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/retail

Visa unveils AI-based credit application fraud prevention tool

Visa has built a digital tool that uses AI and proprietary data to help US financial institutions predict credit application fraud.

/retail

Tandem’s Ricky Knox on changing psychologies towards credit amid Covid-19

Ricky Knox, CEO and founder of Tandem Bank reflects on Covid-19’s impact on customers financial health and gives FinextraTV his take on shifting attitudes towards credit, pre and post-pandemic.

/security

G+D taps EMV cards for SCA

Giesecke+Devrient has developed a system that lets customers use EMV payment cards and their mobile phones for the upcoming Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) rules.

/retail

Santander invests in alternative lender Upgrade

Santander InnoVentures has led a $40 million Series D investment round in Upgrade, the consumer credit platform that is moving into mobile banking.

/payments

Worldpay rolls out Open Banking Hub for account-to-account payments

Worldpay is rolling out a new Open Banking Hub to merchants, enabling users to pay for purchases direct from their bank account, circumventing the need to enter card or account information into a third party site.

/payments

UK's top court rules against Visa and Mastercard in interchange fee battle

The UK's Supreme Court has come down in favour of the UK's biggest supermarket chains in a long-runnning legal battle over the level of interchange fees charged by Visa and Mastercard

/sustainable

Visa to issue sustainable plastic cards

Visa is to roll out cards made from recycled plastic to all financial institutions globally.

/payments

DCBank works with XTM to introduce 'reverse ATMs'

Canada's DCBank has joined forces with technology outfit XTM to install cash kiosks that convert notes and coins into a pre-paid Mastercard for spending at shopping malls and sports stadiums.

/payments

BBVA Open Platform helps firms move money in real-time

BBVA's API-powered open banking platform has launched a real-time payments service via Visa Direct, for US companies.

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Brits go weeks without using cash during Covid-19 lockdown

Brits have gone an average of 44 days without using cash as they ditch notes and coins for contactless payments during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a survey from Nationwide Building Society.

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Russian store goes cashierless with Sberbank and Visa

Russia's Sberbank has teamed up with Visa and retailer Azbuka Vkusa to open a cashierless store where customers simply take items from shelves and are automatically charged.

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Dispute management platform Chargeback raises $6.6m

Chargeback, an American real-time dispute management platform for merchants, has closed a $6.6 million Series A1 funding round led by Fintop Capital and Next Frontier Capital.

/payments

More than half of UK payments in 2019 made by card

More than half of all payments in the UK were made by card last year as cash usage fell sharply, industry figures show.

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Covid-19 delays New York subway contactless payments rollout

While Covid-19 is encouraging an uptick in contactless payments, the virus is set to stymie tap-and-pay for New York commuters by delaying the roll out of a new system, according to the Wall Street Journal.

/startups

Mastercard brings Fintech Express to Europe

Mastercard has brought its Fintech Express programme to Europe, providing easy access to a customised set of rules, relevant resources and digital-first services to help startups add payments to their suite of products.

/payments

Which? calls on UK Government to prevent collapse of cash

Consumer group Which? has called on the Government to protect the already fragile cash system from collapse as the UK's shift to a cashless society accelerates.

/inclusion

Mobile banking service for US immigrants launches

Welcome Technologies, an outfit that works to support immigrants to the US, has joined forces with Green Dot on a digital banking product.

/payments

Marqeta raises $150m at $4.3bn valuation

Marqeta has raised $150 million from an unnamed institutional investor, valuing the open API card issuing and processing platform at $4.3 billion.

/retail

Poland's Pekao launches kids' app

Polish bank Pekao has launched an app that helps children save and learn about how to manage their money.

/payments

Samsung and SoFi launch money management tool

Electronics giant Samsung has partnered US digital lender SoFi on a mobile-first money management platform and Mastercard debit card.