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Delivery
Mars Teams With Instacart to Offer Same-Day Delivery
September 01, 2022

Mars, which makes a wide variety of products, has said its portfolio will be available for same-day delivery through Instacart, a press release said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

POS Innovation
US Bank’s Elavon Adds POS Platform That Handles Payments, Analytics 
September 01, 2022

U.S. Bank subsidiary Elavon has launched a point-of-sale (POS) platform for small businesses called the talech Register that handles both payments and businesses’ analytics.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Digital Banking
Balance Money Debuts Digital Banking Service
September 01, 2022

Balance Money has rolled out a digital banking service, to help offer financial insights geared to younger customers, a press release said Thursday (Sept. 1). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

International
IMF Staffers Favor Platform for X-Border Payments, Crypto Regulation
September 01, 2022

International Monetary Fund (IMF) staffers are reportedly advocating for a global platform for cross-border payments and for regulations of cryptocurrencies. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Payment Methods
CFPB Report Offers Cautionary Take on FinTech Platforms That Consumers Value
September 01, 2022

In case it’s unclear to anyone at this point, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is on edge about new payment types taking the markets by storm, concerns over which are spelled out in an August report that reads like part overview and part consumer...

Loyalty & Rewards
Hungryroot: You Don’t Need Loyalty Programs if Your Product Is Differentiated
September 01, 2022

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Digital Banking
Following Other Online Providers, Affirm Boosts APY on Savings Accounts
September 01, 2022

Affirm has announced that its savings accounts now offer an annual percent yield (APY) of 1.5%, noting that’s 11.5 times the national average. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

B2B Payments
Former ACI Worldwide Banking Unit Debuts as FinTech Firm Dragonfly
September 01, 2022

Digital banking and treasury management FinTech company Dragonfly Financial Technologies has launched as an independent company after the completion of private equity firm One Equity Partners’ acquisition of payments software provider ACI Worldwide’s corporate online banking unit.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to...

Regulation
How PSD3 Can Turn Security Into Frictionless Experience for eCommerce Customers
September 01, 2022

Back in June, the European Banking Authority (EBA) published its response to the European Commission’s call for advice on its review of the revised Payment Services Directive (PSD2). That review is set to lead to a re-revised payments services directive in the coming years that...