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Credit Unions, FinTechs Warm-Up to Collaboration Instead of Competition

Credit Unions, FinTechs Warm-Up to Collaboration Instead of Competition
Credit Unions, FinTechs Warm-Up to Collaboration Instead of Competition
February 09, 2022  |  Credit Unions

The old financial services landscape used to be divided between the traditional financial institutions (FIs) and the FinTechs, locked in a battle for customer loyalty...

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Is Grocery BNPL’s Next Big Frontier?
Is Grocery BNPL’s Next Big Frontier?
February 09, 2022  |  BNPL

Nearly two years out from the boost they received in the early months of the pandemic, grocers are facing new challenges. With the increase in...

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25% of Main Street Businesses Plan to Add BNPL in Next 12 Months
25% of Main Street Businesses Plan to Add BNPL in Next 12 Months
February 08, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Inflation and uncertainty about economic conditions are the top concerns for Main Street businesses in 2022, according to The Main Street Index, a PYMNTS and...

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Experimentation, Personalization and New Features Fuel Subscription Optimism
Experimentation, Personalization and New Features Fuel Subscription Optimism
February 08, 2022  |  Subscriptions

There are needs and there are wants. And in the wide world of consumer products, we often like to sample new things before deciding which...

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Digital Payments, Financing Help Healthcare Practices Focus on Patients — Not Billing
Digital Payments, Financing Help Healthcare Practices Focus on Patients — Not Billing
February 08, 2022  |  Healthcare

As frustrating as the pandemic is for patients, frontline healthcare workers are exhausted, stretched thin and quitting in battalions. This is having impacts across practices,...

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Better Images Reduce Product Returns for Online Retailers
Better Images Reduce Product Returns for Online Retailers
February 08, 2022  |  eCommerce

The flood of retail returns happening now is partly a tale of imagery gone wrong — and one that online merchants need to address to...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Goes Full Circle With Re-Focus on In-store Transactions
Buy Now, Pay Later Goes Full Circle With Re-Focus on In-store Transactions
February 08, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Catching on first in eCommerce, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is working its way into physical stores as shoppers venture out more and seek affordable...

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APIs to Drive Banking-as-a-Service Growth in 2022
APIs to Drive Banking-as-a-Service Growth in 2022
February 08, 2022  |  API

Amid the pandemic, banks have had to get creative to meet customers’ demands for new products and an increasingly digital experience. Get the Full Story...

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Meta Warns of Facebook, Instagram Service Interruptions Over EU Data Rules
Meta Warns of Facebook, Instagram Service Interruptions Over EU Data Rules
February 07, 2022  |  Regulation

Amid the ongoing scrutiny from various regulatory bodies and lawmakers around the globe, Big Tech has some leverage. Get the Full Story Complete the form...

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