Are Debit Cards the New Credit Cards?
WEBINAR Are Debit Cards the New Credit Cards? August 19, 2026 1:00 pm EDT [contact-form-7] What’s Driving Debit’s Rise to Top-of-Wallet Status? For years, credit cards owned the conversation around rewards, loyalty, and everyday spending. That’s changing. As debit cards introduce rewards, buy now, pay later options, and other new capabilities, consumers are increasingly reaching […]
Remitly Launches Debit Card to Expand Beyond Remittances
Remitly, which has built its business on cross-border money transfers, is launching a companion debit card in the U.S., entering the growing market for international payments. The Remitly Global Card integrates with Remitly’s cross-border payments platform, giving customers access to the company’s foreign exchange rates and transfer services. Remitly says the card provides access […]
Apple Faces Lawsuit Over Fake Crypto App in App Store
Three people are suing Apple after allegedly losing a combined $1.8 million to a fake cryptocurrency wallet app that was available in the App Store, intensifying scrutiny of the company’s longstanding claims that its tightly controlled marketplace is safer than rival app stores. According to TechCrunch, the lawsuit alleges the three men downloaded a fraudulent […]
BIS Completes $1 Million Test of Tokenized Cross-Border Payments
Tokenized deposits promise many of the efficiency benefits of stablecoins while operating within a regulated banking framework. That concept has now been tested at scale in Project Agorá, which recently processed $1 million in live tokenized cross-border payments—one of the broadest real-world demonstrations of the technology to date. The project is led by the Bank […]
How AI Is Testing the Limits of Credit Card Compliance
Artificial intelligence is giving credit card issuers new ways to improve underwriting, detect fraud, and assess risk. But the technology’s ability to process enormous amounts of consumer data is also colliding with one of the industry’s oldest challenges: complying with lending laws that strictly limit what information can be used to make credit decisions. Brian […]