Mergers and acquisitions in the payments industry are growing as indicated by MasterCard’s purchase of fintech point-of-sale financing platform Vyze. According to Accenture, point-of-sale (POS) loans are a ...
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The payday loans industry is rightly criticized for contributing to a vicious cycle of poverty from its outrageous payments practices and high interest rates for low-wage workers who ...
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ZestFinance, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) software for credit, today launched ZAML Fair™, a new software tool to reduce bias and discrimination in lending. Following market tests ...
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Fidelity National Information Services’ (FIS) $43-billion cash-and-stock deal to merge with payments processor Worldpay Inc is another step in the sweeping shakeout and repositioning happening within the global ...
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A new report from Mitek/CI&T shines a light on the growing gap between the banking services small business wants and what banks are providing. It’s not a pretty ...
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Walmart and Silicon Valley lender Affirm announced plans to offer the 4000-store retailer’s customers loans at the point-of-sale (POS) online and in-store at most US Walmart locations. The ...
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Spring still seems far away in many parts of the country, so let’s warm up with the best of this week’s global payments news. Research from CompareCards.com says ...
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New Feb 1 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) regulations on e-commerce have the online selling business in turmoil in India. The new government regulations prohibit foreign-owned companies from restricting ...
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Happy Friday. As always, we’ve got a roundup of the week’s best global payments news to keep you up-to-date and one step ahead of the competition. MasterCard and ...
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Americans aged 50+ make up 35% of the population according to 2018 US Census figures. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) estimates these older consumers spend $0.51 ...
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