payment technology

Mastercard Ditches Signatures Completely
Mastercard Ditches Signatures Completely
October 18, 2018  |  Mastercard

Mastercard, the payments company, announced on Thursday (Oct. 18) that cardholder signatures will now be optional for the back of credit cards and receipts. In...

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Visa, Olympic Committee Pair On Integrated Payments
Visa, Olympic Committee Pair On Integrated Payments
October 12, 2018  |  VISA

Visa has announced that it is partnering with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) to offer enhanced payment technology for...

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Visa: Why The US Is Finally Ready For Contactless
Visa: Why The US Is Finally Ready For Contactless
September 25, 2018  |  VISA

Contactless cards have been a big hit around the world. In the U.K., the European Union (EU) and Canada, contactless payments account for two out of...

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How Five High School Kids Are Changing Payments For The Visually Impaired
How Five High School Kids Are Changing Payments For The Visually Impaired
August 31, 2018  |  Innovation

Right now, it looks like a blood pressure cuff with wires and tiny boxes attached to it. Or, perhaps, an oversized watchband, one that was...

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Global Payments COO Mangum Stepping Down
Global Payments COO Mangum Stepping Down
August 30, 2018  |  Personnel

Global Payments, the worldwide provider of payment technology and software solutions, announced on Thursday (Aug. 30) that President and Chief Operating Officer David Mangum is...

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US Bank Looking To Sell Its Payment Unit, Elan
US Bank Looking To Sell Its Payment Unit, Elan
August 09, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

U.S. Bank is reportedly looking to sell Elan, its card processing business, reported Fintech Futures. According to the report, Finastra, FIS and Fiserv are in...

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WePay’s Aberman: It’s Time For POS Dinosaurs To Die Out
WePay’s Aberman: It’s Time For POS Dinosaurs To Die Out
August 08, 2018  |  Retail

When it comes to the topic of future proofing, WePay Co-founder Rich Aberman told Karen Webster for this week’s edition of Unscripted Podcast, one should...

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Before AI Disruption, Procurement Leaders Say It’s Back To Basics
Before AI Disruption, Procurement Leaders Say It’s Back To Basics
July 09, 2018  |  B2B Payments

For a few years now, the procurement department has earned rising attention for its potential to become a strategic component of the enterprise — not...

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Bank Of Ireland Faces Intermittent Debit Card Outages
Bank Of Ireland Faces Intermittent Debit Card Outages
June 22, 2018  |  Banking

Due to a recent outage, some Bank of Ireland customers were unable to use their debit cards. The bank reported that approximately one in seven...

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