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Should Las Vegas Casinos Bet On The Tourists Returning?

PYMNTS

Las Vegas casinos shut their doors in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, sending Nevada’s unemployment rate to a worst-in-the-nation 28.2 I’m starting to get nervous that shows are never going to reopen,” Nina Kane, a dancer and aerialist who has made her career on Vegas stages, told The Wall Street Journal.

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Mobile payments can redefine the customer experience for unattended retail

Payments Dive

One of the best-attended educational sessions at the recent National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas focused on how payment technology innovations — namely mobile payments — are impacting customer expectations.

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Arizona deal is 11th credit union takeover of bank this year

American Banker

Federal Credit Union in Yuma said it would acquire West Valley National Bank in a bid to expand into Phoenix and Las Vegas.

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Unattended retail struggles with mobile payments acceptance

Payments Dive

A speaker at the National Automatic Merchandising Association show in Las Vegas urged his fellow industry executives to get on board with the trend. Mobile payments continue to expand, making it important for operators of unattended retail equipment to invest in the technology.

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Citizens National among 7 community banks shifting to Jack Henry platform

BankInovation

The $613 million Citizens National Bank, a community bank in Somerset, Ky., The other six financial institutions include: $300 million Town and Country Bank, based in Las Vegas; $225 million […].

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Chase exec: 3 uses for automation, AI in underwriting

BankInovation

Chase Auto National Credit Director Anne Alburo discussed use cases and their implications for AI and automation in underwriting at Auto Finance Summit 2023 in Las Vegas on Monday. Financial institutions are identifying AI uses within their operations for coding, documentation and underwriting.

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Protests Could Lower Odds Of Vegas Reopening

PYMNTS

Las Vegas, hit hard by the coronavirus due to its heavy entertainment-fueled economy, was planning a comeback — but that may be derailed due to the civil unrest going on over the past week, CNBC reports. In Reno, the National Guard was called to respond to riots amid a declaration of a citywide emergency by the mayor.

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