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The Data Point: 59% of Canadian Firms Have Warm Feelings About Real-Time Payments
The Data Point: 59% of Canadian Firms Have Warm Feelings About Real-Time Payments
June 24, 2022  |  Payments Innovation

Though real-time payments (RTP) aren’t yet available in Canada, North America’s commercial northern lights want all the benefits of real-time rails, one might say, in...

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Crypto Winter’s Harsh Lessons May Spawn the ‘Last Unbanked Generation’
Crypto Winter’s Harsh Lessons May Spawn the ‘Last Unbanked Generation’
June 24, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

Cryptocurrency prices have been collapsing for more than half a year now, so it seems counterintuitive to say that crypto investing is a tool that...

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Spike in BNPL Fraud Prompts Cybersecurity ‘Arms Race’
Spike in BNPL Fraud Prompts Cybersecurity ‘Arms Race’
June 24, 2022  |  Security & Fraud

Paper checks, credit cards, bank accounts — all have been favored targets of fraudsters over the years. Enter buy now, pay later (BNPL), the latest...

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Dutch Payments Association GM Says ‘Positive Friction’ Will Protect BNPL Users
Dutch Payments Association GM Says ‘Positive Friction’ Will Protect BNPL Users
June 24, 2022  |  Buy Now Pay Later

For an industry that’s typically laser-focused on frictionless services, it’s rare to hear calls for any sort of friction — let alone that it’s good...

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The Data Point: Chains Take the Cake With 60% of Restaurant Consumers
The Data Point: Chains Take the Cake With 60% of Restaurant Consumers
June 23, 2022  |  Data

There are folks who prefer quick-service restaurants (QSRs) to independent eateries, while others can’t say no to a five-course meal with fine tableside service. It...

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Inflation Boosts Merchant Interest in Data to Keep Customers Brand Loyal
Inflation Boosts Merchant Interest in Data to Keep Customers Brand Loyal
June 23, 2022  |  Commerce

Try telling a Dunkin’ fan that Starbucks is better, or vice versa — and then play that out across every consumer product and service imaginable....

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Banking as a Service Key to Fast-Tracking Embedded Finance for FIs
Banking as a Service Key to Fast-Tracking Embedded Finance for FIs
June 23, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

“As far as banking infrastructure goes, the United States has the worst in the modern world.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Former Microsoft Treasurer: Real-Time Treasury Helps CFOs Gird for Black Swans
Former Microsoft Treasurer: Real-Time Treasury Helps CFOs Gird for Black Swans
June 23, 2022  |  CFO

Two decades at a trillion-dollar tech juggernaut provides a ringside seat to just how important liquidity and risk management really is when grappling with seismic,...

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The Data Point: 23% of Consumers Have Held Crypto In the Past Year
The Data Point: 23% of Consumers Have Held Crypto In the Past Year
June 22, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

With cryptocurrency values highly volatile at present, its immediate future as a consumer payments form is experiencing a moment of doubt. However, dialed-in businesses and...

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