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Oregon Community Credit Union launches digital platform

Bank Innovation

Oregon Community Credit Union (OCCU) has launched phase one of its digital platform, a move meant to “set the foundation” for the credit union’s new focus toward automation, Chris Whittaker, vice president of consumer lending, told sister publication Auto Finance News on Monday.

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Nordstrom Shutters Oregon Store As It Pushes To Go Private

PYMNTS

Nordstrom is making the rare move to shut down a full-line department store in Salem, Oregon, a decision that will likely cost about 130 workers their jobs. The Seattle-based retailer does not have the massive store fleet some of its competitors have, making a closure a much more notable event. Store closure announcements in the U.S.

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Retail banking trends to look out for in 2023

Independent Banker

ITMs and VTMs are popular retail banking innovations among community banks. What’s on the horizon for retail banking? According to a new report from PwC titled “Retail Banking 2025 and Beyond” (see sidebar), the retail banking industry is undergoing tremendous change—but, of course, community bankers already know that.

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Why Brick-And-Mortar Needs Unattended Retail

PYMNTS

As recently as a few years ago, it was often difficult to get retailers to think seriously about unattended retail as an expansion or extension of their business. That shift in consumer preferences is driving an ever-expanding digitization of the physical retail experience, he noted. While that is a growth area, Layden Jr.

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Self-Checkout Hits A (Small) Speed Bump

PYMNTS

But at least a temporary blowback to the technology has begun, some of which has landed the issue in court and some of which has led Walmart and other retailers to rethink how it is used. In fact, in Oregon, the matter has gone to court. You can see expansion of self-checkout machines in stores across the country and in Oregon.”.

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Legal Pot Starts Pulling Its Retail Weight

PYMNTS

Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. Other figures also point to how much consumers are spending on legal retail pot. Legal retail cannabis may be spreading throughout the U.S., Companies also have made more than $6.5

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Legal Cannabis Retail Innovates Its Way Around Payments Knot

PYMNTS

Legal marijuana may have a massive payments problem, but that’s not stopping retail innovation in perhaps the newest area of legitimate commerce in the U.S. Trends in legal cannabis retail are just now emerging, and fresh numbers from Colorado are providing insight into how the industry is evolving. Big Retail. and Canada.

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