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Tamara CEO Says Data Refutes BNPL’s Debt Trap Myth

Tamara CEO Says Data Refutes BNPL’s Debt Trap Myth
Tamara CEO Says Data Refutes BNPL’s Debt Trap Myth
August 26, 2022  |  BNPL

At a time of growing investor concerns and a retracting investment landscape that has led to a dip in valuations of many global firms, it’s...

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Affirm’s Results Re-Affirm: BNPL Is Here to Stay, but Growth to Slow
Affirm’s Results Re-Affirm: BNPL Is Here to Stay, but Growth to Slow
August 25, 2022  |  BNPL

They may have startled Wall Street investors, but for consumers, merchants and retailers, Affirm’s results are the latest affirmation that the seismic shift towards buy...

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Data Brief: 42% of Customers Use Debit to Pay for Groceries vs 6% Digital Wallet Use
Data Brief: 42% of Customers Use Debit to Pay for Groceries vs 6% Digital Wallet...
August 25, 2022  |  Payment Methods

When it comes to grocery payments, shoppers are stuck in the past, compared to their retail, restaurant and travel payments. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Bill.com’s 13% Rally Fails to Stop FinTech IPO Index’s Continued Slide
Bill.com’s 13% Rally Fails to Stop FinTech IPO Index’s Continued Slide
August 25, 2022  |  IPO

The FinTech IPO Index slipped 6.3% through the week, which cuts its monthly gain from double-digit percentage points to a current 5.6%. Get the Full...

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Digital Marketplaces Tackle 3,000 Years of Agribusiness Inertia
Digital Marketplaces Tackle 3,000 Years of Agribusiness Inertia
August 25, 2022  |  B2B Payments

For more than 3,000 years, the agriculture industry has been doing business manually. It started with stone tablets and still clings to last millennium’s paper...

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Carriers and Shippers Ready for a Payments ‘Overhaul’
Carriers and Shippers Ready for a Payments ‘Overhaul’
August 25, 2022  |  Supply Chain

We live in an age where consumer payments are settled across platforms nearly instantaneously. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Why the Great Unsubscribe Is More Like the Great Rethink
Why the Great Unsubscribe Is More Like the Great Rethink
August 25, 2022  |  Subscriptions

Is the subscription boom over, or just in a lull caused by consumers being a bit oversubscribed coming straight out of pandemic lockdowns and into...

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Credit Unions Bridge Generational Divide ‘Face to Face’
Credit Unions Bridge Generational Divide ‘Face to Face’
August 25, 2022  |  Credit Unions

Financial institutions — and credit unions (CUs) in particular — are facing a generational divide. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Fraud Orchestration Offers Merchants Extra Lines of Defense During Peak Sales Seasons
Fraud Orchestration Offers Merchants Extra Lines of Defense During Peak Sales Seasons
August 25, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Amanda Mickleburgh, product director for fraud at ACI Worldwide, tells PYMNTS that fraud orchestration can be a key line of defense as merchants (and fraudsters)...

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