https://www.finextra.com/ The Latest Financial IT Cards Headlines Copyright 2024 Finextra Research Ltd en-GB contact@finextra.com (Finextra Contact) https://www.finextra.com https://www.finextra.com/finextra-images/site/finextra.png https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44595/science-card-opens-e-money-account-for-socially-conscious-spending?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44595/science-card-opens-e-money-account-for-socially-conscious-spending?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 15 Aug 2024 09:19:00 GMT UK fintech Science Card has opened an e-money account to further its goal of supporting scientific projects across health, climate change and tech through customer spending. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44579/tally-a-credit-card-debt-fintech-last-valued-at-855-million-shuts-up-shop?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44579/tally-a-credit-card-debt-fintech-last-valued-at-855-million-shuts-up-shop?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 13 Aug 2024 10:16:00 GMT Credit card debt payoff platfom Tally is shutting down after a nine-year timeframe that saw it raise $172 million in venture funding. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44574/amazon-and-barclays-launch-co-branded-credit-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44574/amazon-and-barclays-launch-co-branded-credit-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:06:00 GMT Amazon and Barclays have come together to launch a perks-loaded co-branded credit card in the UK. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44551/varo-picks-marqeta-as-issuer-processor?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44551/varo-picks-marqeta-as-issuer-processor?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 07 Aug 2024 00:01:00 GMT American digital bank Varo has inked a five-year issuer processor deal with Marqeta. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44532/bourgeois-boheme-raises-65m-for-financial-platform-for-the-rich?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44532/bourgeois-boheme-raises-65m-for-financial-platform-for-the-rich?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 01 Aug 2024 13:09:00 GMT Bourgeois Boheme (BoBo), a European fintech targeting high-net-worth individuals with the promise of instant transactions of up to €1 million, has closed a €6.5 million seed round led by Graphit Lifestyle. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44515/westpac-starts-offering-debit-cards-to-eight-year-olds?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44515/westpac-starts-offering-debit-cards-to-eight-year-olds?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 30 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT Australian bank Westpac is now offering debit cards to children as young as eight in a move it says will help them hone their financial skills. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44493/third-of-brits-now-use-mobile-contactless-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44493/third-of-brits-now-use-mobile-contactless-payments?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT The total number of payments made in the UK increased by five per cent in 2023 with a third of Brits now regularly paying with a tap of their mobile phone, according to UK Finance figures. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44485/stables-launches-stablecoin-virtual-card-in-europe?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44485/stables-launches-stablecoin-virtual-card-in-europe?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 23 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT Australian stablecoin payment startup Stables has launched in Europe with a Mastercard virtual card. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44480/fed-fines-green-dot-44m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44480/fed-fines-green-dot-44m?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 22 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT The Federal Reserve has fined Green Dot $44 million for "numerous" unfair and deceptive practices in the marketing, selling and servicing of its prepaid cards and its tax return preparation payment services. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44474/home-equity-backed-credit-card-provider-aven-joins-unicorn-club?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44474/home-equity-backed-credit-card-provider-aven-joins-unicorn-club?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 19 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT California-based Aven has raised $142 million to bring its home equity-backed credit card to homeowners across the US. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44446/uk-shoppers-frustrated-by-payment-outage?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44446/uk-shoppers-frustrated-by-payment-outage?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 12 Jul 2024 10:35:00 GMT On Thursday, UK shoppers were hit by a payments outage, preventing them from making online and card payments using Visa and Mastercard. https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44428/visa-and-tangem-combine-payment-card-with-crypto-wallet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/44428/visa-and-tangem-combine-payment-card-with-crypto-wallet?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 09 Jul 2024 00:01:00 GMT Crypto wallet provider Tangem is partnering with Visa on the launch of a payment card that will be integrated with the Swiss firm's self-custodial hardware wallet. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101931/mastercard-collaborates-with-fintech-startup-scale-across-africa-and-middle-east?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101931/mastercard-collaborates-with-fintech-startup-scale-across-africa-and-middle-east?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 15 Aug 2024 15:58:00 GMT Mastercard has partnered with Scale, an issuer orchestration partner, to accelerate market deployment for fintech companies across Africa and the Middle East. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101908/metamask-partenrs-mastercard-on-crypto-to-fiat-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101908/metamask-partenrs-mastercard-on-crypto-to-fiat-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 14 Aug 2024 20:04:00 GMT Today, MetaMask (developed by Consensys), Mastercard and Baanx (which powers the Crypto Life platform) announced the pilot launch of MetaMask Card, enabling MetaMask wallet users to seamlessly use their cryptocurrency for everyday purchases in fiat currency (e.g., euros, £) anywhere around the world Mastercard is accepted. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101902/taluecard-preps-for-biometric-card-payment-launch?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101902/taluecard-preps-for-biometric-card-payment-launch?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 14 Aug 2024 11:22:00 GMT TaluCard, in collaboration with IDEX Biometrics and a London based issuer is launching its state-of-the-art biometric payment solution. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101893/silverflow-appoints-kardelen-hatun-as-vp-of-engineering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101893/silverflow-appoints-kardelen-hatun-as-vp-of-engineering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 14 Aug 2024 08:59:00 GMT Silverflow, a leading cloud platform for global card processing, has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Kardelen Hatun, hiring her up to the position of Vice President of Engineering. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101887/blik-code-payments-now-available-on-worldline-tap-on-mobile?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101887/blik-code-payments-now-available-on-worldline-tap-on-mobile?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 13 Aug 2024 13:22:00 GMT Worldline (Euronext: WLN), the global leader in payment services, in continued cooperation with BLIK, one of Poland’s most popular mobile payment systems, is rolling out for its clients the functionality of BLIK code payment on Worldline Tap on Mobile app. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101861/amazon-and-santander-to-issue-visa-credit-card-in-germany?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101861/amazon-and-santander-to-issue-visa-credit-card-in-germany?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 10:26:00 GMT Amazon and Santander today announced a partnership to launch its new Amazon Visa credit card in Germany. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101857/payhawk-expands-partnership-with-marqeta?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101857/payhawk-expands-partnership-with-marqeta?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:58:00 GMT Payhawk, the global spend management solution, has expanded its partnership with Marqeta, the global modern card issuing platform powering some of today’s most innovative embedded finance solutions, to tackle fraud and the misuse of company funds using Advanced Card Controls. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101852/reward-expands-natwest-partnership-for-travel-reward-credit-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101852/reward-expands-natwest-partnership-for-travel-reward-credit-card?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:00:00 GMT Reward, global leader in customer engagement and commerce media, has expanded its partnership with NatWest to power its new Travel Reward Credit Card. This follows a longstanding partnership between the two brands, with Reward powering NatWest’s award-winning rewards programme MyRewards, helping deliver real value to Credit Card customers. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101830/lianlian-global-selects-thredd-to-power-yueda-virtual-card-product?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101830/lianlian-global-selects-thredd-to-power-yueda-virtual-card-product?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 08 Aug 2024 09:04:00 GMT Thredd, a leading global payments processor, announces the successful launch of LianLian Global’s virtual card program in the APAC market. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101823/visa-data-shows-olympic-boost-to-french-economy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101823/visa-data-shows-olympic-boost-to-french-economy?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 07 Aug 2024 13:32:00 GMT Visa (NYSE: V), the Official Payment Technology Partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, today shared new data revealing initial consumer spending patterns during the kickoff of the 2024 Paris Games. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101821/orenda-selects-tribe-payments-to-provide-issuer-processing-service?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101821/orenda-selects-tribe-payments-to-provide-issuer-processing-service?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 07 Aug 2024 12:25:00 GMT Tribe Payments, the pioneering digital payments and infrastructure orchestrator which specialises in issuer and acquirer processing, has been selected by embedded financial services platform, Orenda Finance, to provide its issuer processing services. https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101801/torpago-hires-former-paypal-and-visa-executives-to-lead-business-operations?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/pressarticle/101801/torpago-hires-former-paypal-and-visa-executives-to-lead-business-operations?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 06 Aug 2024 15:20:00 GMT Torpago, a cutting-edge, modern commercial credit card and spend management provider for banks, today announced the hiring of Chris Boncimino to head Business Operations. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3150/fintech-in-asia-how-are-digital-experiences-evolving?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3150/fintech-in-asia-how-are-digital-experiences-evolving?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 10 Jul 2024 09:30:00 GMT Join FinextraTV at the Temenos Community Forum 2024 as Ramki Ramakrishnan, Managing Director, APAC, Temenos and Trinh Vinh Hien, CTO & CDO, PVcomBank provide an overview of how the APAC region is leading when it comes to efficient digital experiences and the innovations that have come to the fore since 2022. As more and more customers expect digital access to all services, scalable solutions are imperative for financial players in Asia, the Pacific and further afield. While the likes of Alipay and WeChat attempt to bridge the gap between the banked and unbanked, innovation must ensure it is fit for purpose for all. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3155/embedded-finance-card-programmes-and-scaling-payments-solutions?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3155/embedded-finance-card-programmes-and-scaling-payments-solutions?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 09 Jul 2024 11:49:00 GMT Join FinextraTV at Money2020 2024 as Marcin Glogowski, UK CEO and European SVP/Managing Director, Marqeta, chats about their recent office opening in Warsaw, Poland, the opportunity that the company see in the European Union, and expanding their product offering. A lot of this change is due to demand for embedded finance solutions and the different interpretations of the technology capabilities involved, as well as how advancements in card programmes are enabling businesses to launch and scale their payment solutions more effectively. The industry must explore the potential value that exists behind their technology, grow embedded finance beyond tradition, and utilise the pockets of new use cases that open up. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3099/peace-of-mind-with-every-tap-the-cards-expanded-role?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3099/peace-of-mind-with-every-tap-the-cards-expanded-role?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 05 Jun 2024 08:55:00 GMT Join FinextraTV at Money20/20 Europe 2024 as Amanda Gourbault, EVP and Head of Marketing at CompoSecure, discusses the role of credit and debit cards beyond traditional payments. We look to the near future to understand how payment cards can maintain and enhance security while minimizing purchase rejections, and discover how real-time innovations are addressing customer demands and industry needs for secure and seamless transactions. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3042/changing-the-future-of-credit-with-agile-engineering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/3042/changing-the-future-of-credit-with-agile-engineering?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Wed, 20 Dec 2023 09:30:00 GMT In this episode of Unplugged, Harry Jell, CTO at Yonder, talks with Andrew Smith from RTGS.global, about building a successful credit card company in today’s financial climate. They discuss the seamless use of merchant data for user rewards, the importance of AWS and Kubernetes for scalability, and explore potential avenues to enrich transaction data. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2806/payments-in-a-hyper-personalized-world?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2806/payments-in-a-hyper-personalized-world?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 31 Oct 2022 17:32:00 GMT Randy Kern, Chief Technology Officer, Marqeta joins FinextraTV at Money20/20 in Las Vegas, discussing how the expectations of customers are shifting in a hyper-personalized world, what innovations are being made in APIs, and how the nature of card payments are changing to meet the demands for quick, efficient and seamless payments. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2264/fiat-currency-20-counter-argument-to-the-cryptocurrency-narrative?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2264/fiat-currency-20-counter-argument-to-the-cryptocurrency-narrative?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 05 Nov 2019 11:18:00 GMT Tony McLaughlin, Emerging Payments & Business Development, Citi, speaks at Money 20/20 USA about the practical problems that still need addressing in the crypto-currency community, how Fiat Currency 2.0 will help fix payments as a counter balance to crypto and what challenges still exist around tokenisation and coins. We ask how this impacts the big techs and what regulatory, political and ethical concerns need to be addressed first before they achieve their own currencies. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2089/developer-day-at-fusionone-stirs-excitement-among-the-users?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2089/developer-day-at-fusionone-stirs-excitement-among-the-users?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 10 Jun 2019 08:00:00 GMT Finextra’s Hannah Wallace reports on day two of the FusionONE open banking developer conference to learn more about Finastra’s vision for the future of banking re-engineered upon APIs and open platforms. We gain exclusive insight from the developers into what's exciting them most about FusionFabric.cloud and how they are looking to innovate and create using the platform. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2050/encapsulating-themes-from-the-payments-market?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2050/encapsulating-themes-from-the-payments-market?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 29 Apr 2019 09:00:00 GMT Marion King, Director of Payments, NatWest, speaks about her role and the responsibility it entails, including determining payments strategy for a major UK Bank, keeping NatWest's customers secure, regulation and innovation, what key themes we are seeing in the payments market and the developments to come. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2013/exploring-new-commerce-mastercards-sonic-signature?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2013/exploring-new-commerce-mastercards-sonic-signature?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 28 Feb 2019 11:19:00 GMT Raja Rajamannar, Chief Marketing & Communications Officer and President, Healthcare Business, Mastercard, speaks at Mobile World Congress about the unveiling of Mastercard's Sonic Brand, the thinking behind the new musical logo and how it was developed. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2012/the-power-of-partnerships-trust-data--digital-identity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2012/the-power-of-partnerships-trust-data--digital-identity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Thu, 28 Feb 2019 09:46:00 GMT Ann Cairns, Vice Chair, Mastercard, speaks at Mobile World Congress 2019 about the importance of partnerships, Mastercard's partnership with Microsoft, how they are using data in medicine and towards social reform, and what impact neobanks are having on the industry. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2007/industry-challenges-around-ibor-transition?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/2007/industry-challenges-around-ibor-transition?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 11 Feb 2019 09:12:00 GMT Andrew Kouloumbrides, CEO, Xceptor and Bruce Laing, Partner, IBOR Transition lead, Baringa, speaks about the industry challenges around IBOR Transition, what Financial Institutions have done up to date to meet these challenges and what to expect next. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1968/the-global-adoption-of-real-time-payments-sparking-industry-innovation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1968/the-global-adoption-of-real-time-payments-sparking-industry-innovation?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:48:00 GMT Paul Stoddart, Chief Executive Officer, Vocalink & Colleen Taylor, Executive Vice President, Mastercard, speak at Sibos 2018 in Sydney about recent innovations having an impact on the consumer, which markets are ahead of the curve when it comes to adopting the latest real-time applications and how some of the latest innovations have tackled the issue of security, when leveraging the real-time rails. https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1960/when-if-ever-will-the-nordics-become-cashless?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/videoarticle/1960/when-if-ever-will-the-nordics-become-cashless?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Tue, 13 Nov 2018 15:29:00 GMT Erik Zingmark, Head of Transaction Banking, Nordea, speaks at Sibos 2018 in Sydney, whether banks are really being disrupted by fintechs, what corporates are expecting from their banks in the next 3 to 5 years, and when, if ever, it will become cashless in the Nordics. https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26590/industry-cloud-platforms-the-future-of-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26590/industry-cloud-platforms-the-future-of-cloud?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Fri, 09 Aug 2024 15:20:27 GMT Industry cloud platforms (ICP), distinct from general-purpose cloud platforms, are tailored to meet... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26603/what-are-digital-wallets-exploring-their-rising-popularity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26603/what-are-digital-wallets-exploring-their-rising-popularity?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:05:27 GMT Internet services or electronic devices that enable online transactions are known as electronic wall... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26594/can-the-payments-industry-use-ai-to-detect-fraud-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26594/can-the-payments-industry-use-ai-to-detect-fraud-in-2024?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Sun, 11 Aug 2024 17:45:16 GMT Research predicted that hacks and data breaches will cost the global economy over $9.5 trillion by ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26600/why-bankers-need-to-think-like-entrepreneurs?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26600/why-bankers-need-to-think-like-entrepreneurs?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:48:56 GMT Fintech has revolutionized the banking and payments sectors, significantly contributing to economic ... https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26604/from-bias-to-buy-in-the-behavioural-economics-advantage-in-regtech-sales-to-financial-institutions?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed https://www.finextra.com/blogposting/26604/from-bias-to-buy-in-the-behavioural-economics-advantage-in-regtech-sales-to-financial-institutions?utm_medium=rssfinextra&utm_source=finextrafeed Mon, 12 Aug 2024 11:11:53 GMT The sale of regulatory technology to financial institutions is often a long and complex process, wit...