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Embedded Finance: Bolstering Brand Experiences

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When a non-financial firm offers embedded banking, they offer a branded checking account to hold funds and make payments for the betterment of the company and its clients or workers. As a baseball card collector since childhood, I remember when eBay opened its URL back in 1995. Baseball card heaven for both buyer and seller.

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Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony

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In the months to come, the retailer will roll out Synchrony-issued credit cards in addition to a prepaid debit card that will be fueled by the Mastercard network, according to a Wednesday (Jan. The credit cards will link up with myWalgreens , the retailer's new customer rewards program. 13) announcement.

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Today In Retail: Walgreens To Launch Co-Branded Cards; Big Lots Reports Rise In Quarter-To-Date Comp Sales

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In today’s top retail news, Walgreens is growing its financial services offering with the help of Mastercard and Synchrony, while Big Lots, Inc. Walgreens To Roll Out Co-Branded Cards With Mastercard, Synchrony. The cards will reportedly be the first of a bevy of financial offerings that the retailer has in the works.

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Gaming Platform DraftKings Partners With InComm Payments For Retail Gift Cards

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Digital sports entertainment and gaming industry platform DraftKings — known for its top-rated daily fantasy sports and mobile sports betting apps — today announced an agreement with InComm Payments , a global leading payments technology company, to launch an industry-first retail gift card. . DraftKings reported on Friday (Nov.

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Growth In Coffee Brands And Unattended Retail

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Automated retail is a burgeoning space, with sales growth via many unattended retail devices significantly increasing. However, the industry faces challenges from old machines that haven’t been updated and the deployment of EMV-enabled cards/methods in the U.S. All this, Today in Data.

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From Retail To Restaurants, Holiday Gift Card Sales Are Hot

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In a year that’s been filled with lifestyle changes, personal pivots and business adaptations, 2020 may also go down as the year of the gift card as studies show an outsized increase in sales leading up to the busy holiday season. InMarket’s data also showed customers were spending about 17 percent more on gift cards in 2020.

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Major Retailers Brace For Gift Card Fraud

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To counter fraud as the holiday season approaches, Best Buy , Target and Walmart made changes to their gift card programs. By working collaboratively with these retailers, we’ve created a way for businesses to take proactive steps to prevent scams,” New York State Attorney General Barbara Underwood said in a statement.

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