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Retailers Head To DC To Uphold Swipe Fee Reform

PYMNTS

As Congress moved to hold a hearing on legislation that would repeal the debit card swipe fee reform, retailers from across the U.S., along with the National Retail Federation (NRF), made a trip to D.C. No retailers were invited to testify at the hearing. to ask lawmakers to reconsider. Likewise, U.S.

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ATMIA Weighs In On Cashless Retail Ban Debate

PYMNTS

Amazon, of course, stands out as a marquee name in the move to make the retail experience wholly digital commerce. There may be a groundswell against cashless retail, but then again, there also is a movement to take cash out of the equation. Much has been made of the coming of the cashless society. The Case Against Cash.

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Philadelphia Mall Owner Takes Care Of Its Own

PYMNTS

There’s arguably no more polarizing macroeconomic issue in the retail world than the fate of the American mall. The problems start with how retailers view and serve the customer. It was an amalgamation of numerous challenges, either ignored or wrongly addressed, that has led to the question of relevance plaguing the industry today.

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Old Dominion Hires Longtime Va. Banker as Retail Banking Director

American Banker

Old Dominion National Bank in McLean, Va., has hired Stephanie Lykins-Harvey, formerly of Cardinal Bank in McLean, as director of retail banking.

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The day that digital currency started

Tomorrow's Transactions

It was true cash replacement, invented at National Westminster Bank (NatWest) in 1990 by Tim Jones and Graham Higgins. Many of the retailers were quite enthusiastic because there was no transaction charge and for some of them the costs of cash handling and management were high. The retailers were OK about it.

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Alexa For President 2020: An Echo In Every Kitchen And A Connected Car In Every Garage

PYMNTS

Similar stories began to trickle in all year from around the nation – random readings of Washington’s Farewell address, or Reagan’s Morning in America Speech, or the Gettysburg Address or Roosevelt’s Fear Itself speech. Yes, it is true that she has taken a more active interest in American culture and politics of late.

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American Greed: Can being an honest broker be banks and credit unions competitive advantage?

Jeff For Banks

According to a 2012 Boston College Center for Retirement Research study , 63% of American males (why only males I do not know) participated exclusively in defined contribution (DC) retirement plans in 2007, up from 47% in 1992. I think, as a nation, we will need lots of help managing our money. Probably not.

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