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Venmo's Esch On Designing A Cool Physical Card For Mobile App Users

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Credit card launches happen a lot, and tend to blend together after a while, particularly for payments peeps who keep a close eye on such things. But Venmo – which dropped its first credit card for consumers on Monday (Oct. Splittable Card Payments . Instead, Venmo’s entire DNA is digital. Designing In Choice.

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The Great Credit Card Program Outsourcing Debate

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Among the biggest debates is how to construct and operate the best card program possible – a decision that served as the foundation for a new PYMNTS interview with Jim Geeslin, head of strategy for Elan Financial Services , an agent credit card issuer. Do FIs want to navigate card programs through that?”. Near-Term Challenges.

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Payments Innovation Fuels Rise In Football Gambling

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One of the ways that these websites are able to differentiate is through user experience. A key part of user experience is payment speeds. When a user wins a big amount, they want to be able to withdraw their winnings as quickly as possible. You have enormous brands and massive amounts of consumers involved.

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Keeping Theater Order-Ahead Fraud- And Drama-Free

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Ordering must not only be seamless, but needs to keep customers’ identities and card details safe. In the latest Mobile Order-Ahead Tracker , PYMNTS examines developments in the mobile order-ahead world, as well as how consumers are responding to new features and tools designed to augment usersexperiences for the better.

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Decoupled Debit — Again?

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It’s the decoupled debit card. Capital One made the headlines then – a genius move, many called it at that time, for an issuer that lacked demand in deposit accounts and had no other way to provide a debit-like offering that would make their brand sticky to consumers. Merchants paid less when they accepted those cards.

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Restaurant Ordering Apps, Cloud Technology, Cash Hoarding Top This Week’s News

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It takes effort to balance seamless-but-fraud-free user experiences. Main Street USA Was Healthy In February, But Coronavirus Is The Wild Card. The newest data from the Main Street Index indicated that small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) have seen steady growth in business formation, wages, and hiring.

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Visa, Wave Team To Bring Instant Payouts To Micropreneurs

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Now, Wave’s small business customers can access their sales instantly, using Visa Direct rails and their debit cards. It really speaks to the power and primacy of card products,” Sheley said, “It creates a lot of peace of mind around what is going to happen with the payment and where [it is] going to go.

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