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Credit Union Members Say Trust Is More Important Than Physical Branch Locations Now
Credit Union Members Say Trust Is More Important Than Physical Branch Locations Now
August 04, 2021  |  Credit Unions

As Chuck Fagan, president and CEO of PSCU, told Karen Webster, credit unions (CUs) are moving beyond the “fast follower” designation and toward real innovation...

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Unlike Their FinTech Peers, Crypto Firms Are Eager For More Regulation
Unlike Their FinTech Peers, Crypto Firms Are Eager For More Regulation
August 04, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

Amid the daily price swings in bitcoin and some seven thousand other cryptocurrencies, as exchanges grapple with the ins and outs of data collection and...

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16 Percent of Restaurant Customers Will Spend More If They’re Rewarded More
16 Percent of Restaurant Customers Will Spend More If They’re Rewarded More
August 03, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

The 2021 edition of the Restaurant Readiness Index, a PYMNTS and Paytronix collaboration, surveyed over 500 managers of quick-service restaurants (QSRs) and full-service restaurants from...

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Simon Property CEO Says ‘The Mall Is Safe’ Amid Rising Concerns Over Delta Variant
Simon Property CEO Says ‘The Mall Is Safe’ Amid Rising Concerns Over Delta Variant
August 03, 2021  |  Retail

Despite concerns that the spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant could impact consumer spending as pandemic anxiety rises again and mask mandates are reintroduced across...

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FIs Turn To Edge Cloud Computing For High Speed, Low Cost Content Delivery
FIs Turn To Edge Cloud Computing For High Speed, Low Cost Content Delivery
August 03, 2021  |  API

In Scalable Performance: How To Lower The Costs Of High-Performance Digital Experiences, PYMNTS examines how edge cloud computing can allow companies to almost instantly purge...

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Mastercard Moves To Eliminate ‘Fiat Burden’ And Compliance Worries From Crypto Cards
Mastercard Moves To Eliminate ‘Fiat Burden’ And Compliance Worries From Crypto Cards
August 03, 2021  |  Payment Methods

To get crypto cards into the hands of the masses, to get them spending in commercial and retail use cases … well, the cards have...

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Low Cost, Real Time Cross Border Payments Set Sights On Credit Card-Linked Transfers
Low Cost, Real Time Cross Border Payments Set Sights On Credit Card-Linked Transfers
August 03, 2021  |  Faster Payments

The stage is set for a new era of cross-border payments to take hold that will not only be more streamlined and faster than existing...

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Consumer, Merchant Appetite For Efficiency Drives 2nd Wave Of Payment Orchestration
Consumer, Merchant Appetite For Efficiency Drives 2nd Wave Of Payment Orchestration
August 03, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Payments regulation can feel like a new entrant on to the global scene, given the sheer number of headlines it has suddenly started turning up...

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Report: Nearly 60 Percent of Consumers Want To Buy Stuff With Crypto
Report: Nearly 60 Percent of Consumers Want To Buy Stuff With Crypto
August 02, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

The individuals who buy and hold cryptocurrency, and even those who don’t, agree on one thing: They think digital currencies should be able to be...

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