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Fiserv Enables SNAP Online EBT Payment Acceptance For Grocers

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a global payments provider, now accepts Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) payments at grocers, allowing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participants to purchase groceries online for the first time, the Wisconsin-based company announced on Tuesday (May 5). brand, is accepting online EBT payment at select locations.

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2018 Recap: The Year In Grocery Innovations

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Shoppers had new opportunities to buy groceries without having to walk through the aisles of their local supermarkets or wait in line at checkout counters this year, as grocers rolled out digital innovations in shopping and payments. Personal Shopping Services. The offering comes as 4.9

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Sears Offers Online ‘LEASE IT’ Financing Program

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Sears Holdings has announced that it has expanded its leasing program so that customers can easily finance a variety of products, both in-store and online. There is also an online estimator tool to help members estimate their payment with different payment schedules and lease amounts.

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Today In Data: Minding And Filling The Payments Gaps

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Increasingly everything is online these days, up to and including consumer identity. But there are also gaps: consumers unbanked , and places where the pace of innovation is pricing out those who can’t afford to be cutting-edge. Data: $10 billion: Current value of the global digital identity market. percent: Share of U.S.

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Local Governments Move In On Retail Vacancies

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Many municipalities are looking to help by proposing new uses for vacant retail sites, including a citywide initiative in Fairfax, Virginia called Activate Fairfax , where the Department of Economic Initiative is soliciting requests for interest in an abandoned Container Store location.

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Mastercard, Instacart To Provide Grocery Delivery Benefits To Cardholders

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“One thing is certain — consumers will continue to seek out digitally-driven experiences regardless of what the future holds,” said Jess Turner, executive vice president of Mastercard’s North America products and innovation, in the announcement. “We Florida; and Texas.

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OppFi files complaint to block “true lender” challenge by California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation

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Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Colorado. Enters into contracts with borrowers for Program Loans which are only between the borrower and the Bank, define the Bank as the lender on Program Loans, and make clear that the Bank is the entity extending credit.