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Consumers Want to Buy Crypto, Spend Using Points From Rewards Programs
Consumers Want to Buy Crypto, Spend Using Points From Rewards Programs
December 16, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

As digital adoption has accelerated over the past two years, so too have consumer expectations concerning the growing number of loyalty programs they now encounter....

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Canadian Businesses Wait 41 Days to Get Paid
Canadian Businesses Wait 41 Days to Get Paid
December 15, 2021  |  B2B Payments

Canadian businesses are waiting longer than ever to realize the revenue from their sales. Today, the average days sales outstanding (DSO) reported by Canadian firms is...

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Why Chile Is the Hot New Tech Testing Ground For LatAm Payment Providers
Why Chile Is the Hot New Tech Testing Ground For LatAm Payment Providers
December 15, 2021  |  Digital Payments

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Data Privacy Concerns Rising in Tandem With Rapid Uptake of Data Aggregators
Data Privacy Concerns Rising in Tandem With Rapid Uptake of Data Aggregators
December 15, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

No surprise: In the great digital shift, many consumers have turned to third-party apps to access their financial data. Yet those consumers are less than...

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Biometric Onboarding Seen as Must-Have in FinTech Fight Over Identity Theft
Biometric Onboarding Seen as Must-Have in FinTech Fight Over Identity Theft
December 15, 2021  |  AML

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EU’s ‘Single Market for Data’ Could Take Cues from British Open Banking Rules
EU’s ‘Single Market for Data’ Could Take Cues from British Open Banking Rules
December 15, 2021  |  Data

As the European Union embarks on a journey to create a European strategy for data that will create a “single market for data,” one of...

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Panel: Digital Credentials Help Simplify the Connected Economy
Panel: Digital Credentials Help Simplify the Connected Economy
December 15, 2021  |  Connected Economy

The connected economy, with a tangled web of devices, apps, payments choices and a never-ending series of interactions between consumers, merchants and financial services firms...

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Embedding Payments Gives Brands More Control Over Critical Customer Experiences
Embedding Payments Gives Brands More Control Over Critical Customer Experiences
December 15, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Thanks to the digital shift during the pandemic, more non-financial entities are realizing that they need to own and improve their payments experience to enhance...

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PYMNTS’ Main Street Merchant Index Shows Deep Divide Between Winners, Losers
PYMNTS’ Main Street Merchant Index Shows Deep Divide Between Winners, Losers
December 14, 2021  |  SMBs

Main Street businesses are enjoying a strong, if incomplete, recovery from the pandemic’s ongoing economic impacts, according to The Main Street Index, a PYMNTS and...

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