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Credit-Seeking Consumers Give Credit Unions and Community Banks a Second Look
Credit Unions // November 21, 2023

National banks dominate the consumer credit space. Still, credit unions and community banks are becoming an increasingly popular choice for issuing credit cards. The share of consumers with a CU or community bank card as their primary card rose from 8.3% in 2020 to 13%...

Barclays To Close 54 UK Branches By Year’s End
Banking // August 15, 2017

Financial company Barclays is gearing up to shutter 54 England-based bank branches by the end of 2017 as part of its cost-cutting efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Cost and Integration Concerns Keep Smaller Banks From Adopting Real-Time Payments

March 14, 2025
The benefits of real-time payments may be readily apparent to financial institutions (FIs) — as they can serve their clients with new use cases, including pay by bank and immediate payroll deposits. They can foster strong relationships with commercial customers with speedier and more transparent cross-border payments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to […]

Credit-Seeking Consumers Give Credit Unions and Community Banks a Second Look

November 21, 2023
National banks dominate the consumer credit space. Still, credit unions and community banks are becoming an increasingly popular choice for issuing credit cards. The share of consumers with a CU...

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Barclays To Close 54 UK Branches By Year’s End

August 15, 2017
Financial company Barclays is gearing up to shutter 54 England-based bank branches by the end of 2017 as part of its cost-cutting efforts. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. […]