PYMNTS

AUGUST 9, 2017

Green Dot Corp released earnings on Tuesday that topped analyst expectations, with 55 cents a share reported, versus estimates of 40 cents a share, as organic growth and card counts both showed momentum in the period. Active cards grew by 20 percent, to 5.15 Top line was $222.5 million versus the Street at $208.6 million, from $135.1

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

In a world where payments become more invisible the more digital they become, there’s never been a better opportunity to consider new ways to enable the digital transformation of financial services in a secure and compliant way. Payments Security As A Digital Business Enabler. Or watch its digital disruption. Sophisticated Threats.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

According to the firm, B2B transactions were a key driver of ACH transaction growth in the third quarter of the year, leading NACHA Chief Operating Officer Jane Larimer to describe the ACH Network as “thriving.”. New data has emerged about how SMBs use other payment rails , including cards and wire transfers.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

with cash — and consumers are even starting to ditch plastic cards. Many of these smaller firms, he said, did not have individual, digitized payment experiences woven into their overall operating infrastructures before the pandemic hit. Security Is Top Of Mind . Only 26 percent of all consumer payments are made in the U.S.

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PYMNTS

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

The new funding is an outcropping of the Series G round unveiled in August for the firm, which is said to have helped millennials become interested in trading. Mastercard Expands Digital Card Program To Include Instant Access, eWallet. FIS, TCH Partner To Connect Small Banks, CUs To RTP.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 1, 2019

where at least one vital and robust sector of commerce has yet to adopt the global security standard en masse. It’s not hard to find experts who predict that, even with the new date, gas stations will fail to comply with the deadline, which is set by card networks. 1, 2020 — at one point, the deadline was in 2017.

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PYMNTS

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

According to news from Fortune , customer payment card information was compromised at certain point of sale devices in stores when the encryption on those devices was not operating. The company, which operates more than 815 stores in 57 countries, did not say which specific locations were affected.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Key Data Points: 60 percent of small restaurant operators have had their revenues decline since the pandemic began. percent of millennials believe it is “very” important to receive payments in real time. Buy Now Pay Later: Millennials And The Shifting Dynamics Of Online Credit. percent use debit cards and 42.1

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PYMNTS

JUNE 26, 2020

Introducing open banking principles has not been without friction, however, with banks and consumers concerned over how this sea change will affect FIs’ daily operations. Open banking’s nature fortunately provides superior data security to traditional banking models. Open Banking Prevents Data Exposure. In the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JANUARY 25, 2021

Shoppers in the United States have long turned to credit cards to let them get the products now while delaying payments until they have a chance to save up. Consumers who do not qualify for credit cards or become reluctant to use those tools may see BNPL plans as a convenient alternative method for deferring payments.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Corporate buyers can pay more rapidly online with credit cards, benefitting sellers, and enjoy easy access to detailed, searchable information to guide their purchasing decisions. Trade shows, corporate board meetings and business fundraisers are important parts of companies’ operations, but are difficult to pull off. About The Report.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 13, 2020

consumers don’t exactly love the paper check — roughly 38 percent report that they’ve stopped using them entirely, and that shoots up to almost 50 percent when talking about millennials. Payors need to broaden that approach to accommodate someone without a traditional banking relationship who uses a prepaid card or digital wallet instead.

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PYMNTS

MAY 4, 2017

Among the core reasons for this: The perception that the use of cash was more secure. As for demographics, Pierce stated that tech use does indeed skew younger, but that millennials do use a hybrid of cash and digital payments. Cards are perhaps proving a sticking point in the move toward electronic payments. do not accept cash.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

A bit younger than their millennial siblings and cousins, they’ve grown up totally mobile, and have idiosyncrasies that make them unique. Perhaps more than millennial cohorts, Gen Z is having a hot love affair with eCommerce and sharing platforms that specialize in and cater to their digital lifestyles.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2020

Customers can use mobile banking services to do everything from check account balances and pay bills to temporarily shut down misplaced debit cards. These online and mobile experiences must be convenient, seamless and secure, or consumers are likely to abandon them. Digital banking uptake has only risen since, with 73 percent of U.S.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The program is operable immediately. Demand for refurbished products has surged, and by securing exclusive rights to inventory sold directly from the most popular manufacturers, eBay is changing the way people shop this category," said Jordan Sweetnam , senior vice president and general manager for eBay's North America market.

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PYMNTS

MAY 13, 2019

Fraudsters intercept the one-time PINs and passwords that pass for security in today’s world. “If If you look at all the security problems out there (everything involving the internet, breaches, malware on your operating system), the internet and the operating system are inherently insecure.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 3, 2019

In today’s top payments news, Wells Fargo has selected former Santander head executive Scott Powell to be its new chief operating officer. operations. Wells Fargo has tapped former Santander head executive Scott Powell to be its new chief operating officer. He will also serve on the bank’s operating committee.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 8, 2018

Every business walks the same tightrope when it comes to processing payments: Convenience versus security. It doesn’t matter if the business is consumer-facing or serving other businesses (B2B); security is top of mind for all of them, yet adding more layers can introduce more friction, and that can scare customers away.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 4, 2019

And by all accounts, this digital migration is driven by consumer preference — according to the same study, 91 percent of mobile banking users prefer accessing their app over going to a physical branch, and 68 percent of mobile banking millennials believe their smartphones will eventually replace their physical wallet.

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PYMNTS

AUGUST 21, 2018

The pumps are often grimy, card readers might not work, the air might be frigid or hot, and there may be an odor associated with rubber, petroleum or refuse. Buying fuel is not a desirable purchase,” said Rod Tos, manager of customer payments and card services for energy provider Chevron. Millennial Promise. Other Activity.

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PYMNTS

OCTOBER 9, 2019

H owever, nothing is easy in life (your parents were right) and that nugget of wisdom served as a central theme of a recent PYMNTS discussion with Rakan Alhassan, operations and marketplace director at UReed. Among the main challenges? The reliance on cash in many of the markets served by UReed, Alhassan said.

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PYMNTS

MAY 14, 2018

Consumers – particularly millennials – are driving less and buying fewer cars; the age of the internal combustion engine is coming to an end in favor of electric vehicles; and, of course, vehicles as we know them are soon to be replaced by self-driving software platforms that we will call “cars” mostly out of nostalgia.

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Accenture

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

An obvious reason is the inroads they’re making into the market, both domestically and globally: recent Accenture research finds that digital-only banks operating in the UK could amass a total of 35 million customers globally within the next 12 months, up from 13 million today. Why the intense interest in the neo-challengers?

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PYMNTS

MAY 10, 2018

“So, there’s a new solution that Sterling has created” known as the SmartECR (via Sterling Payment Technologies) — technology that allows electronic cash registers to accept chip cards and digital wallets. Of those verticals seeing fraud, anything that is sold in high-end and medium retail is hit often, and hard, as are liquor operations.

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PYMNTS

APRIL 30, 2019

Along the way, retailers are leveraging, and will continue to leverage, the latest payments technology developments to maximize revenue, while maintaining security of the transactions themselves. contactless payments have quickly caught on across debit and credit cards. The Changing Retail Footprint. For example, in the U.K.,

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PYMNTS

JULY 15, 2016

Brad Fauss, CEO of the National Branded Pre-Paid Card Association and MPD CEO Karen Webster dug into the potential for these rules to create the kind of inconsistencies that could very well disadvantage the very consumers that the CFPB intended to protect. Who Uses Prepaid Anyway? So far, so good.

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PYMNTS

MARCH 3, 2020

Even millennials , who heavily lean on remote banking, still visit physical bank locations for more complex functions, such as loan applications. Digital-first transformations can improve personalization and operating efficiencies, but they also bring challenges, including adoption-related costs and new avenues for fraud.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 11, 2018

And that’s unlikely to change in 2019 or beyond, given the growing purchasing power of bridge millennials. In fact, it is getting some new life from eCommerce operators. So-called online-only retailers — including Amazon — operate some 630 physical retail locations in the U.S., That trend is certainly nothing new.

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PYMNTS

MAY 29, 2020

How are CUs utilizing videoconferencing capabilities on interactive teller machines (ITMs) to maintain their branch operations during the pandemic, and how is biometric technology helping them offer more secure, quicker and touchless ATM services? Consumers expect secure and fast access to digital tools.

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PYMNTS

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The challenger bank acquired a banking license when it launched, and offers each customer a fixed savings account, two credit cards and an app that offers personal spending advice. An Australian challenger bank recently secured a significant achievement that could help it to compete more aggressively with banks.

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PYMNTS

JULY 30, 2019

Millennials and members of Generation Z are particularly comfortable with voice-activated devices , with 25 percent of consumers aged 16 to 24 using smartphone-based voice assistants such as Siri or Cortana. Bensen processes each request, learns customers’ favorite orders and charges the appropriate card registered with Amazon or Google.

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Perficient

MAY 17, 2022

Total outstanding debt in the sector grew by $84bn to $1.46tn, outpacing the increase seen in student and credit card debts combined.” Delinquency rates are rising to levels not seen since the Great Recession, especially among Millennials and Gen Z. Auto-loan originations in the U.S. Many consumers cannot afford these loans.

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Insights on Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

The iPhone became more popular and apps got better and more secure. Your executive teams may feel that their current mobile apps and internet banking operations are sufficient. Use case: Focus on the millennial market with mobile. Seamless security—and digital workflow. How should banks prepare for the digital future?

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PYMNTS

MARCH 21, 2019

“We want to be a peer-to-peer marketplace,” adding that she wants to make it easy and secure to share clothes. The site also has a secure messaging platform that allows users to communicate and book an item. The site operates similarly to eBay from a lender’s perspective. The Fashion Lending Platform.

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PYMNTS

MAY 6, 2016

The startup may not operate in the fleet card space, but Haven’s B2B solution can certainly impact the bottom line. The company announced on Wednesday (May 4) that it secured $11 million for its freight procurement solution, which allows commodity traders across the globe to book freight and logistics services via an online portal.

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PYMNTS

DECEMBER 30, 2019

These delays can also weaken employees’ financial security, and seriously affect their work productivity. for millennial and Generation Z workers. However, it is important for companies to recognize that even minuscule delays for seemingly small amounts can have harsh, lasting consequences for their employees and operations.

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