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Preparing Merchants For The Coming Mobile Wallet Boost

PYMNTS

To that end, said Matt Good , senior vice president and general manager of Elan Advisory Services , the shift to contactless payments is well underway — and the stage is being set for mobile wallets to gain a much wider embrace. But as Good explained, the definition of contactless needs to expand as firms re-examine their digital strategies.

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Key takeaways from ThinkBIG 2024: Insights for banks and credit unions

Abrigo

Chance-Chin elaborated on her bank’s digital strategy, which combines modern technology with close customer relationships. "We Finding balance Attracting younger customers The panelists agreed that appealing to younger customers through digital-first approaches is essential.

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Bank Offers Go Contextual For Credit Unions In 2021

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But as the pandemic hit home, she said, many CUs have had to take a step back and “double down” on the most important and pressing aspects of their digital strategies. The digital trend, she continued, is one that will last and — and one that CUs will have to adopt in order to compete more effectively with banks.

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Building a Discipline to Drive Digital Banking Strategy

Gonzobanker

Smaller banks and credit unions can bring unique value to the mobile ‘arms race.’ marketplace have made significant investments in their mobile applications centered around improving the client experience. Mobile app store ratings have gone from an average of 4.2

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Helping FI’s Develop Their ‘FinTech Sense’

PYMNTS

Everyone knows that digital and mobile services are key to success in the 2020s — not only in terms of more revenue, but also larger transformations. But that doesn’t mean all the players in payments and financial services have a solid or clear digital strategy. The age of personalized service is upon us.

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Mobile in the time of digital

Celent Banking

Bank of America recently announced that it would triple spending on its mobile app. In the past, Celent has praised the Bank of America mobile banking apps as some of the best out there. The bank has been going strong with its digital strategy for years, even closing branches and reducing overhead to drive adoption.

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Today In Payments: DOJ Approves Mastercard's Finicity Acquisition; Airbnb Files For IPO

PYMNTS

NEW DATA: 43M Consumers Are Holding out on Mobile Banking Apps. consumers actively use mobile banking apps, but another 43 million shy away from doing so because they believe banking apps’ security falls short. PYMNTS' latest Mobile Banking App Report: Tapping Authentication to Boost User Engagement has the details.

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