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US is now Afterpay’s largest customer market 

Bank Innovation

retail ecosystem are showing results. customer numbers have outperformed other markets. […]. Afterpay’s efforts to embed itself in the U.S. The point-of-sale lender announced this week it has more U.S. customers than customers in New Zealand and in Australia, where it is headquartered.

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US is now Afterpay’s largest customer market 

Bank Innovation

retail ecosystem are showing results. customer numbers have outperformed other markets. […]. Afterpay’s efforts to embed itself in the U.S. The point-of-sale lender announced this week it has more U.S. customers than customers in New Zealand and in Australia, where it is headquartered.

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Visa, Mastercard, AmEx win easier access to China market

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card companies just moved a step closer to gaining access to China’s $27 trillion payments market. The biggest U.S. China said it won’t take longer than 90 days to consider applications from providers of electronic-payments services such as Mastercard, Visa and American Express Co.,

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Weekly Wrap: Robo-advisors react to the stock market plummet, and Amazon makes a move

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In this episode, editors discuss the following news developments: How the stock market plummet is affecting robo-advisors; Wirecard expanding internationally through a partnership with the Estonian banking platform Xolo; and Amazon’s move to offer cashierless checkout to […].

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S&P: US banks relying less on big-box stores to house branch locations

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In-store branches are satellite bank branches located inside large retail spaces, such as supermarkets or chains like Walmart and Safeway. As of January, there were 3,989 in-store branches of FDIC-insured institutions housed within retail stores, a decrease of 2.3% since June 30, 2018, S&P Global Market Intelligence reported.?

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PSCU: Owner CUs Saw Rising Debit, Credit Sales Volumes Over The Holidays

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27 in the retail goods space among the organization’s owner credit unions were up 26.2 percent market rate that the National Retail Federation (NRF) had predicted, according to the release. “More consumers shopped earlier and from home, further accelerating the adoption of contactless and digital payment methods.”. percent to 5.2

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With Mastercard, Revolut aims for US market

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Digital banking and stock trading app Revolut, which boasts 8 million customers, is in the midst of a global expansion effort. based company, which operates in Europe and Australia, announced two major milestones this week: a tie-up with Mastercard that will help fuel a planned U.S. rollout, and a launch in Singapore.

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