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Leadership Lens
Joe Vasterling and Monica Gullickson Everything You Need to Know: Brand Release Updates
Apr 15, 2025Spring has arrived, bringing with it longer days, warmer weather, and—like clockwork—updates from the payment card networks. Hopefully your acquirer has reviewed the changes with you since many of them were scheduled to take effect on April 11, 2025. Keep in mind that implementation dates can vary depending on the card brand and your specific payments processor.
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Abby Arseneau March MAG Insider: What's Next in Payments?
Mar 31, 2025As we move into the second quarter of 2025, several groundbreaking events are on the horizon. These upcoming activities offer exciting opportunities to stay at the forefront of the payments industry, network with like-minded professionals, and explore new technologies that are transforming the payments landscape.
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Payments Technology
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Steve Cole Network Tokens, What Are They Good For?
Mar 20, 2025Last year, Visa announced that it had issued its 10 billionth token and that tokenized payments had prevented $650 million of fraud in 2023. Visa and Mastercard have also stated that approximately 30% of all their payment transactions are processed utilizing network tokens. Given that network tokens have only been around for about a decade, those are impressive numbers. But what is it about network tokens that give them their superpower to stop fraud? After all, in the case of network tokens, the token is just another number representing a customer’s credit or debit account. What makes these numbers so much more secure than the numbers that make up the primary account number (PAN) of the payment card? In the typical context, tokens are often referred to as a non-sensitive representation of something of value, such as the PAN in the case of network tokens. But wait, you may be thinking, “if I can make a payment transaction with a network token, that sounds pretty sensitive to me.” Before drawing any conclusions about network tokens, maybe we should first consider what a network token is not. It is not a security token.
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Advancing Payments
Kelly Andrus & Josh Pynn An Inside Lens of SIGs and RPP at Payments MAGnified 25!
Mar 18, 2025At Payments MAGnified 25, the Merchant Advisory Group (MAG) advanced payments through engaging learning sessions, ample networking, and a showcase of emerging technologies. Two standout forums- Special Interest Groups (SIGs) and Rising Payments Professionals (RPP)- were central to fostering valuable industry collaboration.
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Policy Perspective
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Leslie Crisp New Administration, New Priorities: What’s on the Horizon for Payments Policy?
Feb 28, 2025As the new administration takes shape, regulatory and legislative activity in Washington is evolving, with important implications for payments. Here’s a look at recent developments in Congress, at the Federal Reserve, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
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International Perspective
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Paul Tunstall, Vice President, International and Leslie Crisp Navigating 2025: Key Regulatory Insights for Merchants in a Shifting Payments Landscape
Feb 20, 2025As we step into 2025, the payments industry continues to evolve rapidly, with new regulations reshaping the landscape in the U.K., the EU, and beyond. To help merchants stay ahead, MAG's Director of Public Affairs, Leslie Crisp, joined the MAG’s International Leader, Paul Tunstall, to discuss what merchants need to know and how to prepare.
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