August 22, 2013
Disloyal Brits And Bitcoin-Friendly Germans
UK Shoppers Don’t See The Point In Loyalty Cards What’s In: Loyalty cards offering UK shoppers more personalized offers and better value What’s Out: Loyalty cards being used by retailers...
August 22, 2013
Study: Online Banking Poised To Blossom In The Gulf
By Chanel Smith EMEA Editor (@PYMNTS_EMEA) Online banking is a prominent trend in many regions around the world, yet it is still comparatively untapped in Gulf Cooperation Council countries. In...
August 18, 2013
The Six Things That Will Change the Future of Payments
Well, it’s that time of year … summer is (sadly) coming to a close, the kids are headed back to school and 2014 strategic planning sessions are kicking off. If...
August 08, 2013
Are UK Mobile Payments Primed For Liftoff?
By Chanel Smith, EMEA Editor (@PYMNTS_EMEA) British consumers were introduced to mobile payments a few years ago, but has the payment technology already reached its tipping point in the...
August 08, 2013
Gauging Groupon’s Recovery And PayPal’s Latest Play
Coauthored by Ben Carsley, Managing Editor (@BC_PYMNTS) Welcome to What’s Trending In Payments – a weekly look at the most popular, irreverent and important stories the payments industry had to...
August 08, 2013
Impatient Brits, EU Social Banking And French Ambivalence
By Chanel Smith, EMEA Editor (@PYMNTS_EMEA) The French Love A Good Revolution What’s In: A growing number of French consumers shopping on eCommerce sites. What’s Out: French consumers believing...
August 05, 2013
Ugandan Banks Extend Hours To Compete With Mobile Money Services
Banks in Uganda are being forced to extend business hours to compete with the 24-hour-a-day availability of mobile money services. Traditional banks were once the go-to for financial services, but...
August 05, 2013
Young European Social Media Users Pick Up Mobile Banking
By Chanel Smith, EMEA Editor (@PYMNTS_EMEA) Banking transactions that once required us to make a trip to a brick and motor branch is now accessible with a few taps of...
August 04, 2013
“Fee Cap” And Those Other Three-Letter Words In Payments
“Fee Cap” consists of two three-letter words that strike fear into the hearts of any business executive in any industry. Seeing those words as connected to your business means only...
With nearly half of CU executives saying a lack of resources prevent them from bringing innovations to market, CUs are stuck piloting the digital innovations their members crave — and are willing to switch FIs for. The rise of strategic mergers is a way that some CUs are exploring to pool resources, innovate and drive scale. Read more in the “Credit Union Tracker®,” a collaboration with PSCU.
