Recap: AI in Retail Payments
The Technology Isn’t New. The Economics Are. AI and machine learning have been around for decades. Steve Mott from BetterBuyDesign deployed his first AI/ML application in 1990. What…
American Express Joins Advisory Board
PaymentsEd Forum Appoints JJ Kieley Of American Express to Advisory Board The PaymentsEd Forum, a non-profit organization focusing on delivering educational and networking opportunities to card-not-present (CNP) payment…
Advisor Corner
PaymentsEd is supported by payments experts from advisor organizations, card brands, acquirers and consulting organizations. These organizations are well versed in payments and play an important part in…
2017 Forum Session Proposals
For the past 27 years, PaymentsEd has been educating payments professionals on industry trends and best practices. We want you to share your passion and expertise on topics such…
Small businesses are moving ahead with an EMV lawsuit
A federal judge in California will allow an EMV-related antitrust and conspiracy lawsuit filed by two small retailers against the major US card networks to proceed into the…
New MasterCard 2-Series BIN Range Coming October 2016
The Program: MasterCard is adding new primary account bank identification number (BIN) range 222100-272099 this October to be processed with and in the same manner as the existing…
Credit Card Networks Must Face Merchants’ Chip-Reader Suit
Visa Inc., MasterCard Inc. and American Express Co. lost an early round of a lawsuit alleging they colluded to pin liability for fraudulent transactions on merchants who didn’t…
Appeals Court Rules In Favor Of Amex Over Merchant Rules
American Express scored a victory on Monday (Sept. 26) after a federal appeals court paved the way for the credit card company to enforce rules that would prevent…
Visa, MasterCard $7.25 billion settlement with retailers is thrown out
Visa, MasterCard $7.25 billion settlement with retailers is thrown out. A federal appeals court on Thursday threw out a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement reached by Visa Inc (V.N)…
Costco Card – American Express to Citi Transition
Merchants should be aware of the Costco credit card transitioning from American Express to Citi. Citi has begun issuing new Costco Visa cards, which will be enabled for…
The PaymentsEd Forum Announces New Executive Director
The DRF PaymentsEd Forum announces Laura Lively their new Executive Director. “The DRF PaymentsEd Merchant Board has unanimously selected Laura Lively to be our next Executive Director,” says…
Ethoca’s Julie Fergerson Appointed to Merchant Advisory Board
The DRF PaymentsEd Forum, a non-profit organization focusing on delivering educational and networking opportunities to card-not-present (CNP) payment professionals, recently appointed Julie Fergerson, senior vice president of Industry…