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The Why Behind So Many Healthcare Payment Buys

The Why Behind So Many Healthcare Payment Buys
The Why Behind So Many Healthcare Payment Buys
June 24, 2019  |  Healthcare

Healthcare needs some fixing, especially when it comes to providing a continuum of efficient care, making it affordable — and getting providers paid. Lots of...

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Credit Unions Find Friendly Ground With FinTech Firms
Credit Unions Find Friendly Ground With FinTech Firms
June 21, 2019  |  Credit Unions

Consumers’ lives are becoming more digitally focused, which means it’s natural and expected that credit unions (CUs) are feeling the pressure to raise the level...

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Can Legal Pot Thrive With Closed-Loop Payments?
Can Legal Pot Thrive With Closed-Loop Payments?
June 21, 2019  |  Payment Methods

People can say what they will about the wisdom of legal retail sales of marijuana (we here at PYMNTS take no position), but the payments...

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For FI Account Openings, Serving The ‘Segment Of One’
For FI Account Openings, Serving The ‘Segment Of One’
June 21, 2019  |  Banking

A disconnect looms in financial services, one that can doom relationships between financial institutions (FIs) and customers from the beginning. Studies have shown that 70...

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AML/KYC’s Data Confidence Crisis
AML/KYC’s Data Confidence Crisis
June 20, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

The last thing anyone wants to hear from a financial organization is that the people tasked with risk management are feeling less than confident about...

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Identity Takes Center Stage As Healthcare Goes Digital
Identity Takes Center Stage As Healthcare Goes Digital
June 20, 2019  |  Authentication

Complaints about healthcare will never cease. After all, the industry is one where illness combines with significant bills and payments, two things that are pretty...

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POS Payments At The Speed Of Sound (Waves)
POS Payments At The Speed Of Sound (Waves)
June 20, 2019  |  Innovation

Friction bedevils all types of retail — and that holds true for transactions inside stores or via eCommerce sites. At the same time, the ongoing...

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LendingClub President On Credit That Builds Savings
LendingClub President On Credit That Builds Savings
June 19, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

A fine line separates debt and savings (between the black hole of high-interest credit card payments and the slow progress of financial health), and that...

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How Mobile Card Services Turn Location Into Loyalty
How Mobile Card Services Turn Location Into Loyalty
June 19, 2019  |  Mobile

Location matters in real estate. It matters, too, when protecting credit cards against compromise. As Ondot CEO Vaduvur Bharghavan tells Karen Webster, location matters, too,...

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