Of the six billion plastic payment cards in circulation globally, most are made of virgin plastic instead of recycled materials, and many banks want alternatives. The problem is that it can be costly ...

Hallmark Cards is collaborating with Venmo to add QR codes for secure, digital gift cards inside traditional paper greeting cards. Facing rising payment card environmental-impact concerns, card ...

Trust Bank Singapore Limited (known as ‘Trust’), is offering its customers sustainable credit and debit cards made from recycled ocean plastic. Assembled at Thales’ largest Digital Identity and ...

Mark Nelsen, Visa‘s global head of consumer payments, sees a world where the plastic card in your wallet becomes increasingly obsolete and the standard 16-digit account number becomes worthless.

Billions of credit cards end up in landfills, but some card issuers are working to incorporate sustainable and recyclable materials into new cards. It's getting easier and less expensive for card ...

This content has been selected, created and edited by the Finextra editorial team based upon its relevance and interest to our community. The switch will begin in the US, Canada and Australia later ...

The credit card — a small piece of plastic once synonymous with modern commerce — has quietly dominated the payments landscape for decades. From its humble beginnings as a convenience for affluent ...