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Services and APIs Turning Interchange Pressure Into Merchant Growth

Services and APIs Turning Interchange Pressure Into Merchant Growth
Services and APIs Turning Interchange Pressure Into Merchant Growth
June 13, 2025  |  Payments Innovation

Payment processing may be the plumbing of modern commerce, but for banks and FinTechs chasing transaction volume, it is also the battlefield where customer loyalty...

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Circle Rallies and Chime Joins the Nasdaq as FinTech IPO Surges 3.7%
Circle Rallies and Chime Joins the Nasdaq as FinTech IPO Surges 3.7%
June 13, 2025  |  Fintech Investments

Recent debuts on the public markets have added to the FinTech IPO Index’s roster. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Airports and Stadiums Say Mobile-First Checkout Is Big Fan Favorite
Airports and Stadiums Say Mobile-First Checkout Is Big Fan Favorite
June 13, 2025  |  Point of Sale

The roar of the crowd. The hum of a busy airport terminal. The gentle sway of a cruise ship. These environments, as varied as they...

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Payment Hubs Offer Banks a Path to Avert $98.5 Million in Annual Losses
Payment Hubs Offer Banks a Path to Avert $98.5 Million in Annual Losses
June 13, 2025  |  Banking

In a digitized financial landscape, traditional banks are facing an imperative to transform their payment infrastructures, driven by customer expectations and competition from digital-first challengers....

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Amazon and Walmart Focus AI Investments on Their Retail Soft Spots
Amazon and Walmart Focus AI Investments on Their Retail Soft Spots
June 12, 2025  |  Retail

The everything consumer requires an everything retailer, and that’s the pole position that retail giants Amazon and Walmart have been battling for over the past...

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Tight Credit Market Creates ‘Goldilocks Scenario’ for Alternative Lenders
Tight Credit Market Creates ‘Goldilocks Scenario’ for Alternative Lenders
June 12, 2025  |  Alternative Credit

The traditional credit supply chain is showing signs of strain, leaving millions of consumers seeking alternatives to conventional banking products and opening new avenues for...

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More Than Half of Gen Z Consumers Would Switch Retailers for Self-Checkout
More Than Half of Gen Z Consumers Would Switch Retailers for Self-Checkout
June 12, 2025  |  Unattended Retail

Early stumbles in self-checkout are giving way to a new era of self-service commerce powered by artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things, reshaping retail...

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Supplier Enablement Programs Accelerate Virtual Card Use
Supplier Enablement Programs Accelerate Virtual Card Use
June 12, 2025  |  B2B Payments

The B2B payments landscape has long been characterized by competing interests, with buyers seeking to extend payment terms while suppliers push for prompt remittance. Get...

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