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Five At Five: The Growing Power Of Loyalty

PYMNTS

As airlines seek income beyond fares, carriers are turning to credit card offers to broaden their revenue streams. earned more from loyalty and credit card programs than they did in the same period the prior year. The goal is to increase the number of retailers in the region, which boasts 650 million consumers.

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The Bank Legacy Is Dead: Long Live the Fintech Collision

Gonzobanker

It’s been a long two years since bankers and investment bankers nationwide made their annual pilgrimage to the Arizona desert for the Acquire or Be Acquired conference – and ohhh man, a completely different world has emerged since the January 2020 get-together! Let’s put COVID aside for a minute. price/book multiple.

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How Prepaid Cards Played A Role In El Chapo’s Global Drug Operation

PYMNTS

Prepaid debit cards are playing an important role. In 1989, Mr. Guzmán’s brother, Arturo, was stopped as he was driving across the Arizona border carrying more than $1.2 Eventually, the organization had to rely on prepaid debit cards, specifically for moving money from “New York to Colombia and Ecuador to buy more cocaine.”

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CSAA Insurance Group Review: Great for Auto Coverage?

MyBankTracker

If you are looking for any type of personal insurance and already have a AAA membership, The California State Automobile Association (CSAA) could be the AAA-affiliated insurer that services your region. Coverage and rates vary by state and region; there are restrictions and limitations based on location.

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Welcome to New Orleans

Independent Banker

Former Major League Baseball player and manager, chief baseball officer for the Arizona Diamondbacks. State/Regional Partners Reception*. State/Regional Affiliate Associations & Exhibitor Receptions*. We want to have easy access to our online accounts, we want our credit cards to be beautiful, et cetera. Camden Fine.

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Autopsy Report: 9 Startup Failure Stories And What We Can Learn From Them

CB Insights

Theranos built itself in stealth mode while raising hundreds of millions of dollars and inking deals to put its wellness centers in Walgreens stores in California and Arizona. The company also started building a point-of-sale terminal and a small smartphone dongle that retailers could use to accept credit card payments.

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Acquire or Be Acquired: Can Banks Get Better While Getting Bigger?

Gonzobanker

Yet, at Bank Director’s Acquire or Be Acquired conference last week in Scottsdale, Arizona, they resembled a college football squad that had just taken down a rival in the BCS championship. This line of thinking is about to expire like a Blockbuster membership card. We may need to shake things up or exit now.

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