Upstart Plunges as Rising Interest Rates Crush Loan Demand
Upstart Plunges as Rising Interest Rates Crush Loan Demand
November 09, 2022  |  Loans

Shares of AI-lending platform Upstart plunged more than 20% Tuesday (Nov 8) evening after the company said rising interest rates and a slowing economy saw...

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‘Inevitable’ Advance of Embedded Payments Will Spark Bank-FinTech Partnerships
‘Inevitable’ Advance of Embedded Payments Will Spark Bank-FinTech Partnerships
November 09, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Embedded payments are an inevitability for merchants, for small businesses, for plumbers and gardeners, and pretty much everyone else. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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User Experience Must Improve for Crypto to Gain Cross-Border Payments Use
User Experience Must Improve for Crypto to Gain Cross-Border Payments Use
November 09, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Whether you’re talking about remittances sent home by migrant workers or other larger sums moving from one country to another, cross-border payments are the part...

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Payments Experts Say Embedded Finance Still in Early Innings
Payments Experts Say Embedded Finance Still in Early Innings
November 09, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Say the term “embedded payments,” and thoughts typically wander to the consumer side of commerce to such things as the invisible transactions in the background...

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Billtrust CEO Says Middleware and Not Standards Key to Modernizing B2B Payments
Billtrust CEO Says Middleware and Not Standards Key to Modernizing B2B Payments
November 09, 2022  |  B2B Payments

Billtrust CEO Flint Lane predicted that B2B’s modernization would not come in one fell swoop, underpinned by a global standard — a language of data,...

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76% of Loyal Customers Say Checkout Experience Keeps Them Coming Back
76% of Loyal Customers Say Checkout Experience Keeps Them Coming Back
November 09, 2022  |  Checkout Conversion

In today’s tangle of commerce channels and payment methods, merchants can rely on loyal customers to take trusted paths, whereas deal-chasers tend to go wherever...

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October Inflation Report: A Third of US Consumers Now Struggle to Pay Bills
October Inflation Report: A Third of US Consumers Now Struggle to Pay Bills
November 09, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

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New Jobs for Better Wages Not a Panacea for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households
New Jobs for Better Wages Not a Panacea for Paycheck-to-Paycheck Households
November 09, 2022  |  Economy

The household economics of 2022 continues to confound, as consumers who are fearful of recession and whose wages are also not keeping pace with inflation...

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Employers Extend Payroll Benefits to Cheaper Financial Services for Workers
Employers Extend Payroll Benefits to Cheaper Financial Services for Workers
November 09, 2022  |  Cross-border Payments

With more and more companies hiring remotely and employing workers located in areas under different local laws and anti-money laundering regulations, processing international payroll payments...

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