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Giving Community Banks The Contactless Card Boost

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Contactless has yet to catch on in the United States, despite years of promotional efforts and the success of the payment method in the U.K., However, there may be an opportunity to get more contactless cards into the hands of consumers — an opportunity that involves community banks and is backed by financial incentives.

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Bank Partnerships Improve America’s Financial Education Report Card

ABA Community Banking

As kids head back to school, banks across the United States will deploy their resources, reach and expertise to provide the next generation, particularly those in underserved communities, with the financial education they need.

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For Community Banks, Big Business From Small Business Credit Cards

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For community banks serving small- to mid-sized businesses (SMBs), training an eye on credit cards can translate into additional revenue streams and tap into an unmet need for those SMBs. Kearney found 26 percent of small business cardholders have community banking relationships in place. There’s a lot of runway here.

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Today In Data: Driving Contactless Adoption With Community Banks

PYMNTS

Community banks could put more contactless cards into the hands of consumers with the help of the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA). Data: $255B: The value of faster payments in the United States at the end of 2018. And the demand for faster payments is strong in the U.S.,

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Building A Digital And Subscription Community For Hockey Parents

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The company offers both month-to-month and prepaid plans, with credit cards and PayPal as payment options. And that has blossomed” to include “hockey parents across the United States and Canada,” Laine said. He sees it less as a group and more of a community.

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PayPal Boosts Xoom’s Money Transfer Capabilities In US

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19) unveiled a major upgrade to Xoom , enabling customers across the United States to use the mobile payments app to send money straight to the bank account of a family member, friend or another recipient. PayPal is upping its mobile payments game. PayPal on Thursday (Nov. More than a third of Xoom users across the U.S.

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More Than Half Of Cards Issued Globally Were EMV-Enabled

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percent of all cards issued globally by the end of 2017 were EMV-enabled. In addition, the number of EMV payment cards in circulation around the world increased by 1 billion over the previous 12 months — to a total of 7.1 Regionally, the EMV chip card adoption rate is highest in Canada, Latin America and the Caribbean (85.7

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