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Going Digital, But Staying Personal, Means Customer Considerations Must Come First

Going Digital, But Staying Personal, Means Customer Considerations Must Come First
Going Digital, But Staying Personal, Means Customer Considerations Must Come First
October 08, 2021  |  Credit Unions

If you ask most credit unions to list their biggest competitive advantage that other financial players don’t have, you’d likely hear of their ability to...

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55% of Millennials Interested in Buying Big-Ticket Items Online  
55% of Millennials Interested in Buying Big-Ticket Items Online  
October 07, 2021  |  eCommerce

The report “Digital Platforms: How Consumers Shop and Pay for Big-Ticket Purchases,” a PYMNTS and Rightpoint collaboration, found that as the economy continues to improve,...

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Target’s Twin Announcements Show Nuances of How BNPL is Used
Target’s Twin Announcements Show Nuances of How BNPL is Used
October 07, 2021  |  BNPL

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is a trend that, as they say, has legs. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Stripe Says B2B Digital Payments Transformation Is in ‘Early Innings’
Stripe Says B2B Digital Payments Transformation Is in ‘Early Innings’
October 07, 2021  |  B2B Payments

We’re just at the beginning of the transformation of B2B payments. Beyond the drive to eliminate paper from various back-end processes, the connected economy will...

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New Data Shows How US eTailers Can Overcome Price Barriers and Woo Cross-Border Shoppers
New Data Shows How US eTailers Can Overcome Price Barriers and Woo Cross-Border Shoppers
October 07, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

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Impacts of Failed Payments Matter More Than Actual Hard Cost
Impacts of Failed Payments Matter More Than Actual Hard Cost
October 07, 2021  |  Point of Sale

The cost of failed payments continues to be a prevalent issue in the payments industry and the many businesses it supports, causing inefficiencies that not...

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Second-Chance Consumers ‘Deserve to be Trusted’ BNPL Sezzle Says
Second-Chance Consumers ‘Deserve to be Trusted’ BNPL Sezzle Says
October 07, 2021  |  BNPL

As many as 23% of American adults may need a “second chance” to gain access to the low, affordable payments that a higher credit score...

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Retail’s Next ‘Great Digital Shift’ — Private-Label Cards
Retail’s Next ‘Great Digital Shift’ — Private-Label Cards
October 07, 2021  |  Retail

Retailers had to quickly adapt to the accelerated shift to online amid the pandemic in order to meet their customers where they wanted to shop...

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