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JPMorgan UK Digital Bank Debuts First Credit Card 
Digital Banking // November 19, 2024

J.P. Morgan’s digital-only bank Chase UK has reportedly introduced its first credit card. The move comes after the banking giant’s British venture took in upwards of £20 billion in deposits in three years, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Nov. 19). The card is being...

US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com
Partnerships // November 18, 2024

U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets cardholders reserve flights, rental cars and hotels via Rocket Travel by Agoda’s booking technology and travel planning expertise. “Whether paying...

New Bank Capital Rules May Pressure Credit Access for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Consumers
Credit Cards // November 15, 2024

Consumers are borrowing more on their credit cards — just to pay the monthly bills. And as financially struggling consumers move toward hitting their spending limits and might look for new cards or to increase limits, looming new capital rules for banks may mean that...

Mastercard: Credential Lifecycle Management Helps Merchants Dodge Decline Frictions
Credit Cards // November 15, 2024

Card declines impact both merchants and consumers. And from expired cards to lost accounts, there’s no reason for merchants to risk losing sales due to something as mundane as a card decline, often caused by nothing more than old payment credentials. “It’s what we call...

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Mastercard: Credential Lifecycle Management Helps Merchants Dodge Decline Frictions

November 15, 2024
Card declines impact both merchants and consumers. And from expired cards to lost accounts, there’s no reason for merchants to risk losing sales due to something as mundane as a card decline, often caused by nothing more than old payment credentials. “It’s what we call credential lifecycle management,” Mastercard Senior Vice President, Payments Optimization Sumeet […]

Eat, Tap, Go: How Pay-at-the-Table Tech Is Transforming Restaurants

November 12, 2024
The restaurant industry is experiencing a technological transformation that’s reshaping the dining experience. At the center of it are ongoing innovations in payments and convenience — not the least of...

52% of Consumers Want Disputes to Be Easy and Resolved Fast

November 06, 2024
Card disputes have long been viewed as a necessary evil in retail banking and commerce — a cost center to be managed and minimized. But new research from PYMNTS Intelligence...

Data: 88% of Consumers Still Prefer In-Person Grocery Shopping

October 25, 2024
As consumer habits change, payment preferences are becoming segmented based on shopping channels. A PYMNTS Intelligence Report, How People Pay: Debit Leads in Stores, Credit Leads Online, reveals a distinct...

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JPMorgan UK Digital Bank Debuts First Credit Card 

November 19, 2024
J.P. Morgan’s digital-only bank Chase UK has reportedly introduced its first credit card. The move comes after the banking giant’s British venture took in upwards of £20 billion in deposits in three years, the Financial Times (FT) reported Tuesday (Nov. 19). The card is being rolled out to a pool of 25,000 British customers, the […]

US Bank Launches Travel Planning Partnership With Booking.com

November 18, 2024
U.S. Bank has launched a travel booking platform for its credit card holders. The U.S. Bank Travel Center with Booking.com, announced Monday (Nov. 18), lets cardholders reserve flights, rental cars...

Unlimit and Pagaloop Form Small Business Expense Management Pact

November 14, 2024
FinTech company Unlimit has launched a collaboration with Latin American B2B payments platform Pagaloop. The partnership is designed to bolster the Pagaloop app’s credit and debit card processing capabilities, while ensuring high approval...

Visa Says European Antitrust Watchdog Investigating Its Acquirer Fees

November 14, 2024
Visa says European regulators are investigating the fees it charges retailers. The company revealed the European Commission’s (EC) preliminary probe in its annual report Wednesday (Nov. 13). “On August 30,...