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EMV deadline nears for gas stations, but many won't make it

03/16/21

After postponing enforcement for years, the card brands are implementing an EMV liability shift at fuel stations, which still struggle to make the upgrades necessary for chip-card acceptance.

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Visa, Mastercard to delay merchant fee hikes another year

03/16/21

Visa and Mastercard are postponing plans to boost the fees U.S. merchants pay when consumers use credit cards online, pushing back the changes another year to April 2022 because of the pandemic.

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When rioters attacked the Capitol, these payment companies were quick to respond

01/15/21

Some companies cut off the flow of cash to insurrectionists, while others put a halt to their political spending. Their actions came quickly after the events of Jan. 6.

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Visa's plan to move on from Plaid

01/13/21

After calling off its bid to buy the data aggregator Plaid, the card network is shifting its focus back to its role as an enabler of digital payments and related services.

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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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