Total Visa and Mastercard processed or switched transactions (TX) in the first quarter (1Q/17) rebounded above year-on-year (YOY) growth rates of the past three years. Mastercard, is growing significantly higher YOY with a 500 basis points (bps) gap over Visa in 1Q/17, discounting the addition of Visa Europe in the third quarter of last year.\,…
Profits (after tax) among the nation’s Big 6 U.S. credit card issuers declined 25.3% in the first quarter (1Q/17), compared to one year ago (YOY) and, down 11.1% sequentially (QTQ). The sharp decline was attributed to YOY double-digit declines posted by American Express, Chase, Citibank and Capital One, according to CardData. Aggregate card after tax…
While all new technologies will be important to their business in the next two years, the majority of CFOs say they are most concerned with mobile payments and mobile capabilities to manage and approve payments (55%), with blockchain a close second (54%), followed by cloud payments (48%) and data mining (46%). Despite the buzz around…
Nearly nine of 10 bankers admit their bank does not have a formal payments strategy. Of those, only 46% have plans to develop a formal payments strategy. Furthermore, 36% of respondents characterize their bank’s approach to payments strategy as “fast follower,” while 54% said their bank takes a “wait and see” approach. Only 3% consider…
Verifone has launched two new portable and mPOS products: Verifone V240m & Verifone e285. Both devices are commerce-enabled and certified with the highest level of global security, PCI 5.0. This important certification, granted by the PCI Security Standards Council, ensures strong device protection for cardholder payment data and ensures the strongest possible protection in a…
The first UK technology app enabling micro-businesses to take physical card payments using smartphones without any additional dedicated hardware is not far off. Worldpay announced the launch of the first ever extended-trial of a software only card payment mPOS (mobile point of sale). My Business Mobile will allow businesses to download an app and accept…