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Mastercard ties growth to digital strategy

Payments Dive

The network is advancing technologies to let consumers and businesses more easily use its cards, after doubling the number of merchants that accept them over the past five years.

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Making Digital Card Features Stick – And Sticky

PYMNTS

That left FIs scrambling to “rapidly figure out how to get that same emotional and engagement outcome when the possibility of face-to-face is virtually nonexistent,” Randy Piatt , head of product solutions at card technology firm Ondot Systems , told PYMNTS in a recent conversation. Simple: Start with the cards.

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Virtual-Card Adoption – Not An ‘All-Or-Nothing’ Strategy

PYMNTS

As chief financial officers (CFOs) become more familiar with the opportunities of virtual card adoption, they’re also becoming more well-versed on their biggest challenges. This challenge can quickly lead to discouraged finance teams that abandon the effort to implement a v-card program altogether. Going Touchless. .

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Retailers Rethink Store Concepts, Digital Strategies Amid New Realities

PYMNTS

Meanwhile, their in-store customer base shrinks, as shoppers can now find lower prices and fast delivery with the touch of a few buttons on their smartphone – or even through interactive technology that uses voice recognition. The company also launched a new co-branded Visa rewards card with Alliance Data.

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USA Technologies Partnership Extend Micromarket Foothold

PYMNTS

USA Technologies (USAT), a payment technology provider of cashless and mobile transactions in self-serve retail , announced Wednesday (May 24) a strategic agreement with Five Star Food Service, a full-service vending, micromarkets, office refreshment services and corporate dining company, to expand their partnership.

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Germany’s Central Bank Says Tech Presents Hurdles, Opportunities

PYMNTS

Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank, said increased use of financial technology in the country could present regulators with their biggest hurdle since the financial crisis, according to a report by Bloomberg. “We A survey by EHI Retail Institute showed that last year, card payments made up 48.6 Supervisors don’t like moving targets.”.

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JPMorgan Chase Has More Than 2,000 Open Tech Jobs

Bank Innovation

JPMorgan Chase is on a roll with its digital hiring and currently has more than 2,000 open positions. The bank is looking for a senior digital fintech expert to join its Digital Strategy, Innovation and Partnerships team, as it continues to recruit talent as part of its effort to revamp its technology team.