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Using Debit Cards To Bridge The Stimulus Accessibility Gap

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Consumers are also changing how they pay for their purchases, with a recent study finding that debit card spend was up 11.7 Consumers today are especially likely to use their debit cards for their eCommerce purchases or to make in-store purchases with mobile wallets, and card-not-present (CNP) transactions represented 43.1

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Citizens Bank Partners With Microsoft Xbox All Access

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“Consumers want affordable ways to make purchases without taking on additional credit card debt,” said Brendan Coughlin, president of consumer deposits and lending at Citizens Bank. Citizens Bank’s POS financing offers a payment and purchase model for retail purchases.

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Citizens Bank To Offer Consumer Financing For Microsoft’s Xbox All Access

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“Consumers want affordable ways to make purchases without taking on additional credit card debt,” said Brendan Coughlin, president of consumer deposits and lending at Citizens Bank. Citizens Bank’s POS financing offers a payment and purchase model for retail purchases.

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Mastercard And BJ’s To Offer A ‘Priceless’ Boston Experience

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The credit card company and retail wholesaler announced on Tuesday (Aug. 2) that they are running a contest to reward shoppers who pay with Mastercard credit, debit or prepaid cards at BJ’s locations in Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Maine and Massachusetts. The prize?

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How Charitable Giving Boosts Online BNPL Sales, Customer Engagement

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Retailers are not just looking to donate a percentage of profits to a charity or cause, either, but are also seeing it as a way to foster customer engagement. Donating to a variety of charitable causes can expand customer reach for retailer engagement. I think it’s very important for all brands to find their niche,” he said.

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Santander Gets Hit With Fine Due To Overdraft Practices

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The CFPB said that, from 2010 to 2014, Santander was marketing and enrolling consumers in its “Account Protector” service designed to protect customers from overdrawing on their accounts at ATMS and on one-time debit card transactions. Customers were charged $35 per overdraft.

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In Europe, Single Data Market Looms?

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The Japan Times reported that the mandate would seek to keep tech giants such as Amazon from abusing dominant market positions when competing with smaller online retailers. The suit, filed in Rhode Island, alleges that Citizens Bank violated federal consumer protection laws during the period between 2010 to 2016.

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