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Cardtronics Posts 22 Percent Revenue Growth

PYMNTS

In a press release , Cardtronics stated that the boost was driven by the DirectCash Payments and Spark ATM Systems acquisitions completed at the beginning of the year. The first is the unique, increasingly global ‘neighborhood ATM’ platform, delivering a critical service in payments: convenient access to cash.

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What’s Happening While We Wait for TCPA Reform?

FICO

The election of a new administration along with leadership changes at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provided new hope for a broad group of industry and nonprofit organizations who have long been advocating for changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). So what were the big takeaways?

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Yes, I really did just accept an a position on the Consumer Advisory Board of the CFPB! (Consumer Financial Protection Bureau)

Javelin Strategy & Research

This will require several trips a year to Washington, DC along with several touch-points, and I’m looking forward to getting acquainted with the CFPB’s staff and other 24 Consumer Advisory Board (CAB) members. I have a lot to learn! I can’t get enough of innovation and digital strategy. So what do you think I should focus on?

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GonzoBanker Awards 2017

Gonzobanker

Payments chaos. BNC shareholders got a terrific premium, a 47% dividend increase, and a continued leadership role for Richard D. Platoon Talent Leadership Award – Goes to WSFS Bank ’s Lisa Brubaker who, at Finastra ’s client conference, pointed to hiring more free-wheeling advisory talent in branches, “backstopped by a sergeant.”.

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What the 2020 election means for fintech and Current

Current

In Current alignment with a new policy agenda With the election of Joe Biden as President, it means we’ll see a change in additional government leadership that will have impacts on the financial services sector, including a new Treasury secretary and probably a new director of the Consumer Federal Protection Bureau and Comptroller of the Currency.

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2017 Banking Regulatory Predictions—Brace for a Sea Change

FICO

New FCC leadership will provide much-needed TCPA relief. Under Chairman Tom Wheeler’s leadership, FCC actions have been widely criticized as further chilling the use of text and automated messaging preferred by many consumers. 4 Payments Predictions for 2017 – Mobile, Fintechs and EMV (Still).

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What We Learned About Alternative Finance In 2016

PYMNTS

What To Watch: The CFPB suffered a pretty big legal defeat earlier this year when a three-judge panel of the DC Circuit Court ruled its independent single-director structure is unconstitutional. One explanation is that auto lenders have gotten a bit too lax in their standards and have helped buyers get in over their head with credit lines.

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