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JPMorgan: Using Transaction Data To Help Merchants Optimize Cash Flow

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Routing a transaction through a different network — for example a PIN-less debit network — can in certain situations lead to a higher approval rate. The fifth authorization lever involves authentication in Europe with PSD2 regulations, which require an elevated level of customer authentication.

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FICO’s Take On Debit Security

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Financial institutions (FIs) cannot simply expect the popularity of debit to persist unaided, however, and must continue to innovate to keep fraud rates at a minimum. Card issuers, networks and retailers all must play a part in defending against such breaches. That delay appears to be intended to drive up the data’s prices.

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Deep Dive: How Payment Card Networks Win Merchants Over

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This is thanks to a 2010 federal law known as the Durbin Amendment, which requires that merchants be able to select from at least two unaffiliated networks through which they can route their transactions. It also allows them to choose how to direct customers to authenticate payments, such as with or without PINs.

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EMV Chip Cards: What You Need to Know About PIN or Signature Cards and How They Work

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The EMV standard has now become a global standard for cards equipped with computer chips and the technology used to authenticate chip-card transactions. PIN cards are commonly used in regions where PIN authentication is prevalent, such as Europe and many other parts of the world. If not, the transaction may be declined.

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NCR’s Cardtronics Bid – And The Rise Of Self-Service Banking At The ATM 

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Cardtronics’ debit network is highly complementary to NCR’s payments platform, and will enable the combined company to seamlessly connect retail and bank customers while capitalizing on the banking industry’s transition toward infrastructure outsourcing.". NCR made its bid official on Monday morning (Jan.

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Top Payments News: DoorDash Bolsters Its Treasure Chest; Policymakers Target Big Tech Over Data; Feds Probe Debit Card Practices

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is talking to large merchants to discover if some retailers are being blocked from routing digital payments over alternative debit networks, sources told Bloomberg. NEW DATA: Banks Fail To Meet Consumer Desire To Drive Mobile Banking Authentication.

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Rediscovering The Missing Principles Of Faster Payments

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For more than 30 years, INTERAC has been Canada’s debit network facilitating secure financial transactions. But how is the industry supposed to get there? It may require taking a look at a market that truly “gets” faster payments, which can be found by just looking north.