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Visa Rebrand, Pandemic Optimism, Tesla Self-Driving Cars Top This Week’s News

Visa Rebrand, Pandemic Optimism, Tesla Self-Driving Cars Top This Week’s News
Visa Rebrand, Pandemic Optimism, Tesla Self-Driving Cars Top This Week’s News
July 23, 2021  |  The Weekender

In this week’s news, we saw Apple Pay Later loom as a threat to card issuers. And Visa’s rebrand is about being a global acceptance...

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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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Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
Vodafone Considers Spinning Off M-Pesa Money Service
July 23, 2021  |  Mobile Commerce

Vodafone could spin off its popular African mobile money service M-Pesa, the company’s CEO told Bloomberg News on Friday (July 23). Get the Full Story...

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UK Digital Bank Revolut Introduces Daily Interest On Savings
UK Digital Bank Revolut Introduces Daily Interest On Savings
July 23, 2021  |  Digital-First Banking

London FinTech and digital bank Revolut is introducing daily interest on Savings Vaults for standard plan users, with no fees or minimum balance requirements, the...

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Identity At The Heart Of The Contactless World
Identity At The Heart Of The Contactless World
July 23, 2021  |  Authentication

In A Decade of Digital Transformation in 12 Months, 46 C-suite executives spoke with PYMNTS for its Q2 eBook on what the world will look...

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Latest Telemedicine Provider Ranking Checkup (Mostly) A Picture Of Health
Latest Telemedicine Provider Ranking Checkup (Mostly) A Picture Of Health
July 23, 2021  |  Mobile Applications

As PYMNTS recently reported, digital healthcare startups scooped up close to $15 billion in the first half of 2021 from many venturous venture capitalists. We’d call...

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Snapchat, Twitter Gains Reflect Social Media’s Growing Commerce Ambitions
Snapchat, Twitter Gains Reflect Social Media’s Growing Commerce Ambitions
July 23, 2021  |  Social Commerce

It was a good day in earnings for social media networks yesterday, as both Twitter and Snap Inc. reported their strongest growth in years, narrowing...

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Amex: Millennial/Gen Z Card Spending Up 30 Pct Over 2019 Levels 
Amex: Millennial/Gen Z Card Spending Up 30 Pct Over 2019 Levels 
July 23, 2021  |  Earnings

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Skechers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Back-To-School As Sales Accelerate
Skechers ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ About Back-To-School As Sales Accelerate
July 23, 2021  |  Retail

Despite beating internal and Wall Street expectations in the second quarter, Skechers is emphasizing that the COVID-19 pandemic is not over and that the situation...

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