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Commercial Card Innovation Puts SMBs In The Spotlight

PYMNTS

Smaller companies were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to new cards designed for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. American Express, Amazon Rollout Card For UK SMBs. US Bank Instant Card Connects With Concur Expense.

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Millennials (Still) Don’t Like Card-Branded Mobile Wallets

Bank Innovation

Millennial consumers still prefer third-party money transfer systems, such as PayPal, over card-branded (e.g. More than half (52%) of millennial consumers (ages 23 to 37) said they use third-party money transfer systems, compared to only 29% who use card-branded digital wallets, and 22% that use device-specific wallets, […].

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Spend Controls Fuel Commercial Card Innovation

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Spend controls were the focus of innovation in the commercial card space this week thanks to feature and program launches. This week’s commercial card innovation tracker includes a rollout of the next generation of authorization controls from Comdata Inc., Mastercard Adds B2B Payment Functionality With Commercial Cards.

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Deep Dive: How Loyalty Innovation Improves Member Relationships, Boosts Brand Awareness

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Although CU members want innovation in member loyalty and rewards, most credit unions are not delivering these programs up to the desired standards. Credit union members’ high expectations when it comes to loyalty innovation do not necessarily make or break their banking relationships. Loyalty Innovation Strategies .

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More Credit Cards From the Amex and Hilton Co-Brand

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – Add another credit card to list, or rather add four to the ever growing list of cards. This new collection of cards are coming from American Express’ co-brand relationship with Hilton Hotels.

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UnionPay To Roll Out Branded Card In The UK

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China’s UnionPay , the payment card issuer, is gearing up to roll out branded cards in the U.K. company as soon as October to begin issuing a virtual prepaid card for corporate clients in the U.K. In early December UnionPay plans to issue branded credit cards in other parts of Europe as well. “In

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Sensory Branding: Right Scent, Right Time?

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Sensory branding is having a moment. These are some admittedly “out there” examples of sensory branding, which is popular lately for several reasons. Supplementing the “sight” of marketing and branding with a taste or a sound creates an entirely new set of tools to attract consumers. Mastercard also has its own sound.

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