Banking: Page 28


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    Rain to offer EWA services via Workday

    The earned wage access provider will now be able to offer its services to more employers through the human resources software firm’s systems.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 18, 2024
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee April 26, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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    CFPB takes aim at ATM, debit card fees

    Regulators should assume, as a default, that customers have not agreed to coverage and fees unless banks can provide signed agreements or recorded conversations, the agency said in a policy reminder.

    By Dan Ennis • Sept. 18, 2024
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    Payments industry seeks to keep pace with fraudsters

    As losses from fraud in payments have climbed, companies are seeking new tools to combat illicit schemes.

    By Payments Dive staff
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    Mastercard CFO to continue working after cancer diagnosis

    Decisions on medical disclosures can be challenging for companies. Mastercard’s approach drew high marks from some corporate governance experts.

    By Maura Webber Sadovi • Sept. 18, 2024
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    Apple launches Affirm BNPL option

    Apple Pay customers can now use their iOS 18 phone or iPadOS 18 to access Affirm buy now, pay later options, including some that don’t charge interest.

    By Sept. 17, 2024
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    Lawmakers push for crackdown on fintechs

    Two U.S. senators demanded tighter regulations on BaaS and fintech partnerships, saying they pose “a broader threat to the stability of our banking system and the economy.”

    By Rajashree Chakravarty • Sept. 17, 2024
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    Visa, Mastercard enable rail transit payment in Beijing

    The major card networks enabled systems that allow international travelers in China to use their cards to pay for Beijing rail transit as of last week.

    By Sept. 16, 2024
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    U.S. Bank rolls out access to Paze digital wallet

    The bank began offering the payments option from Early Warning Services to its credit and debit cards customers this week.

    By Sept. 13, 2024
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    Mastercard acquires cybersecurity firm for $2.65B

    The acquisition is the latest in a series of cybersecurity firm purchases by the card network over the years.

    By Sept. 12, 2024
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    North American cashless payments to climb 7% by 2028: report

    Real-time payments and open banking will drive the increase, forcing the shift even faster globally, a Capgemini report released this week said.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Sept. 12, 2024
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    Airwallex eyes embedded payments in global push

    The payments software provider is making “immediate bets” on the Brazil and Mexico markets, a company executive said.

    By Grace Noto • Sept. 12, 2024
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    Global Payments CEO reshapes the business

    The payments technology company is getting a remake with job cuts, an acquisition and potential divestitures a year after Cameron Bready ascended to the CEO post.

    By Sept. 11, 2024
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    PayPal seeks to attract users offline

    The digital payments pioneer is leaning on cashback rewards to attract more consumer use in stores, and will also tap near-field technology to expand.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    Amex taps troves of customer data

    American Express eschews preset spending limits and instead relies on credit scores and spending history to manage risk, a company executive explained at a conference last week.

    By Sept. 10, 2024
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    Discover’s top lawyer leaves for Ally

    Hope Mehlman is expected to take her new Ally role on Dec. 2, even as Discover faces high legal hurdles in completing an acquisition of its business by Capital One.

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    The fintech CEO who is becoming a frequent flier with SpaceX

    On Jared Isaacman’s second trip to space, the billionaire plans to become the first private spacewalker. Shift4 investors will need to follow space news to learn about it.

    By Sept. 9, 2024
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    Visa to upgrade pay-by-bank service in UK next year

    The card network plans to make the account-to-account service available to consumers for paying bills, like rent, but eventually for other uses too, such as digital streaming.

    By , Sept. 6, 2024
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    Ex-Discover exec alleges age, gender bias in lawsuit

    Diane Offereins is suing the card network over roughly $7 million in clawed-back equity, claiming she was a “convenient scapegoat” for Discover’s card misclassification issue.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 5, 2024
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    Opinion

    CFPB’s EWA rule may undo progress

    “The CFPB’s plan to reclassify EWA as a loan could accidentally backfire on the agency by driving people right back to the payday lending industry,” writes one tech trade group professional. 

    By Adam Kovacevich • Sept. 5, 2024
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee April 26, 2022 in Washington, DC.
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    CFPB slammed with EWA commentary

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asked for public feedback on its earned wage access rule proposal and it got an earful.

    By Sept. 4, 2024
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    Viral JPMorgan Chase glitch is ‘fraud, plain and simple,’ bank says

    Some customers deposited bad checks and immediately withdrew funds before the checks bounced in a glitch that went viral on TikTok. Now, some users have holds on their accounts.

    By Gabrielle Saulsbery • Sept. 4, 2024
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    Paysafe taps FIS alum for CFO amid growth pivot

    The iGaming payments platform is looking to expand on its “robust” performance in the first half of the year with the appointment of new financial leadership.

    By Grace Noto • Sept. 4, 2024
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    U.S. Bank works to simplify SMB banking, payments

    A recent survey by the bank is leading it to bring its payments and banking tools together to work for small and mid-size business clients in a more simplified way.

    By Caitlin Mullen • Sept. 3, 2024
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    PayPal joins group investing $15M in Brazilian startup

    The digital payments pioneer expects the fintech to capitalize on the rise of buy now, pay later services in Brazil.

    By Tatiana Walk-Morris • Aug. 30, 2024
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    Tracker

    Earned wage access: Following states that have passed laws, or have legislation pending

    States began passing laws friendly to the industry in 2023 and have continued to pursue them this year, even after the federal government weighed in with a stricter standard.

    By Aug. 30, 2024
  • Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher Waller sits at table speaking.
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    Fed official questions faster cross-border payments ties

    Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller suspects there could be more fraud and money-laundering if countries move too quickly to link their faster payments systems, he said at a conference.

    By Aug. 29, 2024