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Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster

Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster
Afterpay Sees BNPL Pact With Westfield Shopping Centers As Brick-and-Mortar Booster
July 27, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For most Americans, buy now, pay later (BNPL) is still mostly an online shopping experience. That is where they first encountered the increasingly popular payment...

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How Identity Has Become The ‘Linchpin’ Of The Digital Economy
How Identity Has Become The ‘Linchpin’ Of The Digital Economy
July 27, 2021  |  Authentication

Not so long ago, identity wasn’t really an area of concern in the financial services ecosystem, or the economy at large. Fast-forward a decade and...

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Data Brief: 77 Pct Of Credit-Challenged Consumers Favor BNPL For Spend Management
Data Brief: 77 Pct Of Credit-Challenged Consumers Favor BNPL For Spend Management
July 26, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Opening on the fundamental idea that most shoppers crave digital tools “that are secure and provide tangible value, such as expanding their payment options or...

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Rampant Check Fraud Problem Puts The Challenge In Challenger Banks
Rampant Check Fraud Problem Puts The Challenge In Challenger Banks
July 26, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

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Is The White House’s Big Tech Executive Order A Solution In Search of A Problem?
Is The White House’s Big Tech Executive Order A Solution In Search of A Problem?
July 26, 2021  |  The Durbin Amendment Briefing Room

President Joe Biden kicked off the month of July with a bang, signing a sweeping executive order (EO) aimed at promoting competitive markets across the...

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Retailers Find New Revenue Streams In Banking-As-A-Service Models
Retailers Find New Revenue Streams In Banking-As-A-Service Models
July 26, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

In the rise of the platform economy, the super app looms large. The lines between services and brands that once were simple and well-defined —...

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Thunes Acquisition Of Limonetik Brings Two Global Pain Points Under A Single Solution
Thunes Acquisition Of Limonetik Brings Two Global Pain Points Under A Single Solution
July 26, 2021  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

There was another jump forward in the global payments market this week, as Singapore-based cross-border payments leader Thunes announced its planned acquisition of Paris-based payments platform Limonetik. The...

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Surging In-Office And Online Doctor Visits Fuel Demand For ‘Hybrid Healthcare’ ID Solutions
Surging In-Office And Online Doctor Visits Fuel Demand For ‘Hybrid Healthcare’ ID Solutions
July 26, 2021  |  Authentication

If you’re reading this and you’ve been through the massive shift wrought by COVID-19, you’ve likely been to, or arranged, a telehealth appointment with a...

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Data Brief: 70 Pct Of Consumers Think Their Credit Scores Are Higher Than They Actually Are
Data Brief: 70 Pct Of Consumers Think Their Credit Scores Are Higher Than They Actually...
July 23, 2021  |  Consumer Finance

The July 2021 Credit Score Literacy and Building Credit Report, a collaboration between PYMNTS and Elan (a division of U.S. Bank), surveyed a census-balanced sample...

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