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Customer-Centricity Takes Critical Position For Digital Solutions In Emerging Markets

Customer-Centricity Takes Critical Position For Digital Solutions In Emerging Markets
Customer-Centricity Takes Critical Position For Digital Solutions In Emerging Markets
February 12, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

In developing new digital products for emerging markets, the human element matters. The “cut and paste” approach to digital financial services is changing – partly as...

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No Layovers: Instant Payments Take Direct Path To Primary Account Access
No Layovers: Instant Payments Take Direct Path To Primary Account Access
February 11, 2021  |  Real-Time Payments

Everyone has dealt with the incentive that failed to feel like a reward. Examples: The prepaid gift card one’s cable provider is desperately trying to...

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Car Subscriptions Misfire, But Stay On Track For Future
Car Subscriptions Misfire, But Stay On Track For Future
February 11, 2021  |  Subscriptions

Subscriptions in the world of cars has had some trouble getting into gear. In 2018, both Audi and BMW announced subscription programs that would allow...

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Hide And Seek: Geolocation Helps Uncover Fraudsters’ Identities
Hide And Seek: Geolocation Helps Uncover Fraudsters’ Identities
February 11, 2021  |  Cybersecurity

Fraudsters follow the money. Take, for example, the Super Bowl. About half of all Americans were expected to place some kind of wager on the...

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Virtual IBANs Speed ‘Consumerization’ Of B2B Payments
Virtual IBANs Speed ‘Consumerization’ Of B2B Payments
February 11, 2021  |  Banking

Going global isn’t as easy as setting up an eCommerce site and waiting for the orders to come in. It requires compliant and complex banking...

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Credit Unions Embrace ‘Curbside Delivery’ Mindset For Digital Financial Services
Credit Unions Embrace ‘Curbside Delivery’ Mindset For Digital Financial Services
February 11, 2021  |  Banking

The digital-first economy doesn’t have a monopoly on digital-first phrasing. For example, ask the cable or network programming engineer about “multichannel,” and he or she...

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Short-Term Lending Shows Promise As Lifeline For Paycheck-To-Paycheck Consumer
Short-Term Lending Shows Promise As Lifeline For Paycheck-To-Paycheck Consumer
February 10, 2021  |  Loans

As the pandemic lingers and as individuals and families endure cash crunches and job losses, the exposure to unplanned expenses can reach critical levels. As...

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Payroc: Credit Card Surcharge Momentum Spreads To Healthcare
Payroc: Credit Card Surcharge Momentum Spreads To Healthcare
February 10, 2021  |  Payment Methods

With 45 states now allowing merchants to pass along fees of up to 4 percent for the use of credit cards, the switch to so-called...

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