The United Gateway Card from Chase and United Airlines is giving back to neighbours in need through the launch of the “Gateway to Giving” campaign. Championed by celebrity chef Carla Hall, the campaign...
Covid-19 has made 2020 the year of fraudulent payment transactions. Vince Graziani, CEO of IDEX Biometrics ASA, argues that biometric…
Toronto-based fintech firm XTM has introduced its unsecured Visa credit card programme, targeted at the underbanked population with thin credit scores. Dubbed Vert Card, the…
US-based credit card issuer Credit One Bank has inked a multi-year partnership with WWE, a sports entertainment company majorly known for professional wrestling. This partnership…
Luxury Card, a privately held financial services company owned by Black Card, unveiled its partnership with Frette, an Italian textile…
Wells Fargo has launched a new virtual card payments service to help business customers digitally pay invoices using one-time virtual…
US-based payments technology company InComm Payments has joined forces with UK-based reward and recognition experts team Motivates. Under this partnership,…
PayPal’s remittance service Xoom has launched a direct money transfer service for its consumers in the US. Consumers can now…
In the UK, John Lewis, Tesco Bank, and M&S Bank are the best brands at retaining credit card customers beyond 12 months, due to their interest-free periods, competitive rewards, and…
The French and Italian credit card markets could expand if issuers provide additional store discounts. But mobile wallet providers in India and China should reconsider their discounts, as currently this…
HSBC is the first bank in the UK to take up Mastercard’s Pay with Rewards platform for its new HSBC Rewards card. One might be forgiven for suggesting: “And about…
San Francisco-based fintech Cardless has introduced its credit card platform and secured a financial support of over $10m to support its development. The platform of…
Fintech firm Fiserv has rolled out a business intelligence platform to help financial institutions optimise their card portfolio using market intelligence as well as business…
Mastercard’s Vocalink has become the clearing and settlement solution provider for Real-Time Rail (RTR) – the new real-time payments system…
US-based digital banking and payment solutions provider i2c has partnered with fintech firm Purewrist. Purewrist is a provider of end-to-end…
China’s UnionPay has reportedly partnered with South Korean payment provider Danal to launch a pre-paid card for travellers with cryptocurrency…
Crypto wallet app ZenGo has unveiled plans to roll out a crypto debit card in the US next year in…
Indian consumers switch to credit cards in the wake of Covid-19
GlobalData’s Covid-19 Tracker Consumer Survey has shown that the preferences of Indian consumers are beginning to shift in relation to credit card versus cash usage since March 2020. Those who…