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Faster Payments
Deep Dive: How Small FIs Use Third Parties, Gradual Integrations To Guide New Payment Rail...
December 31, 2020

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Synchrony Bank Lands CFPB OK For Dual Secured, Unsecured Credit Cards
December 31, 2020

Synchrony Bank will be able to offer a combination secured/unsecured credit card under a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau order posted Wednesday (Dec. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

Retail
Movie Attendance Expected To Drop 25 Pct Post-COVID, Report Says
December 31, 2020

The head of a Southwestern-U.S. theater chain that has closed all its locations and reduced its employee headcount to five from 1,250 due to COVID-19 told CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” Wednesday (Dec. 30) that he expects the long-term effect of the virus will be...

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What Payments Players Had To Say About Innovating Payments In A Pandemic
December 31, 2020

In a year filled with unexpected challenges and a COVID-era economic climate that proved fatal for many companies, PYMNTS was lucky to hear directly from the front lines how scores of company leaders and industry experts were coping with the crisis and turning conflict into...

B2B Payments
Marg ERP Eyes Partnerships To Fuel SMB FinServ Strategy
December 30, 2020

Marg ERP, an India-based FinTech connecting small businesses to inventory management, accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) technology, has announced a partnership initiative to expand its SMB financial services footprint. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

CFPB
CFPB OKs Payactiv As First Earned Wage Access Provider
December 30, 2020

Payactiv‘s Earned Wage Access (EWA) program is exempt from federal lending law under new rules from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB), according to a press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Retail
Nike, Pepsi Lead The Year Of Direct To Consumer
December 30, 2020

This year will not only go down in history as “the year of the pandemic,” but for consumer packaged goods brands, it will also be known as “the year of direct to consumer.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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First Court Date Set For SEC Lawsuit Against Ripple
December 30, 2020

A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against digital payments firm Ripple is heading to virtual court on Feb. 22, according to legal documents filed in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District of New York. Get the Full Story Complete...

Security & Fraud
Ticketmaster Hit With $10 Million Criminal Fine For Allegedly Hacking Rival’s Network
December 30, 2020

Live Nation’s Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million criminal fine in order to sidestep prosecution on charges that it hacked a competitor’s computer system to steal confidential information, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...