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Canary SVB collapse
Banking Fintech Payments Trends

SVB’s collapse: Who knew?

by Jeff Domansky The canaries were singing loudly in the financial industry coal mine long before SVB collapsed. Who knew? Who acted in advance? And who caused the prominent fintech banker and lender to topple? To answer those questions – short-sellers knew, as did some ...
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card issuers
Banking Loyalty Payments Trends

Today’s consumers want more from credit card issuers

By Beth Robertson, Managing Director of Keynova Group The question of what consumers want from credit card issuers gnaws at card executives, eager to capitalize on the growing use of credit products in an inflationary environment, fending off challenges from non-traditional sources of consumer credit ...
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ISO 20022
Banking Payments Technology

New Year’s Resolution: Learn the new language of payments in 2023

by Nick Botha, Global Payments Sales Manager, AutoRek The end of 2022 saw the start of the mandatory migration to ISO 20022 – the open global standard for the exchange of payments messages. From now on, organizations within the SWIFT community must comply with new ...
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2023 payment industry predictions
Banking Fintech Mobile Payments Payments Trends

2023 Payment industry leader perspectives – Part 2

2023 will not be business as usual Doug Hall While 2023 shapes up as a challenging year for business, it will definitely not be business as usual. Our payment industry leaders see fraud challenges ahead, a focus on innovative fintech solutions, and big leaps in ...
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2023 payment industry predictions
Disruptive Technologies Fintech Payments Trends

2023 Payment industry leader predictions – Part 1

Persistence will pay off for payments industry leaders in 2023 Doug Hall “It’s an understatement to say 2022 was challenging for the fintech and payment industry. The impact of Covid created a dramatic shift in e-commerce, spending habits, and payment preferences. Cybersecurity was top of ...
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mobile banking takeover
Banking Mobile Payments

Banking Went Mobile and Isn’t Going Back – Here’s What You Need to Know

By Michael Diamond, Senior Vice President, GM Digital Banking, Mitek In our post-pandemic world, most people now interact with their banks online and aren’t interested in returning to their old in-person, branch-based banking habits. This was one of the key findings from a recent report ...
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happy new year
Payments Trends

Health, happiness, happy New Year

Wishing all a healthy Happy New Year with many happy payments ahead. ...
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AP automation vendor questions
Fintech Payments Technology

Six ways AP can deliver what vendors really want

By Jill Rosenthal, Vice President of Payment Operations, MineralTree Supply chain shortages caused by the pandemic have underscored just how critical vendor relationships are to the health of companies. In MineralTree’s seventh annual State of AP 2022 report, 71% of finance leaders say that these ...
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alternate credit score data
Banking Disruptive Technologies

Alternative credit data and the future of credit scoring  

By Einat Steklov, CEO, Co-Founder of Kashable  Almost one-quarter of American adults are underbanked. Finding themselves underserved by traditional banks and loan companies, they depend on alternative financial systems such as money orders and check-cashing services, which levy higher fees.   For the people affected, securing ...
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2023 payments trends
Payments Trends Retail

5 Digital Payment Trends for Small Businesses

Flexibility, customer service are the keys to thriving in 2023 By David Sharp, President, PaySimple Once the domain of large online retailers like Amazon and eBay, digital payments have reached a tipping point for small businesses, including brick-and-mortar stores. Craving the security and convenience they ...
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