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Improve My Credit Fitness Now Offering Complimentary Consultation

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Monday, February 25, 2019
Economy, Money, Finance, Personal finance, Credit, Credit score in the United States, Credit card, Credit history, Credit score, Seasoned tradeline

"Our consultation will provide anyone with helpful information to help them get on the road to having a healthy credit score, quickly and easily."

Key Points: 
  • "Our consultation will provide anyone with helpful information to help them get on the road to having a healthy credit score, quickly and easily."
  • Improve My Credit Fitness has the solution: a tradeline.
  • "For the purpose of improving your credit score quickly, we add you as an authorized user to a credit card tradeline with perfect credit history," the spokesperson explained.
  • Improve My Credit Fitness was founded to help our community achieve a better quality of life and financial position by improving their credit score quickly.

Jianpu Technology Inc. Reports Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2018 Unaudited Financial Results

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Monday, February 25, 2019
Credit card, Economy, Financial services, Finance

Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 26.9% to RMB742.1 million (US$107.9 million) from RMB584.6 million in the same period of 2017.

Key Points: 
  • Total revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 26.9% to RMB742.1 million (US$107.9 million) from RMB584.6 million in the same period of 2017.
  • Total revenues from recommendation services increased by 20.3% to RMB659.2 million (US$95.9 million) in the fourth quarter of 2018 from RMB547.9 million in the same period of 2017.
  • The average fee per credit card for recommendation services increased to RMB112.05 (US$16.30) in the fourth quarter of 2018 from RMB104.49 in the fourth quarter of 2017.
  • The average fee per loan application increased to RMB14.98 (US$2.18) in the fourth quarter of 2018 from RMB13.21 in the fourth quarter of 2017.

SmartMetric Biometrics Inside the Card Leads in Biometric Security for Credit Cards

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Friday, February 22, 2019
Technology, Consumer electronics, Hardware, Other Technology, Security, Professional services, Banking, Access control, Identification, Biometrics, Authentication, Cryptography, ISO standards, Ubiquitous computing, Smart card, EMV, Identity document, Credit card, Countries applying biometrics

SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME), the maker of miniature electronic fingerprint scanners that fit inside credit cards, ID cards and portable health records cards, says that fingerprint biometrics is the only biometric technology that is able to functionally work as a self-contained biometric solution for credit cards.

Key Points: 
  • SmartMetric, Inc. (OTCQB: SMME), the maker of miniature electronic fingerprint scanners that fit inside credit cards, ID cards and portable health records cards, says that fingerprint biometrics is the only biometric technology that is able to functionally work as a self-contained biometric solution for credit cards.
  • Other forms of biometric security such as Voice, Face and Behavioral based biometrics are not suited for a solution that provides biometric security in a card format.
  • SmartMetric has recently signed an agreement with a major credit card chip and EMV chip card supplier to credit card issuing banks throughout the world.
  • The SmartMetric association with Advantis and their credit card chip on the SmartMetric biometric card now allows for a Biometric Card solution for the 100 Banks that now use the Advantis Chip and Credit Card operating system globally.

Ireland, 2019: Payments Landscape Opportunities & Risks to 2022 - Values & Volumes for Cash, Cards, Credit Transfers, Direct Debits, and Cheques - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, February 22, 2019
Professional services, Banking, Economy, Financial services, Payment systems, Money, Banking, Cheque, Direct debit, Credit card, Bank, Debits and credits, Payment, Debit card

The "Payments Landscape in Ireland: Opportunities and Risks to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

Key Points: 
  • The "Payments Landscape in Ireland: Opportunities and Risks to 2022" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
  • Detailed analysis of strategies adopted by banks and other institutions to market debit and credit cards.
  • Payments Landscape in Ireland: Opportunities and Risks to 2022 provides detailed analysis of market trends in the Irish cards and payments industry.
  • It provides values and volumes for a number of key performance indicators in the industry, including cash, cards, credit transfers, direct debits, and cheques during the review-period (2014-18e).

Liquid and Simplex partner to offer credit and debit card deposits for cryptocurrency traders

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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Payment systems, Economy, Money, Finance, Chargeback, Payment card, Debit card, Cryptocurrency, Credit card, Crypto

"We are extremely excited to be working with Simplex on this fantastic innovation to bring even more flexibility to crypto traders and holders on our Liquid platform.

Key Points: 
  • "We are extremely excited to be working with Simplex on this fantastic innovation to bring even more flexibility to crypto traders and holders on our Liquid platform.
  • This represents a significant milestone for Liquid as we continue to roll out useful services for our users," said Seth Melamed, Liquid Global Head of Business Development & Sales.
  • "By offering securecredit and debit card processing for crypto purchases, adoption will continue to rise, expanding the cryptocurrency space as we know it.
  • Simplex processes credit card payments with a 100% zero fraud guarantee in case of a chargeback, the merchant gets paid by Simplex.

Liquid and Simplex partner to offer credit and debit card deposits for cryptocurrency traders

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 21, 2019
Payment systems, Economy, Money, Finance, Chargeback, Payment card, Credit card, Debit card, Cryptocurrency, Crypto

"We are extremely excited to be working with Simplex on this fantastic innovation to bring even more flexibility to crypto traders and holders on our Liquid platform.

Key Points: 
  • "We are extremely excited to be working with Simplex on this fantastic innovation to bring even more flexibility to crypto traders and holders on our Liquid platform.
  • This represents a significant milestone for Liquid as we continue to roll out useful services for our users," said Seth Melamed, Liquid Global Head of Business Development & Sales.
  • "By offering securecredit and debit card processing for crypto purchases, adoption will continue to rise, expanding the cryptocurrency space as we know it.
  • Simplex processes credit card payments with a 100% zero fraud guarantee in case of a chargeback, the merchant gets paid by Simplex.

Cyber Criminals Cash in on Millions With Formjacking, Posing a Serious Threat to Businesses and Consumers

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Wednesday, February 20, 2019
Technology, Security, Carding, Economy, Content-control software, Symantec, Credit card fraud, Credit card, Computer companies, Money

Symantec's ISTR provides an overview of the threat landscape, including insights into global threat activity, cyber criminal trends, and motivations for attackers.

Key Points: 
  • Symantec's ISTR provides an overview of the threat landscape, including insights into global threat activity, cyber criminal trends, and motivations for attackers.
  • By conservative estimates, cyber criminals may have collected tens of millions of dollars last year, stealing consumers financial and personal information through credit card fraud and sales on the dark web.
  • With more than 380,000 credit cards stolen, the British Airways attack alone may have allowed criminals to net more than $17 million.
  • Formjacking represents a serious threat for both businesses and consumers, said Greg Clark, CEO, Symantec.

SmartMetric Will Be Speaking on Biometric Credit Cards at the Payments Summit in Phoenix, Arizona, March 14, 2019

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Technology, Consumer electronics, Online Retail, Hardware, Other Technology, Professional services, Banking, Consulting, Other Professional Services, Retail, Identification, Biometrics, Access control, Authentication, ISO standards, Ubiquitous computing, Cryptography, Payment systems, Smart card, Credit card, EMV, Fingerprint

SmartMetrics President and CEO Chaya Hendrick will be giving a talk on Biometric Credit Cards on Thursday 14th at 9:00am to 10:15am.

Key Points: 
  • SmartMetrics President and CEO Chaya Hendrick will be giving a talk on Biometric Credit Cards on Thursday 14th at 9:00am to 10:15am.
  • The presentation is titled the Future of Payments Cards, EMV Biometric Smart Cards.
  • SmartMetric is a United States based company who is a recognized leader in the development and integration of fingerprint scanning biometrics into credit/debit and other security related cards.
  • The company has developed an independently powered biometric credit card that uses an internal battery to power a miniature fingerprint scanner inside the credit card.

90% of Credit Card Terms & Conditions Are Inaccessible To USA Citizens Without A College Education

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Payment systems, Economy, Money, Finance, Credit card, Card, Credit agreements in South Africa, Debit card

Yet, the terms and conditions for one of the most commonly used financial products, credit cards, require a college education to be understood.

Key Points: 
  • Yet, the terms and conditions for one of the most commonly used financial products, credit cards, require a college education to be understood.
  • 50 of the largest credit card providers in the USA were analyzed in VisibleThread's latest report .
  • In Q4 of 2018, VisibleThread conducted research into credit card terms to see if leading card providers communicate clearly with their audience.
  • The results clearly showed this not to be the case:
    90% of Terms & Conditions require a college education to be understood.

Global Payment Processor Veem Introduces First and Only Rewards Program for International Payments to Celebrate 100,000th Customer

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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Payment systems, Economy, Business, Credit card, Invoice

The VeemRewards program gives businesses cash backfor managing their business payments through Veem and ditching outdated bank wires.

Key Points: 
  • The VeemRewards program gives businesses cash backfor managing their business payments through Veem and ditching outdated bank wires.
  • VeemRewards allows businesses to earn rewards for sending international payments, invoicing new customers, and adding new businesses to their supply chain.
  • Similar to the rewards built on credit cards, now rewards are available on a whole new paradigm.
  • "Veem Rewards have helped us move our customers along the path to digital payments, allowing us to streamline our receivables.