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Innovation Boosts Credit Union Member Financial Wellness, Fuels Member Growth

Innovation Boosts Credit Union Member Financial Wellness, Fuels Member Growth
Innovation Boosts Credit Union Member Financial Wellness, Fuels Member Growth
June 15, 2021  |  Credit Unions

The fact that, in the midst of the pandemic, credit unions were able to grow their members by 2 percent might seem like something of...

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Resolve CEO: BNPL Fixes The Net Terms Problem For Small Suppliers
Resolve CEO: BNPL Fixes The Net Terms Problem For Small Suppliers
June 14, 2021  |  Payment Methods

“Consumer payments are like a tweet — 140 characters — but B2B payment are akin to passing a bill through Congress, with accounts receivable and...

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Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
Retailers Await New Customers, Opportunities And A Spending Boom
June 14, 2021  |  Retail

Last year will go down in history for many things, but in retail circles, it will be remembered as the year that comps went out...

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Multi-Factor Authentication Makes QSRs Promotions, Discounts Fraud-Free
Multi-Factor Authentication Makes QSRs Promotions, Discounts Fraud-Free
June 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

In keeping with the adage that “no good deed goes unpunished,“ it turns out that those popular promotions and discounts that restaurants use to reward existing...

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Looking Ahead, Innovation And Partnerships Will Be Key To Consumer Confidence
Looking Ahead, Innovation And Partnerships Will Be Key To Consumer Confidence
June 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Synthetic fraud is on the rise and evolving, with research showing that 85 percent to 95 percent goes undetected by traditional fraud models. Get the...

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Merchants Get Real To Stop Fake Human Fraud Attacks
Merchants Get Real To Stop Fake Human Fraud Attacks
June 14, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

The fact that fraud levels spiked throughout the pandemic is well-known. Less reported on, but equally pressing, is the fact that fraud hasn’t only increased...

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Chasing Growth In Travel’s Hybrid Hotel-Hostels Segment
Chasing Growth In Travel’s Hybrid Hotel-Hostels Segment
June 14, 2021  |  Travel Payments

For those in the lodging industry, the last 16 months have been all about evolution as such businesses have struggled to recreate themselves and their...

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The State Of SCA Play: Some Ready, Some Not
The State Of SCA Play: Some Ready, Some Not
June 11, 2021  |  Authentication

The revised Payments Services Directive (PSD2) is getting shifted out by six months in the U.K., while the rest of Europe has been grappling with...

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Automated Underwriting Gives PayFacs, PSPs Competitive Leg Up
Automated Underwriting Gives PayFacs, PSPs Competitive Leg Up
June 11, 2021  |  Payments Innovation

Anyone who remembers the cover art from the film “The Perfect Storm” recalls a vast wave looming over a small fishing boat. That’s the image...

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