Today In Digital-First Banking: Fifth Third Bird Rolls Out Early Pay; Raisin, Deposit Solutions To Merge
Today In Digital-First Banking: Fifth Third Bird Rolls Out Early Pay; Raisin, Deposit Solutions To...
June 25, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In today’s top news in digital-first banking, Fifth Third Bank introduced an offering that provides early access to paychecks, while Deposit Solutions and Raisin plan...

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The Week In Payments: Ransomware, Prime Day And Control In The Connected Economy
The Week In Payments: Ransomware, Prime Day And Control In The Connected Economy
June 25, 2021  |  News

Summer is here at last – the time of year when temperatures go up, the days get long and the pace of almost everything slows...

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Data Brief: 53 Percent Of Higher Earners Live Paycheck To Paycheck, 18 Percent Are Struggling
Data Brief: 53 Percent Of Higher Earners Live Paycheck To Paycheck, 18 Percent Are Struggling
June 25, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

The difficulties of living paycheck to paycheck are more widespread than we tend to think, as revealed in Reality Check: The Paycheck-To-Paycheck Report, a PYMNTS...

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Voice Makes Itself Increasingly Heard In The Bring-It-To-Me Economy
Voice Makes Itself Increasingly Heard In The Bring-It-To-Me Economy
June 25, 2021  |  Commerce

Stuck at home, locked down due to the pandemic and forced to align their lives to online channels, consumers over the last year and a...

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Hackers Putting Crypto Mining Malware Inside Video Games
Hackers Putting Crypto Mining Malware Inside Video Games
June 25, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The next time you set off on a mission in Grand Theft Auto 5, you might be unwittingly taking part in a real-life heist. Get...

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Self-Driving Tech Company Pony.ai Considers Going Public
Self-Driving Tech Company Pony.ai Considers Going Public
June 25, 2021  |  IPO

Pony.ai, a self-driving tech firm backed by Toyota, is mulling going public to help finance its goal of commercializing driverless ride-hailing, Reuters reported on Friday...

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New Credit Card App Ranking Rankles Some, Rewards Others
New Credit Card App Ranking Rankles Some, Rewards Others
June 25, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

Banking apps are having their day in the sun. We’re happy for them. Yes, they generally need better features and finer transaction controls. Be that...

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Personal Income Dropped 2 Pct Amid Lower Stimulus Benefits
Personal Income Dropped 2 Pct Amid Lower Stimulus Benefits
June 25, 2021  |  Economy

Personal income dropped by 2 percent in May to $414.3 billion, beating forecasts that expected it to decline more, according to estimates released Friday (June 25) by...

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‘Rent A Bank’ Fades For Payday Lenders, FIs Step In On Short-Term Loans 
‘Rent A Bank’ Fades For Payday Lenders, FIs Step In On Short-Term Loans 
June 25, 2021  |  Regulation

The regulatory gaze on payday lending is tightening. To that end, as reported by the Associated Press, Congress has voted to overturn Trump-era regulations that...

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