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How important is a social media community in banking?

Abrigo

Much like the internet was once considered a fad, the same was said not so long ago about social media. The social network truly connects people. That’s slightly more active users than there are people in Indonesia, the world’s fourth most populous country (behind China, India and the United States).

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The power of “old-school social media”

Long Lasting Ideas

I have a friend, a retired executive for a well-known global brand. It’s not a letter from his CEO, the President of the United States or a celebrity. It’s about old-school “social media’. I’m sure you’ll agree that these types of messages wouldn’t benefit your bank or its brand. So what’s the point?

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Kobe Bryant, Virtual Cards, Self-Service Technology Top This Week’s News

PYMNTS

We have deep dives into virtual card adoption and self-service technology, as well as a report on Kobe Bryant’s legacy. Bank Is Doing to Drive Virtual Card Adoption. Accounts payable (AP) professionals and vendors still have reservations about adopting virtual cards despite their many benefits.

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New Year, New Mergers Sizzle For Payments Companies

PYMNTS

The move pushes Visa ever further away from cards and toward its goal of becoming, as management has often described it, a “network of networks.”. The company already has scale, having integrated with 15,000 financial institutions in Canada and the United States and recently made forays into Ireland and Spain.

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Flying The Prepaid Skies

PYMNTS

Prepaid card provider Netspend and United Airlines said May 24 that they would launch the Mileage Plus GO Visa Prepaid Card, which is being billed as the first prepaid card program being offered in the United States that allows consumers to directly earn miles.

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Prosper Extends Credit to 200K Near-Prime Clients with FICO Scores

FICO

You can read more about this story in the full media release. When Prosper was developing the Prosper® Card to help serve more consumers, including the near-prime population, a tool was needed to mitigate credit risk. In total, Prosper extended more than USD $225M in credit access to these consumers.

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From Beer To Snack Bars: Using eCommerce To Upcycle Food

PYMNTS

On its eCommerce website, the company accepts credit cards, PayPal and Google Pay at checkout. For promotion, the company is very active on social media and also has events. Beyond ReGrained, other brands are reusing different ingredients and turning them into new products. It also offers banana bites and banana brittle.