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Andrew Allen

Staff Writer
Andrew Allen

About The Author

For nearly 20 years, Andrew has worked for financial institutions ranging from regional investment organizations to some of the largest banks in the world. At Wells Fargo, Andrew was a Consultant within the Insight and Innovation division. A graduate of the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business, Andrew’s goal has been promoting personal financial wellness and solid money decisions.

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Visa Renews ICBA Partnership to Power Card Payments for U.S. Community Banks

Visa Commits to Powering Card Payments for Community Banks

By: Andrew Allen 7/17/2025

Visa and Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) subsidiary ICBA Payments are renewing their... Read More »

Mastercard Redefines Experience-Driven Credit Card Benefits With Launch of The Mastercard Collection

Mastercard Enhances Experience-Driven Benefits

By: Andrew Allen 7/17/2025

Mastercard has announced a new suite of enhanced benefits, which the company has branded The Mastercard... Read More »

Zelle’s Community Bank Blitz Poses Growing Threat to Credit Card Issuers

Zelle's Expansion Puts Credit Card Issuers on Alert

By: Andrew Allen 7/17/2025

Digital payments network Zelle added 178 new financial institutions to its partner list during Q4 2024... Read More »

Court Tosses Merchant Lawsuit Claiming Apple Took Payments to Avoid Competing with Card Networks

Court Tosses Case Alleging Apple-Card Network Deal

By: Andrew Allen 7/16/2025

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Apple accepted money from Mastercard and Visa in return for... Read More »

Wells Fargo is Cutting Ties With Bilt as Credit Card Partnership Fails to Deliver Profits

Wells Fargo is Cutting Ties With Bilt Amid Profitability Concerns

By: Andrew Allen 7/15/2025

Wells Fargo is ending its partnership with Bilt ahead of schedule, as profits failed to materialize from... Read More »

Tokenization Emerges as a Protective Force to Help Merchants Stop Card Fraud Before It Starts

Tokenization Emerges as a Force in Preventing Card Fraud

By: Andrew Allen 7/11/2025

Businesses that invest in tokenization for their payment architecture could be best positioned to thrive... Read More »

FNBO’s New Credit Card Reveals How Co-Branding Strategies Can Help Issuers Tap Into New Markets

FNBO Bets on Co-Branding to Reach New Markets

By: Andrew Allen 7/11/2025

First National Bank of Omaha (FNBO) has teamed up with Mastercard and Mid-Atlantic convenience store Wawa... Read More »

FICO’s BNPL Move May Allow Credit Card Issuers to Gain a Larger Slice of the Payment Pie

FICO’s BNPL Move May Benefit Credit Card Issuers

By: Andrew Allen 7/10/2025

FICO recently announced plans to incorporate buy now, pay later (BNPL) data into its new credit scores... Read More »

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