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Mastercard Gives Financial Firms In-App Wallet Tools
As mobile wallets have become increasingly mainstream, they have largely been dominated by technology giants like Google and Apple. Mastercard...
USAA Finds Consumers Use Credit Card Rewards for Everyday Expenses
Credit card rewards were once a ticket to premium travel, luxury experiences, and aspirational purchases. Increasingly, however, consumers are using...
Visa Bets Cardholders Will Turn to AI for Financial Advice
Credit cards have long helped consumers pay for purchases. Now Visa wants them to help consumers decide how to spend...
Apple Stores Will Soon Take Payments With Just an iPhone
The bulky card reader that has defined retail payments for decades may soon become less necessary. Apple is betting that...
Inside the Tech Shift Redefining How Credit Unions Operate
Credit unions don’t want to be disadvantaged by their technology. They aim to offer members the same capabilities available at...
How Software Turned Payments Into a Seamless Part of Commerce
Payments used to be a distinct step in a transaction. Increasingly, they’re just another feature of the software people already...
Circle Secures Bank Charter, Lays Groundwork for Expansion
Circle is taking a significant step toward becoming a federally regulated institution. The USDC issuer has won approval from the...
Swift’s Blockchain Ledger Opens New Possibilities for Global Payments
Swift has launched a blockchain-based ledger, allowing 17 international partner banks to send cross-border payments using tokenized deposits as the...
N.C. Banks Can Freeze Some Payments for 30 Days
Banks in North Carolina now have expanded authority to delay certain customer transactions if they suspect financial exploitation. The new...
Illinois Becomes First State to Tax Crypto Transactions
Illinois has become the first state to tax digital asset transactions, creating a new cost that could apply every time...
Apple Resumes Card Payments in India Following RBI Rule Changes
After a five-year hiatus brought on by disputes with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Apple is quietly beginning to...
Rhode Island’s Self-Checkout Law Could Become a National Model
As the first state to enact staffing requirements for self-checkout lanes, Rhode Island is becoming a test case for the...
