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Real-Time Payments: The Killer App For Open Banking In The US?

Real-Time Payments: The Killer App For Open Banking In The US?
Real-Time Payments: The Killer App For Open Banking In The US?
April 29, 2021  |  Banking

It is a widely held belief that open banking is an EU-based concept, driven by data privacy regulations like PSD2. And the U.S., the conventional...

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Blackhawk Network: Long Live The QR Code
Blackhawk Network: Long Live The QR Code
April 29, 2021  |  Digital Payments

People have been writing cash’s obituary for well over a decade at this point, forecasting the day when paper transactions of all kinds will be...

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CompoSecure On The Lures Of Heavy Metal Payment Cards – And SPAC Mergers
CompoSecure On The Lures Of Heavy Metal Payment Cards – And SPAC Mergers
April 29, 2021  |  Credit Cards

As economies reopen, businesses hire and the worst of the pandemic seems to be behind us, consumers are getting ready to resume spending – on...

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Connected Economy 2021: Volition Capital Looks For Digital-First Retail Prospects
Connected Economy 2021: Volition Capital Looks For Digital-First Retail Prospects
April 28, 2021  |  Retail

The ConnectedEconomy™ has created new dynamics for every segment of payments and commerce from small- to medium-sized business (SMB) retail to big box mass merchants...

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Report: Credit Unions Tap Data To Capture Member Credit Business
Report: Credit Unions Tap Data To Capture Member Credit Business
April 28, 2021  |  Credit Unions

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Community Banks Prep For Credit Rebound, Seek Agent Bank Alternative
Community Banks Prep For Credit Rebound, Seek Agent Bank Alternative
April 28, 2021  |  Credit Cards

What do Tesla and incumbent OEMs have in common with FinTechs, community banks and legacy credit platforms? It may not seem to be a reasonable...

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IoT Device Security Flaws Stalk Medical Providers, Blunt Innovation
IoT Device Security Flaws Stalk Medical Providers, Blunt Innovation
April 28, 2021  |  Internet of Things

At last count, there were roughly 40 billion connected devices in service globally that do everything from responding to voice commands from devices sitting on...

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QR Codes Gain More Mainstream Traction Through PayPal And Fiserv
QR Codes Gain More Mainstream Traction Through PayPal And Fiserv
April 27, 2021  |  Mobile Payments

In the latest evidence of how what’s old is new again — or at least of a technology that’s continuing to find its moment amid...

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