Payments Source

MARCH 8, 2017

After two years of development and fundraising, Kerv Wearables says it is launching the Kerv Ring as a contactless payment device using a Mastercard prepaid account and the card brand's EMV chip technology.

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Visa Contactless Payments EMV CHIPS 60

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

EMV is nowhere near finished, a year and a half after the much-heralded liability shift in the U.S. This is the percentage of all Merchant Link orders that are for EMV terminals — a transition, said Carcillo, that “has really taken off in the market segments we serve, in retail and hospitality.”. Data Point Number One: 82 Percent.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 12, 2018

12) in a blog post that it is making the signature an option — and no longer a requirement — for EMV chip-enabled merchants across North America. That shift, for contact or contactless payments, goes into effect April 2018. No more signatures. Visa said today (Jan.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

As the payments industry nears the one-year anniversary of the United States’ transition to EMV, of course, it’s an opportune time to take stock of progress and what remains to be done. Webster noted that most of the time she sees slots covered with masking tape, a forbidding hurdle against full-scale EMV adoption.)

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PYMNTS

MAY 1, 2018

As biometrics have begun to represent the next generation in securing payments, Mastercard has unveiled a technological advancement for its own biometric cards. After a long research and development process, Mastercard created a battery-powered sleeve that lets people self-enroll contact or contactless biometric cards.

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Clearly Payments

MARCH 22, 2024

Consumers, increasingly tech-savvy and seeking convenience, have readily embraced the swift and seamless nature of mobile payments over traditional methods. 51% of smartphone users in the USA have engaged in contactless payments at least once in 2023. smartphone users had engaged in contactless payments at least once in 2023.

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Contactless Payments Online and Mobile Banking Mobile Payments Payments 102

Stax

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Magnetic stripe payments enjoyed a 30-year reign between the ’70s and ’90s. EMV chip card technology had a good two decades or so, beginning in the mid-’90s. And the winner of the 2010s and beyond is the NFC-powered, contactless sensation that is tap-to-pay. Contactless payments became a must-have during COVID.

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Contactless Payments Push-to-Card Online and Mobile Banking Encryption 88

PYMNTS

JULY 19, 2017

Mastercard is expanding its QR-based programs to create greater choice in retail mobile payments. Once the QR code has been scanned, the online payment will be processed through the Mastercard network using M/Chip technology and the secure EMV infrastructure that retailers already have in place.

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Visa CHIPS Chip Cards EMV 59

PYMNTS

JANUARY 24, 2019

The contactless card opportunity for community banks stems from the expiration of first-generation EMV chip cards, she told Webster. In fact, in 2015, ICBA Bancard provided more than $800,000 in financial assistance to help its community bank clients prepare for first-gen EMV. Hip Contactless. Hip Contactless.

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Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

Acquiring Bank (Merchant Bank): The financial institution that establishes and maintains the merchant’s account, enabling them to accept credit card payments. Visa, Mastercard): The intermediary networks facilitating transactions between acquiring and issuing banks. Card Network (e.g.,

Credit Cards 88

Credit Cards Process Online and Mobile Banking Processors 88

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

And that’s where MasterCard saw an opportunity to step in and help out. Today (May 23), MasterCard launched Simplify Controls, a fraud prevention tool that will help SMB owners control, prevent and monitor eCommerce transactions in real time. Shocking, perhaps, but for a variety of reasons, not all that surprising.

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PYMNTS

MAY 17, 2017

Not every payment can be made by smartphone (yet), but for those that can’t, technology is still surging forward. EMV chip technology, virtual shopping security and contactless payments are making it easier than ever to spend money. 80 | Number of cities where Mastercard carriers can tap to pay for public transit.

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Fintech Labs Insights

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

Are you a small business dreaming about an off-the-shelf EMV mobile point of sale solution that accepts everything from Interac debit to chip-and-PIN cards to contactless payments? Dream Payments CEO Brent Ho-Young noted both cost and quality in talking about his company’s technology compared to the status quo.

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EMV Small Business Payments Debit Card 25

Payment Savvy

JULY 3, 2024

Contactless Payments : Using NFC (Near Field Communication) and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) for debit card transactions. The acquiring bank, which processes payments on behalf of the merchant, receives the transaction data and forwards it to the relevant card network (such as Visa or Mastercard).

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Stax

JANUARY 5, 2024

They can also take contactless payments from mobile wallets. It’s the tool customers use to swipe, insert, or tap their cards, transmitting the transaction details to the payment processor for approval. Apple Pay, Samsung Pay, Google Wallet, Visa payWave, MasterCard PayPass).

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Credit Cards Debit Card EMV CHIPS 88

Clearly Payments

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The 1980s brought about the widespread adoption of point-of-sale (POS) terminals , making it more convenient for merchants to accept credit card payments. The emergence of networks like Visa and Mastercard further standardized the credit card industry, establishing a framework for interoperability and widespread acceptance.

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Fintech Labs Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Jack Henry began offering P2P payment capability in 2005 and expects the new method to boost usage. Sberbank ( F16 ) and MasterCard ( F11 ) partner to launch ApplePay in Russia. Starting this week, Mastercard cardholders in Russia can now pay using ApplePay , thanks to a new partnership between Russian bank Sberbank and Mastercard.

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EMV P2P Same Day ACH FinTech 17

Fintech Labs Insights

APRIL 20, 2017

Payments giant Mastercard announced today it is undergoing trials for a new payment card. A first in the industry, the company has embedded a fingerprint scanner inside a Chip and PIN payment card– think of it as Apple Pay for your bank card. Users can add up to two fingerprints.

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Stax

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Instead, they can tap their mobile devices against supporting POS terminals to process their payments securely and efficiently by way of a digital wallet. Why Is Adding Mobile Payments Important to Businesses Today? What Can You Do to Adopt These Mobile Payments Solutions?

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Mobile Payments Online and Mobile Banking Debit Card Payments 88

Payments Source

SEPTEMBER 21, 2017

The slow and difficult EMV migration has slowed major adoption of contactless cards, but there are signs that momentum may be turning around.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2018

Octopus Cards Limited recently introduced a new feature to its Octopus App for Business that enables the merchants operating these stalls to accept contactless payments made with customers’ Octopus cards or products. Small merchants in the Middle East and Africa may soon get new contactless capabilities, too. operations.

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NFCW

JULY 3, 2024

OPEN PAYMENT: Venice public transport users can use contactless cards to pay for their fares Visitors to Venice can now use a contactless debit or credit card to pay for fares on any of the city’s public transportation services, including water buses, speedboats, motorboats, ferries, buses and trams.

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Contactless Payments Debit Card EMV Credit Cards 86

Fintech Finance

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Fingerprint Cards AB (STO: FING B) and Infineon Technologies AG (FSE: IFX / OTCQX: IFNNY) today announced SECORA Pay Bio, an all-in-one biometric payment card solution that complies with Visa and Mastercard specifications. This will lead to a much simpler biometric payment card manufacturing process.

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Enrollments Push-to-Card CHIPS Contactless Payments 98

EBizCharge

AUGUST 30, 2024

Assessment fees Assessment fees are relatively small but consistent fees charged by credit card networks like Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. These fees support the network’s operational costs, including maintaining the credit card system’s infrastructure and ensuring secure and efficient payment transactions.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

EMV: The three little letters that represent the single most hotly debated and discussed topic in the U.S. payments and commerce ecosystem for nearly the entirety of the last two years. Not that EMV would have cured the reason for that breach, but let’s not get bogged down with details at the start of our story.

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Stax

APRIL 18, 2024

This technology enables merchants to conduct transactions on the go, typically with both mobile wallet solutions like iOS’ Apple Pay, as well as tap-to-pay, magstripe, and chip cards like American Express, Visa, and Mastercard. This technology is also available for Apple Watch users.

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Credit Cards Process Online and Mobile Banking Mobile Payments 88

Fintech Finance

APRIL 17, 2024

Payment-Agnostic: The ARISE Payment Terminal accepts contactless payments via Apple and Android devices, EMV (Visa, Mastercard, American Express and Europay), contactless cards, magnetic stripe cards, chip cards, NFC, and even processes Level II and III transactions.

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Stop Payment Payment APIs and Integration ISVS Payments 52

PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2020

The appeal of contactless payments has skyrocketed since the pandemic hit across the globe. Payment network giants such as Visa and Mastercard said in their most recent earnings reports that contactless payments , especially in face-to-face transactions, surged by double digits year over year.

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Consumer Contactless Payments Push-to-Card Payment Networks 87

PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

Sound travels at 767 miles per hour, so if you want a faster contactless payment, audio waves aren’t a bad vehicle for it. But harnessing audio waves for payments purposes is easier said than done, because it’s not like developing an app. It’s as encrypted as an EMV chip card, yet can be processed in under two seconds.

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Consumer Chip Cards Point-of-Sale (POS) CHIPS 80

PYMNTS

JUNE 16, 2016

MasterCard and Visa both announced this week they will be enabling Apple Pay access for Hong Kong-based cardholders. More importantly, a recent study by MasterCard noted that customers in Hong Kong are increasingly using mobile payments and that as many as three-quarters of consumers plan to make at least some use of them in the next year.

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Online and Mobile Banking Mobile Payments Visa Credit Cards 40

PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Similar to its rival Mastercard, Visa announced results for the quarter that ended in December of last year (the company’s fiscal first quarter) that — once tax impacts from recently passed legislation are factored out — topped expectations. We actually think we need to encourage the adoption of EMV for security reasons,” he added.

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PayHawk

APRIL 18, 2023

Echeck An electronic version of a paper check, used for online payments. EMV Europay, Mastercard, and Visa, a set of global standards for payment card security and authentication. O Online Payment System A system that enables merchants to accept electronic payments through a website or mobile application.

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 2, 2017

For the October Digital Identity Tracker , PYMNTS took a closer look at some of the strategies that are replacing passwords and PINs, including biometrics, EMV and smartphone-based security. We caught up with FIDO Alliance President Brett McDowell to find out more about these new authentication methods. What will the next year hold?

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ACH Online and Mobile Banking Cross-Border Same Day ACH 49

PYMNTS

MAY 23, 2016

Visa and MasterCard could totally nail it. As networks, Visa and MasterCard have to place a bunch of bets on where thick markets will develop, given the very early days that we are in with mobile payments. But what we know for sure is that when new mobile payments players go too broad and not deep enough, they flounder.

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