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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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Why Bread Thinks Private-Label Cards Are Ready For Disruption

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The problem, Abramowitz noted, is that retail in the last decade has moved online and into multi-channel – and private-label cards have not really made the necessary transformation to keep pace. Delivering that isn’t a matter of building a better private-label card as much as it is rethinking retail credit from the ground up.

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Top News in Payments: Regulatory Pushback Spooks Libra Backers, Adyen Gains Traction With Mid-Market Firms

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Corporate eCommerce card company Brex recently announced a partnership with leading SaaS eCommerce platform BigCommerce. Trending: Meeting The Millennial Need For AI-Powered Visual Shopping. SWIFT: Real-Time Payments Demands Real-Time Security And Compliance. Brex Teams With BigCommerce To Offer Merchant Financing.

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Community Banks, Where Moving Beyond Interest Income Is In The (Credit) Cards

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One area of (overlooked) potential lies with credit cards. But the financial world is changing, Moorer told PYMNTS, due to generational shifts and consumers’ needs transitioning from baby boomers to the millennial. Issuing cards and creating a payments strategy, he said, can help community banks innovate in effective and exciting ways.

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DoorDash, Airbnb IPOs; BNPL Trends; Pet Fraud Top This Week's News

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Capital One Halts BNPL Transactions On Its Credit Cards. Capital One Financial Corp is putting a stop to buy now, pay later (BNPL) transactions on its credit cards, calling the dealings “ risky ,” for both consumers and banks. Report: Millennials, Buy Now Pay Later And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit.

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Petal CEO: Using Cashflow — Not FICO — To Issue Credit Cards

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For the 47 percent of Americans with prime credit scores, getting and using a credit card isn’t much of a problem. The problem, Petal co-founder and CEO Jason Gross told Karen Webster, is that it leaves around half of all Americans with only a few options: a credit card with expensive strings or no credit at all. Who Petal Serves.

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Bitcoin Tracker: Easy Access Is ‘Easier’ With ATMS & Gift Cards

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Coinsource has built an organization that’s built to scale and to do so while meeting or exceeding varying levels of compliance,” said Coinsource CEO and Cofounder Sheffield Clark. What about gift cards? Research says millennials love gift cards , so that may be a way to create a budding bitcoin trend. Just like cash.

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