Citizens Financial Group announced the launch of its nationwide, direct-to-consumer digital bank. Citizens Access safely and securely offers Member FDIC-insured online savings and CD accounts with attractive rates and no fees to customers across the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
On a surface level, community banking and artificial intelligence (AI) can seem like something of a mismatch in concept. Community banking is all about relationship-lending — forging personal and lasting connections directly with a consumer, while AI — particularly embodied by chatbots and voice assistants...
Self-service checkout technology is transforming the way Americans think about customer service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By...
Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at the day’s payments and commerce news. Coverage includes news about new social media ads and Google’s new payment offering. U.S. authorities are going after Heartland Payment Systems, lawmakers target cashless eateries, and pancakes have regained their...
On Tuesday (July 10), L Catterton Asia, the Asian unit of consumer-focused private equity firm L Catterton, and Chinese retailer JD.com announced a strategic partnership with Secoo Holding Limited, one of Asia’s online integrated upscale products and services platforms. Through the partnership, L Catterton Asia...
Welcome to The Axis, your late look at payments news from around the world. Coverage includes Mobilink Microfinance Bank (MMBL) launching EMV-compliant cards in Pakistan. In addition, PaySend is utilizing a smart card connected to a mobile wallet to help customers transact with traditional and digital...
Google Pay is rolling out new features that, among other things, let users send and request money, through the merging of the Google Pay and Google Pay Send apps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Order has returned to the universe, balance has returned to the force and the world makes sense again. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to...
Entrepreneurs are, as a rule, pretty excited about their ideas. They almost have to be, since the journey from idea to instantiation is arduous under the best circumstances. Only a true believer is likely to ever make it across the finish line, as the less...