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Apple unveils credit card

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Apple unveils credit card

Apple is launching its own credit card that will be tightly integrated into its mobile wallet and promises to help customers lead a "healthier financial life".

Card issuing outfit Marqeta nears $250m funding round - TechCrunch

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Card issuing outfit Marqeta nears $250m funding round - TechCrunch

Open API card issuing and processing platform Marqeta is closing in on a $250 million Series E round at a $1.875 billion valuation, according to TechCrunch.

Visa builds Crypto Team

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Visa builds Crypto Team

Visa is quietly building a 'Crypto Team' to execute the card scheme's strategy for the cryptocurrency world.

UK embraces contactless payments

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UK embraces contactless payments

Total UK contactless spending rose by nearly a third last year to £69 billion, with tap and pay now accounting for more than 40% of all card transactions, according to industry figures.

Barclaycard opens up to Alipay

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Barclaycard opens up to Alipay

Barclaycard, which processes nearly half of the UK’s credit and debit card transactions, has extended an existing provisional agreement with Alipay, enabling retailers across the country to accept the Chinese payment app at the point-of-sale.

Mastercard to buy Ethoca to reduce fraud in digital commerce

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Mastercard to buy Ethoca to reduce fraud in digital commerce

Mastercard continues its spending spree, agreeing to buy Ethoca, a firm that helps merchants and card issuers collaborate in real-time to identify and resolve fraud in digital commerce. Financial terms were not disclosed.

NatWest pilots biometric payment card

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NatWest pilots biometric payment card

UK bank NatWest is piloting in-card biometric technology that lets customers verify point-of-sale transactions with their fingerprints.

Mastercard drops Earthport bid; turns attentions to Transfast

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Mastercard drops Earthport bid; turns attentions to Transfast

Visa appears to have won the bidding war for cross-border payments firm Earthport after rival Mastercard dropped its bid and instead struck a deal to buy another money transfer network, Transfast, for an undisclosed amount.

US Senate castigates Equifax over data breach

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US Senate castigates Equifax over data breach

Equifax failed to prioritise cybersecurity and left itself open to attack in the lead up to the massive 2017 data breach that compromised the personal information of more than 145 million Americans, a Senate investigation has found.

Bank of England takes action over Visa outage

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Bank of England takes action over Visa outage

The Bank of England is to take supervisory action against Visa following a widespread outage last year that disrupted payments for millions of shoppers across Europe.

Philadelphia bans cashless stores

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Philadelphia bans cashless stores

Philadelphia has become the first major US city to ban cashless stores and restaurants in a move designed to end discrimination against the unbanked.

Access to cash system on verge of collapse warns report

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Access to cash system on verge of collapse warns report

UK banks and regulators are being urged to act to prevent the country from "sleepwalking" into a cashless society, in a hard-hitting report prepared by former financial ombudsman Natalie Ceeney.

Wave buys SME biz account and card provider Every

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Wave buys SME biz account and card provider Every

Wave, a Toronto-based startup offering products and services to small businesses, has acquired Every, which provides business accounts and debit cards to SMEs. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Kroger extends Visa ban

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Kroger extends Visa ban

Kroger, the United States' largest supermarket chain by revenue, is extending a ban on Visa credit cards to its Smith's Food and Drug Stores division in protest at "excessive" interchange fees.

JPMorgan moves into POS financing space

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JPMorgan moves into POS financing space

JPMorgan Chase is preparing to move into the POS financing market, enabling customers to pay in installments for $500-plus purchases and run up loans on bigger ticket items.

EC considers regulatory push for TIPS instant payments

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EC considers regulatory push for TIPS instant payments

The European Commission is pondering a "regulatory push" to encourage adoption of the new TIPS instant payments service and make it a genuine rival to the card schemes and tech giant-built digital wallets.

Taiwan's E SUN Bank deploys facial recognition ATMs

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Taiwan's E SUN Bank deploys facial recognition ATMs

Taiwan's E SUN Bank has teamed up with NEC Corporation to roll out ATMs featuring facial recognition technology.

Huge cache of Pakistani payment card data appears on Dark Web

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Huge cache of Pakistani payment card data appears on Dark Web

A huge dump of cards and PIN codes from Pakistani banks has gone up for sale on notorious Dark Web site Joker's Stash.

US cities look into banning cashless stores

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US cities look into banning cashless stores

The US push back against cashlessness has begun in earnest, with several cities and states taking steps that could force stores and restaurants to accept paper money.

Lloyds looks to unlock access to cash

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Lloyds looks to unlock access to cash

In the wake of fierce criticism from politicians and consumer groups over the disappearance of ATMs and bank branches from the high street, Lloyds Banking Group is to run a pilot scheme which will offer retailers a fee for processing cashback transactions over the counter.

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