PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Fraudsters have grown adept at finding debit cards’ weak points, and merchants are struggling to keep up. Losses due to false credit and debit card declines — in which merchants reject legitimate orders on the mistaken belief that they are fraudulent — grew to $118 billion last year and are projected to reach $443 billion by 2021.

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Stax

MARCH 14, 2024

A consumer using a chip and signature card will sign for the purchase. The signature is compared with the one on the back of the card or with the signature stored in the card issuer’s system. If the signatures matches, the transaction is typically approved. Can I Run an EMV Debit Card “as credit”?

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Payments Source

MAY 26, 2016

Citing a growing frustration with how the EMV transition has interfered with merchants' options for PIN debit transaction routing and authorization, the Merchant Advisory Group for the first time is asking federal auditors to examine the practices of some debit card issuers.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Debit card issuers face an ever-growing array of fraud schemes perpetrated against them and their account holders. Effective card offerings require financial institutions (FIs) to quickly and accurately detect myriad forms of fraud, forcing them into a delicate balancing act. Security challenges are mounting, too.

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Payment Savvy

JULY 12, 2024

Each transaction incurs fees the card issuer sets, varying based on the card type and associated risks. Debit cards typically carry lower fees due to lower payment risk, whereas credit cards involve higher fees to offset potential defaults. Pros: No fees for bank account or debit card transactions.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 1, 2020

billion non-prepaid debit card transactions in 2018, solidifying debit as a staple payment type. They insert or swipe their debit cards at stores’ point-of-sale (POS) devices — or key in details online — and maybe enter PINs, but the behind-the-scenes processes through which transactions are routed are kept invisible.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 30, 2020

This payment rail’s use is going strong in the United States, with debit card penetration reaching 78 percent in 2018. Consumers also show continued interest in debit even as they adopt newer payment instruments, and a 2019 report found that 61 percent of mobile wallet users linked debit cards.

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