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With $2b valuation, Marqeta focuses marketing strategy on startups

Bank Innovation

A company that operates quietly in the background of popular financial apps and platforms is taking steps to become more visible.

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Banks Slow to Embrace Realtime Payments

Bank Innovation

EXCLUSIVE – When The Clearing House (TCH) rolled out realtime payments last November, one would think banks would quickly jump on that bandwagon, right? Wrong, according Vinay Prabhakar, head of markets strategy, Payments at Finastra. The problem, as it often is with big institutions, comes down to the bottom line. "We

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Despite Carillion, Some Say No To Late Payments Legislation In UK

PYMNTS

The fallout within the United Kingdom’s construction industry, due to late payments, continues. The marquee exhibit in the field continues to be the Carillion failure, which has led to a repeated outcry for more stringent efforts and legislation to monitor and enforce payment terms. Still Too Much Paper.

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Boost: Why Ears Are The Most Powerful Tool In Our Toolbag

PYMNTS

"The pandemic has brought into very clear focus how commercial trading partners are struggling, with cash flow challenges due to payment slowdowns among the biggest contributors," says Dean Leavitt, founder and CEO of Boost Payment Solutions. contributed by Dean Leavitt , founder and CEO of Boost Payment Solutions.

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Data, Business Intelligence And Security Lead B2B Funding

PYMNTS

Whistic said it would use the investment to grow its staff and scale operations. The company plans to use the money to invest in its research and development efforts, go-to-market strategy, marketing and customer support. Investors at Emergence led the funding, while Album VC and existing backers also participated.

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Ally Financial Has Milennials to Thank for Its Impressive Retail Deposit Growth

Bank Innovation

s robust marketing strategy for its retail bank has paid off, as the bank today reported that half of its new retail customers were millennials. Ally Financial Inc.’s Of Ally Financial’s 230,000 new retail deposit customers via its retail side, Ally Bank, 126,500 were millennials, according to bank’s earnings report released today.

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Growth Loops – The New Way To Grow Bank Product Sales

South State Correspondent

Because everyone has the mindset of the funnel, neither department takes much time to understand the customer, the intent, the metrics (like profitability over revenue), or the interactive role between product and marketing strategy. As one person received payment, they signed up and started using the product as well.