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US Debit Card Usage Soars as Consumers Embrace Convenient Payments

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Commissioned by Discover® Financial Services’ PULSE debit network and conducted by Banking & Payments Group , the study gauged insights from large banks, credit unions and community banks. On average, active debit cardholders completed 34.6 transactions per month, including 30.7 ATM transactions.

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PULSE Debit/ATM Network Taps New Product Management, Operations Leaders

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The nationwide debit/ATM network PULSE has tapped Jennifer Schroeder to serve as its executive vice president for product management, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. A Discover Financial Services company, PULSE is one of the nation’s leading debit/ATM networks. billion transactions. “In percent in 2017 to 6.7

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Deep Dive: Why ML Plays A Key Role In Debit Issuers' Fraud-Fighting Strategies

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PIN-based debit transactions are some of the most secure, but this payment method is being used less and less, with consumers instead turning to eCommerce and in-person contactless payments during the pandemic. Some FIs have also teamed up with eTailers to better protect CNP transactions using a protocol known as 3D Secure 2.0.

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PULSE Taps New Leaders Of Product Management, Operations

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The nationwide debit/ATM network PULSE has tapped Jennifer Schroeder to serve as its executive vice president for product management, the company announced Wednesday (Jan. A Discover Financial Services company, PULSE is one of the nation’s leading debit/ATM networks. billion transactions. “In percent in 2017 to 6.7

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How FIs Can Win The Battle Against ‘Smarter’ Payments Fraud

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In the old days, it was ATMs and the point of sale [POS],” he said. In looking for activities that can point to anomalous behavior at a specific point of transaction, governed by a set of rules, Lerdal pointed to ATM-slamming. This is when an ATM that typically does five transactions per hour from 8 a.m.

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PSCU: Debit Card Spend Growth Above Historic Levels

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The weekly report showed that overall credit card spending was down 17 percent, while overall debit card spend was higher by 12.3 The average debit card purchase amount rose 19.9 percent year over year, and the volume of overall debit transactions grew for the sixth consecutive week. percent year over year.

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FICO’s Take On Debit Security

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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating whether these companies illegally prevented merchants from routing debit transactions over alternate networks. A Big-Picture Approach To Thwarting Debit Fraud. Hackers are thus eager to use stolen debit details to deplete victims’ savings at ATMs and points of sale.