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September 2024 | Current Issue

The Nilson Report, in its 54rd year of publication, is the most respected source of news and analysis of the global card and mobile payment industry. Published bi-monthly.

15th Annual Research Publication

The World’s Top Card Issuers
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The World’s Top Card Issuers and Merchant Acquirers research publication is now in its 15th edition, and includes over 1,370 financial institutions in more than 120 countries.

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Fighting Deep Fake Fraud

Au10tix, which has roots in border control and airport security, counts Google, Payoneer and PayU as customers that use its automated identity verification technology to fight payment fraud. In 2023, the company’s Serial Fraud Monitor, an engine that tracks organized, professional fraud attempts, uncovered a genAI-based attack by an organized crime gang that involved the simultaneous effort to open more than 22,000 accounts, each with the discreet use of PII.

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Payment Card Fraud

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billion was lost to fraud
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of those losses
occurred in the U.S.

$ 0

billion in worldwide losses are
projected over the next ten years

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Industry News

August 28, 2024

Airtel Payments Bank unveils NCMC-Enabled smartwatch with RuPay Chip

Airtel Payments Bank in India has collaborated with Noise to launch an NCMC-enabled (National Common Mobility Card) smartwatch, integrated with the RuPay chip. Noise manufactures the watch, which will soon be available online and from Airtel stores.

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September 19, 2024

Wall Street Journal

Trump Floats Long-Shot Proposal for 10% Cap on Credit-Card Rates

"Borrowers in lower- and middle-income households who carry balances would benefit the most from caps on credit-card charges. But they would also be the first ones banks would stop lending to if Trump’s cap were passed, said David Robertson, publisher of the Nilson Report, an industry publication."

"'Wall Street banks would say, how much further risk do I want to bring on given the fact that my revenue is shrinking?” Robertson said. “That’s where the rubber meets the road.'"