credit cards

JPMorgan Chase to buy credit card loyalty platform cxLoyalty

12/28/20

JPMorgan Chase is buying Stamford, Conn.-based cxLoyalty, a major credit card loyalty platform, in a bid to enrich its own card loyalty programs when travel resumes following the global pandemic.

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Glut of holiday shopping could benefit credit unions in 2021

12/23/20

With one study showing consumers racking up additional credit card debt this season, some members may be eager to consolidate their balances in the year ahead.

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Dirty money: Sex and the payments industry

12/21/20

When Mastercard and Visa cut ties with Pornhub in December, it was abrupt but unsurprising. The banking and payments industries have had a long and conflicted history with adult content.

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Fiserv to buy Ondot as card payments get more digital

12/16/20

It isn't lost on Fiserv that consumers increasingly are moving to digital financial services. Its deal to acquire Ondot Systems, a digital card solutions platform, aims to capitalize on the shift.

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Chase, Air Canada to launch cobranded Aeroplan card in U.S.

12/14/20

JPMorgan Chase is partnering with Air Canada, the bank's first new cobranded card partner to be announced in years.

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U.S. consumer credit growth slows as credit card balances shrink

12/07/20

U.S. consumer borrowing rose in October by less than forecast, reflecting a decline in credit card balances as the pandemic continued to limit some purchases.

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Capital One loses its CFO, announces a new one

12/03/20

With R. Scott Blackley planning to leave for a role at a health-insurance startup, the credit card giant is promoting longtime executive Andrew Young.

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EBay hires Discover’s U.S. cards chief to drive growth

12/02/20

EBay has hired Discover’s top U.S. cards executive, Julie Loger, for the newly created position of global chief growth officer.

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COVID-era credit card spending hits new high

11/25/20

In a potentially good sign for credit unions, last week credit card spending reached its highest point since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to data from PSCU.

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Visa pilots card-not-present security app with MSUFCU

11/17/20

The pilot leverages Keyno’s CVVkey technology that uses a dynamic card verification value 2 (CVV2) code to provide a higher level of security against fraud for online and mobile payments.

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