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Soccer-We need to help De Bruyne through tough schedule, says GuardiolaDigital gift card platform On Me has launched a five-year partnership with Mastercard . The company announced the collaboration Wednesday (Dec. 4), along with the news that it had raised $1.7 million in pre-seed funding, money it will use to expand its retailer partnerships. “Advancing the industry from magnetic swipe technology pioneered in the 1980s to sleek, modern mobile wallets, with Apple Pay and Google Pay integration, On Me provides consumers with the ability to purchase and checkout seamlessly with just a few taps on your phone,” the company said in a news release. The company says its efforts are aimed at providing a more vibrant gift card experience, while also keeping plastic cards out of landfills and preventing fraud. On Me pointed to data from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) showing that gift card-related fraud was a $217 million problem in 2023. The FTC issued a warning about gift card scams last year, telling consumers that would-be fraudsters “might say to put money on an eBay, Google Play, Target or Apple gift card. They might send you to a specific store — often Walmart, Target, CVS or Walgreens. Sometimes they’ll tell you to buy cards at several stores, so cashiers won’t get suspicious.” The company said it helps prevent this by offering two-factor authentication across all transactions and on-device encryption on mobile payments. “Traditional gift cards have fallen behind in the digital age,” said Darragh Meaney , CEO of On Me. “We’re reshaping this space with experiences that are not only highly personalized but also built for seamless integration with modern smartphones.” In other news from the gift card world, PYMNTS spoke recently with Darren Abbott , chief brand officer at Hallmark , about how the integration of digital gift cards with physical greeting cards — from the company’s Gift Cards Greetings offering — improves the customer experience. “We know consumers want solutions that blend tangible products with digital capabilities to solve a common need in a new way,” Abbott said. “Nothing compares to the feeling of opening a greeting card with a heartfelt message, and when combined with a surprise digital gift card that caters to the recipient’s favorite store, restaurant or retailer, it’s truly a gift that’s perfectly suited for anyone,” he added. “With Gift Card Greetings, senders can easily select a gift card that they know their recipient will love, all while delivering it in a meaningful, personal way with a greeting card.”None22win casino 。

Published 6:22 pm Wednesday, December 25, 2024 By Joshua Windus Ossoff Press U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff’s bipartisan bill to crack down on fentanyl trafficking across the Southern Border has been signed into law. Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan law will strengthen the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)’s capacity to detect fentanyl and xylazine at ports of entry and better prevent it from crossing the border. Sen. Ossoff introduced the bill in June alongside Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), James Lankford (R-OK), and Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) to require the DHS Science and Technology Directorate to research and develop technologies that better detect drug trafficking across the southern border. The bipartisan bill was signed into law yesterday by the President. “Illegal fentanyl trafficking is devastating Georgia families and putting our kids at risk ,” said Sen. Ossoff. “I brought Republicans and Democrats together to pass my bill into law that will strengthen detection and prevention of fentanyl trafficking.” “Fentanyl is a silent killer that lurks in the shadows of our communities, and we must assist law enforcement in rooting it out to stop the loss of more innocent lives,” said Sen. Cornyn . “This law will ensure our brave men and women in uniform have every available tool to safely identify these deadly drugs and help put a stop to this devastating epidemic.” Between FY 2020 and FY 2023, the amount of fentanyl seized at the southern border increased by 480% . In 2023, CBP seized 400,000 pounds of non-marijuana drugs, including 1,142,859 doses of fentanyl that were seized by the Atlanta Field Office alone. Sen. Ossoff continues working to secure the Southern Border and protect Georgia families from drug trafficking. Last month, Sens. Ossoff and Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the bipartisan Border Smuggling Crackdown Act to strengthen Federal prosecution of human smugglers and protect innocent victims. In May, Sen. Ossoff inspected the Paso del Norte port of entry, the area of operations for Border Patrol’s El Paso station, and detention facilities in Texas and New Mexico. He also met with U.S. law enforcement and national security officials and Mexican law enforcement officials in Juarez, Mexico, and warned of the threat of terrorism at the southern border . In April, Sen. Ossoff helped pass the bipartisan Border Enforcement, Security, and Trade (BEST) Facilitation Act through the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee to strengthen border security by providing additional CBP officers to scan cargo for illegal drugs and guns or human smuggling. In March, the Sen. Ossoff-backed bipartisan Fentanyl Eradication and Narcotics Deterrence (FEND) Off Fentanyl Act became law , which will sanction drug cartels and combat money laundering by the criminal organizations involved in drug trafficking. Earlier this year, Sen. Ossoff introduced the Deploy Fentanyl Scanners Act of 2024 to help deploy scanners at ports of entry to better identify contraband, including fentanyl, being smuggled across the border through personal vehicles. In 2022, Sen. Ossoff’s bipartisan Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act was signed into law to help rural communities experiencing high rates of opioid overdoses respond to the crisis.

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