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Flexible Financing Is The Healthcare Rx That’s Good For Patients and Doctors

Flexible Financing Is The Healthcare Rx That’s Good For Patients and Doctors
Flexible Financing Is The Healthcare Rx That’s Good For Patients and Doctors
August 06, 2021  |  Healthcare

A generation ago, patients didn’t think of themselves as healthcare consumers because the transactional part of the process was largely taken care of by their...

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Data Brief: 36 Pct Of College Hopefuls Blame Loan Application Snags, Payment Frictions On Old-School Systems
Data Brief: 36 Pct Of College Hopefuls Blame Loan Application Snags, Payment Frictions On Old-School...
August 05, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The Smart Receivables Playbook: Rethinking Tuition Payments In A Time Of Transformation, a PYMNTS and Flywire collaboration, opens with a fact that’s as momentous as...

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New PYMNTS Data Show Half Of Consumers Can Now Cover Unexpected $400 Medical Bill Without Tapping Credit
New PYMNTS Data Show Half Of Consumers Can Now Cover Unexpected $400 Medical Bill Without...
August 05, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

Good news for recovery watchers: the average consumer is exiting the pandemic period demonstrably more financially stable than when it started a little over a...

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NEW REPORT: Real-Time Payments Helps Fix Cross Border’s Workforce Payday Cash Crunch
NEW REPORT: Real-Time Payments Helps Fix Cross Border’s Workforce Payday Cash Crunch
August 05, 2021  |  Faster Payments

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Bank Security Experts Say Risk Of ‘Tool Sprawl’ And Overdoing It As Bad As Doing Too Little
Bank Security Experts Say Risk Of ‘Tool Sprawl’ And Overdoing It As Bad As Doing...
August 05, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

When it comes to technology upgrades, especially large-scale security enhancements, the halls of IT departments are filled with vivid illustrations as to why “rip and...

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Western Union Moves 910 Million Steps Closer To Fulfilling Its Global Connected Ecosystem Vision
Western Union Moves 910 Million Steps Closer To Fulfilling Its Global Connected Ecosystem Vision
August 05, 2021  |  Earnings

It was a two-for-one kind of day from Western Union. It released its Q2 earnings Wednesday (Aug. 4) alongside the announcement of its plans to sell Western...

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Data Portability And Liability: A Game Of ‘Three Dimensional Chess’
Data Portability And Liability: A Game Of ‘Three Dimensional Chess’
August 05, 2021  |  Data

Open banking will usher in a new age of data portability but gives rise to a burning question: Who is ultimately responsible for that data? Get...

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Bank-Based Bill Pay Is Broken And Putting Direct Deposits At Risk
Bank-Based Bill Pay Is Broken And Putting Direct Deposits At Risk
August 05, 2021  |  Digital Banking

The bill pay technology that most banks offer their customers is broken. Consumers know it — and that’s why they’ve been fleeing it en masse...

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When It Comes To Small Business Loyalty Programs, Half Of Brazilians Say They Prefer Banks
When It Comes To Small Business Loyalty Programs, Half Of Brazilians Say They Prefer Banks
August 04, 2021  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Analyzing the role of loyalty for recovering small and medium businesses (SMBs), PYMNTS researchers surveyed a census-balanced panel of over 1,100 Brazilian consumers as part...

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