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Bread Finance On Why The Early Financing Offer Catches The Conversion Worm

Bread Finance On Why The Early Financing Offer Catches The Conversion Worm
Bread Finance On Why The Early Financing Offer Catches The Conversion Worm
November 09, 2018  |  Retail

Offering financing to consumers can be a tremendous marketing and customer retention tool for retailers that do it right. The trick, Bread Finance CTO and Co-founder Daniel Simon told PYMNTS...

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Will Waiting For Pay Day Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?
Will Waiting For Pay Day Soon Be A Thing Of The Past?
November 09, 2018  |  Faster Payments

While living paycheck to paycheck is often associated with low-salary or part-time workers, the data tells a different story. As it turns out, the white-knuckled...

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7-Eleven’s Chief Digital Officer On The Launch Of ‘Scan & Pay’
7-Eleven’s Chief Digital Officer On The Launch Of ‘Scan & Pay’
November 08, 2018  |  Mobile Payments

Cashierless payments are set to increasingly be part of the convenience store checkout model. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Can Lime’s Safety Push Attract More Bike, Scooter Users?
Can Lime’s Safety Push Attract More Bike, Scooter Users?
November 08, 2018  |  Ridesharing

Scooters are so retro that they are almost brand new. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

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Square GPV Gains Amid Larger Sellers, Capital Loans Surge 34 Pct
Square GPV Gains Amid Larger Sellers, Capital Loans Surge 34 Pct
November 08, 2018  |  Earnings

Square's gross payment volumes surged 29 percent year over year and larger sellers, at volumes $125K and above, were a larger percent of the mix...

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With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
With New Deal, Western Union And M-PESA Make Global P2P Wave
November 07, 2018  |  Global Payments

Western Union and M-PESA announce today a global P2P partnership that will make it easier for M-PESA customers to send money outside of Kenya and...

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LendingClub: Loan Applications Grow Double Digits Amid Rising Rates  
LendingClub: Loan Applications Grow Double Digits Amid Rising Rates  
November 07, 2018  |  Earnings

Class action settlements are in the rearview mirror, and September quarter results topped the Street.  LendingClub pointed to double digit loan originations and margin expansion...

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The High Price Of Payments — And Innovation — In Travel
The High Price Of Payments — And Innovation — In Travel
November 06, 2018  |  Travel Payments

It’s that time of the year: crowded airports, missed connections, maybe the surprise of an upgrade (to stretch out those legs after sitting all day...

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Why Real-Time Payments Need Real-Time Trust
Why Real-Time Payments Need Real-Time Trust
November 06, 2018  |  B2B Payments

It can be a moment of anxiety, worry and mistrust: that moment when a digital payment is sent into what was once called the ether....

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