the potential of digital currencies as positive force in the wider economy and as a means of encouraging innovation in financial services.
Blackhawk Network today announced a partnership with U.K.-based Barclays Bank PLC to launch an e-gifting feature for Barclays’ Pingit mobile banking service, enabling consumers to purchase an e-gift for themselves or someone else using their mobile devices.
American Express has begun testing host card emulation (HCE) technology for mobile NFC payments at POS terminals in Croatia.
Debit card-initiated overdrafts are leading to disproportionate charges for cardholders, with fees often larger than the overdraft amount, according to a new report by the CFPB.
As consumers and merchants embrace card-not-present (CNP) transactions, such as online and mobile payments, the industry is looking for ways to further secure these channels.
After a decade of being the ATM maker you’ve never heard of, Diebold is returning to Europe and a year into his tenure as president and chief executive at the firm, Andy Mattes thinks that the company’s profile is about to change.
A Financial Conduct Authority investigation that found banks and brokers are failing to provide best execution highlights the need for more responsibility and education among their buy-side customers.
Federal officials are warning retailers about a new form of malware that hackers could use to access POS systems and steal consumer data.
The CFPB has launched a program for low-to-moderate income consumers that includes counseling from national and local social services staff and a Website featuring financial education tools.
Square, the San Francisco-based mobile card reader provider, will be releasing a new card reader enabling merchants to use their mobile devices to accept payments from cards that are EMV-enabled.
U.S. merchant groups have banded together to call for open standards for tokenized payments, to be managed by an independent body.
The rising volume of market data is comparable to the Cambrian Explosion in which the number of species on Earth dramatically increased around 542 million years ago. Banks will have to adjust to this deluge of data if they are to keep pace with aggressive new competitors.
Starbucks has racked up nearly 12 million active monthly users for its mobile app, which processes 6 million transactions a week—and the company is looking to build upon that success, according to CEO Howard Schultz.
CardCash.com, a Brick, N.J.-based marketplace for secondary gift cards, today announced it has acquired the assets of gift card exchange Website Plastic Jungle.
Financial institutions can capitalize now on mobile payments opportunities until the market for mobile payments at the POS matures, according to a white paper by Fiserv Inc., a Brookfield, Wis.-based financial services technology provider.
Amazon is seeking to expand its operations in India, and the e-retail giant is putting $2 billion toward that goal.
New intraday liquidity reporting tools set out by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision could pose a serious challenge for banks, according to a new white paper by Swift.
First Data has announced it will acquire digital gift card provider Gyft Inc.
Facebook is shuttering its electronic gift card service after nearly two years, shifting its focus to more recent e-commerce initiatives.
Blackhawk Network and Amazon today announced they are providing consumers with ways to spend and better manage their gift cards (from dozens of major retailers and restaurants) using the Amazon Wallet app.
The London Metal Exchange is working with Colt to launch a new dedicated network interconnecting all its systems including the LME Clear clearing service.
