Payments Trends

Afraid of our finances?

How big is our fear of financial fees?

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 ...
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mortgage payments key during pandemic

Covid-19 spending: Mortgages mattered most in US

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 ...
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co-branded credit cards

Do we need Instacart & DoorDash credit cards?

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 ...
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PayPal cryptocurrency payments

PayPal enables crypto payments at checkout

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 ...
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global payments news

PaymentsNEXT roundup: Global payments news highlights

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 ...
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Walgreens Bank

Walgreens Bank? Coming soon to pharmacies near you

By Jeff Domansky, March 30, 2021 Nine thousand new bank branches will open soon in the form of US in-store and online financial services courtesy of Walgreens. The ...
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TomoCredit Mastercard

FICO-free TomoCredit Mastercard launches

By Jeff Domansky, March 18, 2021 Are you struggling to get approved for a credit card? Poor credit score or no credit history? Hate paying high credit card ...
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fintech opportunities

Post-Covid consumer payment & fintech strategies

By Jeff Domansky, March 16, 2021 The payments and fintech world looks very different today after one year of Covid disruption. The pandemic’s economic, work and health impacts ...
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Covid relief for small business

US small business relief can’t come fast enough

By Jeff Domansky, March 10, 2021 The US Congress today passed the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 bill and economic recovery program. Missing in action were Republican votes ...
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coronavirus storm

$1400 stimulus check won’t cover one month of bills

By Jeff Domansky, March 8, 2021 As the US Congress gets ready to finalize the newest stimulus package, a new report from doxo shows the relief will last ...
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