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Discover’s Pulse Network Settles Antitrust Suit Against Visa
Discover’s Pulse Network Settles Antitrust Suit Against Visa
June 16, 2024  |  ANTITRUST

Discover’s Pulse Network has settled a 10-year-old antitrust suit against Visa. Pulse had accused Visa of preventing competition in the debit card network services market,...

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PULSE and FICO Extend Partnership to Deliver Fraud-Detection Technology
PULSE and FICO Extend Partnership to Deliver Fraud-Detection Technology
August 09, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

PULSE, a Discover company, has extended its partnership with FICO to deliver fraud-detection technology to financial institutions. This collaboration permits PULSE’s continued enhancements of its DebitProtect...

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Credit Card Competition Act Puts Merchants, Not Consumers, in Charge of Card Rewards and Payments Security Decisions
Credit Card Competition Act Puts Merchants, Not Consumers, in Charge of Card Rewards and Payments...
June 07, 2023  |  Regulation

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. That seems to be the prevailing sentiment Wednesday (June 7) when it was announced that the Credit...

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Discover Says Debit’s Resilience Drives New Payments Opportunities
Discover Says Debit’s Resilience Drives New Payments Opportunities
February 03, 2023  |  Payment Methods

“Consumer behavior has a tendency to be very durable.” David Schneider, president of PULSE®, part of Discover® Global Network, acknowledged to Karen Webster that we’ve...

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TikTok Debuts ‘Pulse’ Ad Program for Top Content
TikTok Debuts ‘Pulse’ Ad Program for Top Content
May 05, 2022  |  Mobile Commerce

TikTok has debuted a new service called Pulse, which a company blog post says will add more advertising options for brands to get more in...

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Deep Dive: The Rise of Decoupled Debit and the Potential Impact of Interchange Fees
Deep Dive: The Rise of Decoupled Debit and the Potential Impact of Interchange Fees
January 31, 2022  |  Next-Gen Debit

Concerns about supply chain delays and longer shipping times led holiday shoppers to open their wallets earlier in 2021. Consumer spending growth remained steady through the fall months, according to...

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Currensea on Offering the Ability to Decouple From Banks While Giving Back
Currensea on Offering the Ability to Decouple From Banks While Giving Back
January 28, 2022  |  Next-Gen Debit

For frequent travelers, the money they sink into seemingly endless foreign exchange (FX) fees could be better spent going to charity. In the Next-Gen Debit...

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Decoupled Debit Turns Foreign Exchange Fees Into Donations for Frequent Travelers
Decoupled Debit Turns Foreign Exchange Fees Into Donations for Frequent Travelers
January 27, 2022  |  Next-Gen Debit

Consumers are becoming more comfortable using emerging technologies to make payments as these tools become more trustworthy and convenient. The desire for contactless payment options...

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Deep Dive: What 2021 Payment Trends Indicate for Debit Holiday Spending
Deep Dive: What 2021 Payment Trends Indicate for Debit Holiday Spending
January 11, 2022  |  Next-Gen Debit

Consumers’ holiday shopping behaviors have been thrown off course for the past two years, with the economic impacts of the global health crisis prompting many...

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