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DATA: How FI’s Innovation Gap Is Big Tech’s Big Opportunity

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A trillion-dollar market cap later, it’s hard to argue Amazon’s effectiveness, quote attribution notwithstanding. It’s really difficult, the banking ecosystem is not fast and that’s just reality,” Jim McCarthy, industry expert and former innovation head for Visa, told Karen Webster in a recent conversation.

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Why Digital Payments Innovation Sticks To Gen Z

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Making the most of those relationships served as the foundation of a new PYMNTS interview with Matthew Carpenter, senior vice president, market director for Elan. Broadly speaking, it seems the follow-up act to the millennial generation – that is, Gen Z – is much more positively inclined toward using credit products of all stripes.

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How C-Stores Market To Digitally Savvy Gas App Users

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percent of consumers, this customer base may represent a marketing opportunity for C-stores. According to Thorntons, the ability to provide consumers with a loyalty-focused mobile solution has “changed the game for our marketing efforts.”. At the same time, C-stores are innovating by expanding and enhancing their digital offerings.

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Why Community Banks Can’t Afford To ‘Wait and See’ About Faster Payment Innovations

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However, if recent developments in the financial services industry are any indication, innovation waits for no institution, company, agency or, for that matter, Fed report. Many players in the financial services market were already launching innovative solutions without knowing which guidelines the Fed would recommend for the U.S.

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RBC is redesigning its app experience for younger customers

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The Royal Bank of Canada is giving its app a millennial makeover and branding the new offering RBC Mobile Student Edition. For customers under 22 years of age, they can opt to download a student version of the app with an interface designed for younger customers. The new app features include financial literacy tools and […].

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Is The Recreation Market Ready For A Payments Makeover?

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Fortunately, it appears the recreational market is getting some much-needed innovation to help organizations and associations process payments and participant registration. One company that is innovating in the sports and recreation industry is Amilia, an online registration and membership management platform. In the U.S.,

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TRENDING: Putting Car-Shopping, Payments In The Mobile Fast Lane

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It’s time to shift gears when it comes to a commonly held perception about millennials and vehicle ownership. After years of believing millennials were disavowing the practice, recent studies indicate the millennial generation is kicking the tires on the concept of owning or leasing their own set of wheels after all.

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