[image_with_animation image_url=”17773″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default”]We welcome Cartes Bancaires to The CardLinx Association! Cartes Bancaires is France’s national interbank network and payment network with over 46,000 ATMs and over 1 million EFTPOS acceptance points. As of 2017, CB had 68.25 million cards in circulation. CB was created in 1984 and has since incorporated technologies in...

Wall Street Journal reported that Apple and Goldman Sachs are nearing the consumer launch of their previously announced joint credit card. This new credit card will be paired with the iPhone to encourage use of Apple Pay and include features that help consumers manage their finances like setting financial goals and tracking rewards. Additionally, cardholders will receive 2% cash back...

Last week’s mega bank merger announcement from BB&T and SunTrust will result in the 6th largest commercial bank in the US. These two regional banks are both headquartered in the Southeast and will create a new bank based in Charlotte, North Carolina. This yet-to-be-named new bank is a bet that increased scale will help keep up with larger competitors in the drive...

CardLinx member Meniga expands to the US with an office in Boston. A Reykjavík-based company Meniga provides white label financial products and services for banks and advertisers by using data to provide better mobile and online banking experiences for customers and card-linked marketing for additional revenue. With over 40 million customers in 18 countries, Meniga is a pioneer in comprehensive personal...

Silvio’s banking.com article “Transforming Banking Through the Internet of Commerce Things” discusses how card-linking is changing the future of banking. Here’s an excerpt: Banks are in a unique position to shape what banking for the 21st century will look like when virtually any device can access the internet and become the payment. What makes IoCT possible is card-linking. It links an existing...