By Jeff Domansky, April 23, 2021 We’ve got a Friday global payment news roundup to keep you at full speed as you follow the latest fintech news. Look for buy now pay later news, Amazon palm pay technology, fear of financial fees, the Daily Reopen ...
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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 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 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 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 US drugstore chain announced that pharmacy customers will soon be able to open a Walgreens bank account ...
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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 interest rates? That pretty much describes millions of young US consumers or new immigrants without a US ...
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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 created a perfect storm of challenges, business opportunities, and the financial industry. As a result of massive ...
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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 and an increase of the minimum wage to $15. The relief package is ambitious and based on ...
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