By Jeff Domansky, April 19, 2021 April is National Financial Literacy Month in the US, and we can all forget about the fear of missing out (FOMO) on financial literacy. It looks like most consumers have a massive fear of financial literacy, according to research ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 15, 2021 According to new research, when it comes to consumer spending priorities during Covid-19, mortgages mattered most, followed by car loans and credit cards. TransUnion researchers found the pandemic had a pronounced effect – in a short period – on how ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 13, 2021 It’s getting crowded in the buy now pay later (BNPL) marketplace, but hustle and innovation can differentiate a newer entrant over the more prominent players. New York-headquartered Splitit showed that competitive edge with its announcement of a new partnership ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 9, 2021 Grocery delivery app Instacart and restaurant delivery firm DoorDash are both planning to issue credit cards soon. Two questions come to mind for both businesses and consumers. First, do we need more branded credit cards? Second, what’s the ROI ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 8, 2021 False declines are a $430 billion-plus global headache for retailers. A new Forter-Adobe collaboration aims to help businesses increase revenue by 2%-3% by increasing legitimate transaction approvals and reducing the number of false declines. Forter announced it has joined ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 6, 2021 Fintech payments provider Dwolla launched real-time payment services for businesses of all sizes in partnership with Cross River Bank. Businesses can now integrate Dwolla’s payment API to connect with RTP-enabled financial institutions and send funds within seconds to a ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 5, 2021 The New York Times recently broke the story about a payments scam by the Trump 2020 campaign as it struggled at the height of last fall’s election. Radio conspiracy host Rush Limbaugh raised dire warnings about the struggling Trump ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 2, 2021 Ostrich cowboy boots. New. Paid by crypto. With apologies to Hemingway, who wrote the apocryphal six-word short story about baby shoes, it nicely describes PayPal’s full-fledged launch into cryptocurrency payments. Earlier this week, PayPal CEO Dan Schulman made the ...
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By Jeff Domansky, April 1, 2021 With so much happening in the global payments industry, we’ve prepped a news roundup to quickly get you up to speed as the week comes to a close. Among the highlights: Visa Direct Payouts and crypto payments, Paysafe merger ...
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By Paul Bridgewater, CEO, ResMan, March 31, 2021 Owners and managers in property management constantly look for ways to eliminate friction from the payment process for residents and internal teams. Creating a successful payment program requires an excellent relationship and positive experience between the business ...
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