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Discover cardholders who have the iPhone X can now use the phone’s facial recognition technology to log into the mobile app with just a look. Discovers bank customers will also be able to use this technology to streamline mobile banking. Continue reading

Virtual Reality is making its way into movies and games, but it’s also being used to up the experiences of shoppers. MasterCard and Swarovski have partnered to launch a virtual reality (VR) shopping app, and with this app, people can shop for merchandise from the Atelier Swarovski home décor line,… Continue reading

Would you give up your morning coffee if it meant you could get paid faster? For a third of Americans, the answer was yes, according to a study by Viewpost, finding that they would forgo their morning joe if it meant that cash would land in their bank account faster. Continue reading

Last year there was an upswing in the number of chip-enabled debit cards rolled out, according to the 2017 Debit Issuer Study by Pulse, with an estimated 80% of cards in the United States having been outfitted with EMV technology. While issuance of cards was up, in 2016 the instances of fraud were… Continue reading

Consumer interest in using connected devices outfitted with payment technology is growing in a market where voice-controlled assistants and wearable devices are becoming part of the cultural landscape, according to a new study by Visa. Continue reading

Mobile and person-to-person payments are gaining traction with consumers, according to a new study by Fiserv, a financial services tech company. They also found that the number of people using digital wallets is slowly growing too. Why? Making fast payments is a big draw for many people, with 76%… Continue reading

Wix, a cloud-based web development platform letting people set up a wide range of websites, is teaming up with Square to provide merchants and entrepreneurs a new method of taking payments for products and services bought online and in real time. Continue reading

When ordering online have you ever wished you could use your Discover or Diners Club card more often? Well if you have, then times are a changing because Discover has inked a deal with Computop to expand their International E-Commerce Merchant Acceptance. Continue reading

Paying bills on time definitely has an impact on credit scores and creditworthiness, and Americans are well aware of that fact, according to a new study by Equifax. Continue reading

Digital wallets like Apple Pay and Samsung Pay are often in the news, so it’s natural to assume that mobile payments are trending with consumers. But according to a new study that may not be the case. Continue reading