QR Codes: Suffocating Credit Cards in Asia or Extending Financial Inclusion?
QR codes allow payments to extend into developing markets with ease. Instead of requiring a point of sale acceptance device,...
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Can Credit Card Rewards Do It For Retail Banking?
When it comes to credit card rewards, I am as bad as the next guy (or gal). Perhaps, even worse. ...
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Softbank: Smart Money Heads to the Mexican Credit Card and Payments Market
KFGO, a Midwest radio affiliate, reports on a Reuters announcement that SoftBank Group is taking a position in Mexican Payment...
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Credit Reporting Changes Are upon Us: Why Utility Data Will Prove Essential in Fixing a “Broken System”
Financial institutions, including credit bureaus and online lenders, are looking at alternative data sources as another way to create a...
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California Consumer Privacy Act and Credit Cards: The Survey Says “Huh?”
Digital Journal reports on consumer awareness of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), which goes into effect in 242 days;...
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Credit Cards from Credit Unions: Kinder and Gentler
George H.W. Bush’s acceptance speech for the Republican Presidential candicacy in 1988 was a classic, where H.W. spoke of a...
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Best Practices for Writing Your Corporate Credit Card Policy Manual
The benefits of using a corporate card are hard to ignore. With a corporate card program, organizations gain better control...
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Credit Card Losses: Chase Is Ready, Is Your Bank?
Losses are starting to bubble, for some, but not all credit card issuers, as Bloomberg reports. Credit-card losses are outpacing...
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New Ways to Keep Score
The growth of fintech has made financial services more widely available in developing countries. But while more people now have...
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Mastercard and Visa Lower Fees— in the EU That Is
In a move that will help to make friends with regulators in the EU, Mastercard and Visa recently announced that...
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