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Banking
Urban FT Acquires iParse To Bridge The Mobile Banking Gap
July 18, 2017

When it comes to mobile banking, there’s often a massive gap between the consumer’s experience with a big bank and with a smaller regional operator or credit union. The big banks have embraced mobile as a critical part of their overall delivery experience — with custom...

Banking
For Millennials, It’s Hip To Have A Traditional Bank
July 18, 2017

Think the younger, tech-savvy Millennial is all about online banking?  Think again, as data from SurveyMonkey shows that in addition to banking bits and bytes wending their way across devices, treading the floorboards of a bank branch has its own allure among the younger set...

B2B Payments
Online Lending’s New “Colossus”
July 18, 2017

It used to be that small businesses needing loans could wait weeks or months for a decision from the provider, with pre-qualification steps taking up a huge chunk of the time – and after all that, there was no guarantee that the provider would find...

Alternative Finances
Renaud Laplanche’s Second Act
July 18, 2017

F. Scott Fitzgerald is often quoted as the source behind the phrase, “there are no second acts in American life.” But as we all know and have witnessed, American lives are full of second, third and, in some cases, even fourth acts. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Facebook
Facebook’s New Revenue Strategy: Messenger Ads
July 17, 2017

Even an infinite scroll only generates a finite number of ad clicks. Facebook has just about maximized the amount of money it can make from people scrolling their newsfeeds, so the social media giant is shifting its ad placement focus to sister platforms WhatsApp, Instagram...

Retail
Increase In College Enrollment Means Boost For Back-To-School Shopping Season
July 17, 2017

A study has found that an increase in college enrollment will give a big boost to retailers’ second-biggest shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required....

Mobile Commerce
Today in Data: Uber in Danger Zone?
July 17, 2017

2017 has not been the best of the best for ride-hailing company Uber. 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....

Innovation
Walmart Announces Nationwide Virtual Commerce Competition
July 17, 2017

Walmart has announced a nationwide competition for developers who create new virtual reality (VR) solutions that can change the way people shop and live. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

Retail
Neiman Marcus Loses First Cybersecurity Executive
July 17, 2017

At a time where cybersecurity is more important than ever before, Neiman Marcus may be exposed to hackers. 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...