The Fintech Times

SEPTEMBER 14, 2024

Taiwan, along with South Korea, Hong Kong SAR, and Singapore, forms the group known as the ‘Four Asian Tigers,’ renowned for their rapid industrialisation since the 1960s. These economies have since developed into fully advanced nations. Taiwan’s gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is over $35,000.

Innovation 119

Innovation FinTech Payment APIs and Integration Non-Bank 119

PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Treasury will allow two financial technology companies to issue prepaid Visa cards loaded with coronavirus stimulus payments. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin had said a more efficient distribution of government funds would be achieved through digital delivery and prepaid card providers. So far, the agency has delivered 89.5

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IRS Request for Comment Treasury Push-to-Card 74

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 26, 2018

Blockchain will continue to be among the hottest topics in payments and commerce in 2019 — and maybe one day people will agree on what blockchain really is and what it can really do. No, think of them as miniature seminars. These podcasts focus on innovation, best practices, learning from past failures and the like. Igniting B2B eCommerce.

Cross-Border 62

Cross-Border Real Time Payments RTP Online and Mobile Banking 62

PYMNTS

AUGUST 6, 2020

trillion in 2018. are made with cash , for example, and 63 percent of consumers have at least two credit cards. These changes are likely here to stay, with 31 percent of bank customers saying they will continue to use digital payment methods even after the pandemic has passed. billion noncash payments totaling $97.04

Regulations 98

Regulations B2B Instant Payments Payments 98

Tearsheet

MARCH 13, 2025

Last year, Brex born as a scrappy startup with a corporate card for startups that transformed into a global fintech and enterprise SaaS firm in corporate spend made a bold move: it hit reset. This move simultaneously positioned Brex as a competitor to companies like Ramp and traditional corporate card providers.

Push-to-Card 52

Push-to-Card Web 3.0 Product Embedded Finance 52

Open Banking Excellence

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Since Open Banking launched on January 18, 2018, banks have made a suite of mandatory APIs available to TPPs. Our first reaction to observing this opportunity was to consider if and how we could persuade the regulator to push banks to make more APIs available. NatWest has been working to solve this puzzle for several years.

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API Large Merchants Regulations Due Diligence 130

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Despite that reality, blockchain projects continue to roll in, and in this week’s Blockchain Tracker, PYMNTS takes a look at some of the largest names in tech marching forward with their faith in blockchain and its potential to disrupt enterprise processes. Mastercard. Reports said the filing, dated Nov. 9 with the U.S.

Blockchain 52

Blockchain Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) Visa Real Time Payments 52

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

As businesses and consumers become more comfortable using credit cards online, the proportion of US commerce that takes place online has steadily increased over the last 20 years. Virtual card issuance. Business lending and corporate cards. Supporting merchant partner growth. Growing the internet economy.

Payment APIs and Integration 98

Payment APIs and Integration Online and Mobile Banking Payments Push-to-Card 98

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

Since we would hate for anyone to go into the end of 2018 behind the eight ball, we decided to pay tribute to both a great bit and a great deal of news with our own top 10 list of the biggest news of summer 2018. It is not an exaggeration to say that 2018 has been the summer of movie subscription service MoviePass ’ discontent.

PayPal 40

PayPal Zelle Online and Mobile Banking P2P 40

PYMNTS

JULY 4, 2018

Regulatory disruption — think GDPR and open banking rules — shook up the business financial services market, while blockchain continued to dig deeper into use cases like trade finance and global payments. As part of that effort, Mastercard enabled push payments to small businesses from other companies via the Send solution.

B2B 40

B2B Payment APIs and Integration Push-to-Card Visa 40

PYMNTS

MARCH 18, 2019

Connecting these two dots suggests a few important things that, for banks and card networks, might be the 2020 hindsight that could have come in handy had they stopped to look backwards a few years ago: That the Fed has much more than a passing interest in how faster payments are run in the U.S. A Couple of Important Dots.

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Faster Payments Fed RTP Same Day ACH 80

PYMNTS

JANUARY 8, 2020

billion per year in incremental growth between 2018 and 2023. A multitude of security issues continue to plague the space, however, despite this optimistic future of digital identity. A multitude of security issues continue to plague the space, however, despite this optimistic future of digital identity.

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EMV Chip Cards Verification CHIPS 67

Fintech Finance

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Authorized push payment (APP) scam losses are on the rise, expected to climb to $7.6 Authorized push payment (APP) scam losses are on the rise, expected to climb to $7.6 billion by 2028 across six leading real-time payment markets (U.S., billion by 2028 across six leading real-time payment markets (U.S.,

Scams 97

Scams Real Time Payments Fraud Prevention Fraud Detection 97

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Instances of APP fraud around the globe have continued to rise as real-time payment rails extend their reach. targeting both individuals and merchants during the first half of 2018, hitting £148 million ($191 million USD) in losses. The nature of these payments means that, once they have been made, consumers cannot reverse them.

Scams 89

Scams Account Takeovers Federal Trade Commission Real Time Payments 89

PYMNTS

JULY 23, 2020

Regulators in Mexico passed a law governing FinTechs in March 2018, just two months after PSD2 went into effect in the European Union, and others in the region have since followed suit. Mexico has crafted its upcoming rules with similar developments in mind, especially as its 2018 law makes the market more attractive to FinTechs.

Online and Mobile Banking 66

Online and Mobile Banking Regulations Laws Push-to-Card 66

FICO

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

The Financial Conduct Authority issued a consultation in 2017 called the ‘Credit card market study: consultation on persistent debt and earlier intervention remedies’ that was completed in July. From July 2018 issuers will need to prompt their cardholders if their expenditure surpasses pre-defined thresholds.

Rules 60

Rules Issuers Push-to-Card Credit Cards 60

Clearly Payments

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

As digital infrastructure continues to advance, the ease and speed of contactless transactions are becoming increasingly attractive to consumers and businesses. Instead of entering a PIN or handling cash, users can simply tap their card or mobile device to complete a transaction in seconds. What are Contactless Payments?

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Contactless Payments Push-to-Card Payments Transactions 52

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Retail figures will vary as new stores continue to come online and the marketplace continues to evolve,” the report said. That market could reach as much as $5.1 billion in annual sales by 2020, according to one estimate – though some predictions are higher, especially ones that include spending on accessories and growing supplies.

Legal 71

Legal Payments Push-to-Card Law Enforcement 71

FICO

DECEMBER 10, 2020

These and other milestones have come to pass, pushing enterprise-scale AI solidly into the “early adoption” phase, as defined by “Chasm” author Geoffrey Moore. So, more work is needed to enforce and audit ethical AI usage, as 67% of AI leaders don't monitor their models to ensure continued accuracy and ethical treatment.

AI 98

AI Fraud Detection Payment APIs and Integration On-Demand 98

PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Petal , a startup with a mission to shake up the world of credit cards, is poised for more expansion after nailing down another big commitment from its investors. Once approved, customers gain access to a “high-quality Visa® credit card.” Once approved, customers gain access to a “high-quality Visa® credit card.”

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Push-to-Card Credit Cards FinTech Economy 50

FICO

JANUARY 9, 2019

As advanced analytics permeated nearly every industry in 2018, FICO’s thought leaders continued to push it into new areas. Here were the top 5 posts in the Analytics & Optimization category last year. Advancing the Field of Prescriptive Analytics. Read the full pos. The Financial Industry’s Digital Transformation.

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Posting AI Fraud Detection Non-Bank 40

PYMNTS

JANUARY 17, 2020

The move pushes Visa ever further away from cards and toward its goal of becoming, as management has often described it, a “network of networks.”. Holiday (and Post-Holiday) Shopping: Throughout the month of December helped push retail sales up more than 5.8 branded cards business grew by 10 percent. percent year on year.

Push-to-Card 53

Push-to-Card Payment APIs and Integration Credit Cards Payments 53

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Charles Dickens’ famous starter to A Tale of Two Cities , as it turns out, is a pretty good way to sum up the year 2018 from the view of the alternative financial services segment. However, as 2018 wore on, headwinds started to blow back on the segment, most especially in the form of rising interest rates. That amounts to $13.2

Non-Bank 58

Non-Bank Online and Mobile Banking Push-to-Card Consumer 58

CB Insights

AUGUST 23, 2018

JPM’s digital push, a theme it refers to as “Mobile First, Digital Everything,” is showing positive early results. JPM continues to improve its existing apps while also focusing on developing new ones (such as Finn) for future customers. JPM boasts an industry leading credit card network. First Name.

Consumer 76

Consumer Online and Mobile Banking Credit Cards Push-to-Card 76

Fintech News

JANUARY 15, 2024

As demonstrated in the POC track II, NETS’ solution capitalises on the Push payment model via SGQR. In Singapore, micro and small merchants (MSMEs) are responding to the ever-increasing consumer demand for cashless options, and are swiftly embracing QR payment solutions.

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Interoperability Cross-Border Payments Financial Inclusion 114

PYMNTS

JANUARY 19, 2021

A new year has begun, but the pandemic continues to throw financial and operational curveballs at banks, businesses and their consumers regarding how they conduct daily tasks or routine payments. consumers now count themselves as “ debit-centric ” users, a sizable jump over the 33 percent who said the same about credit cards.

Debit Card 62

Debit Card Online and Mobile Banking Push-to-Card P2P 62

PYMNTS

JUNE 3, 2020

Paper checks may become a thing of the past if healthcare’s trend toward modernization continues,” according to the new report. Paper checks may become a thing of the past if healthcare’s trend toward modernization continues,” according to the new report. For many, it’s very difficult. Real-Time Payments Get Healthy.

Faster Payments 63

Faster Payments Payments Checks Push-to-Card 63

PYMNTS

MAY 3, 2019

These systems, Pai said, are pushing the adoption of electronic payments among the country’s vast base of migrant workers. . Pai believes, however, that even if there are fees, workers will continue to use these services. As such, it’s common practice for these workers to send a portion of their wages home to their families.

Faster Payments 78

Faster Payments EMV Payments Push-to-Card 78

PYMNTS

DECEMBER 19, 2019

No cards are needed. At Garanti BBVA, we continue to implement innovations to make our customers’ lives easier,” said Didem Dinçer Ba? billion as of June 30, 2018. billion as of June 30, 2018. The new feature is on the Garanti BBVA corporate mobile app and is available to business and personal users.

Transactions 52

Transactions IBAN Push-to-Card Facilitators 52

PYMNTS

JULY 8, 2019

The project also could grow to include app or loyalty card identification of shoppers to further the frictionless commerce and payments ideal. Sainsbury’s also is taking part in the cashierless push. The grocery industry is making a go of it. The latest effort comes from the U.K. European Role. the report noted.

Innovation 61

Innovation Push-to-Card Privacy Consumer 61

PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 21, 2018

Among the company’s recent pushes in the restaurant space is helping to craft fraud prevention defenses for mobile order-ahead technology that, arguably, has recently emerged as one of the hottest trends in mobile commerce. It’s a relatively simple prospect: Select food. Order food. Happy Thanksgiving , by the way!). Getting Past Hype.

P2P 69

P2P Push-to-Card Account Takeovers Fraud Prevention 69

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

That unit will include the company’s online lending platform, Marcus , and credit card business, the latter of which is done through a joint venture with Apple. billion seen in December 2018. That includes Marcus and the Apple Card. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em — at least when it comes to reporting structure.

Consumer 53

Consumer Push-to-Card Credit Cards Continuity 53

PYMNTS

JANUARY 28, 2019

Since about mid-December of 2018, checking out in the stores here in Boston has become even more of a hassle. Never mind the people who start rummaging around in their purse or wallet to pull out their cards after stepping up to the checkout counter. I say yes, because … well, what else is there to say? is nothing new.

Rules 72

Rules Push-to-Card Regulations Consumer 72

PYMNTS

JANUARY 29, 2020

New reports say 1 percent of all Bitcoin transactions involve criminal activity, and while this doesn’t sound like a lot, it’s almost double from 2018. Most customers still visit bank branches, but prefer digital in-branch experiences, pushing FIs to undergo digital transformations to provide the best customer engagement possible.

Bitcoin 52

Bitcoin Transactions Online and Mobile Banking Cross-Border 52

PYMNTS

JANUARY 7, 2020

That unit will include the company’s online lending platform, Marcus , and credit card business, the latter of which is done through a joint venture with Apple. billion seen in December 2018. That includes Marcus and the Apple Card. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em — at least when it comes to reporting structure.

Consumer 52

Consumer Push-to-Card Credit Cards Continuity 52

FICO

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

For all the talk in the UK about disruptors and fintechs and new entrants to the credit market, and about how banks and card issuers need to manage customers in arrears, there’s one group that seems strangely absent from this focus: retailers. It is estimated over £200 billion of UK household debt is in unsecured retail credit.

Push-to-Card 63

Push-to-Card Card Issuer Debit Card Compliance 63

PYMNTS

APRIL 22, 2020

While there has been some innovation in wage payment mechanisms as more employers shift away from the paper check toward direct deposit and payroll cards, little has changed about the timing of those payments. workforce doesn’t look like it used to. It’s also opened up conversations about how professionals get paid.

Payroll 62

Payroll ACH Same Day ACH Innovation 62