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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Payments Trends
Payments Trends
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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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 just 22 days in many cases. According to doxo’s recently released 2021 U.S. Bill Pay Market Size & ...
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By Jeff Domansky, Feb 16, 2021 We’ve got a roundup of expert perspectives on how payments changed in 2020 and what’s on the horizon for e-commerce and brick-and-mortar merchants. These insights will guide you through the choppy waters ahead and how you need to respond ...
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By Jeff Domansky, Feb 4, 2021 Amazon’s not the only company to release record-high Q4 financial results. PayPal just ran the table with impressive Q4 and 2020 financials during a year when the pandemic hit many other businesses hard. The company nearly doubled the number ...
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By Jeff Domansky, Feb 1, 2021 Contactless payments are now approaching tsunami size. The latest Visa Back to Business Study shows just how far and fast adoption has occurred by merchants and consumers, even in the lagging US market. The research covered business and consumers ...
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By Jeff Domansky, Jan 27, 2021 The business of providing Earned Wage Access (EWA) or on-demand pay services for employees has grown quickly, particularly in the past 10 months during the COVID pandemic. The industry is not governed by federal regulations but faces its first ...
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By Jeff Domansky, Jan 25, 2021 With the new US administration in town, there’s a huge volume of payment news and new developments in the payments industry, and we’ve got highlights to keep you up to speed and in the know. 12 billion records stolen ...
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By Stefan Merz, Chief Operating Officer at PPRO, Jan 12, 2021 It has been a year of momentous change for the payments industry. Previously, emerging trends have seen a massive acceleration as a result of the pandemic. Years of transformation happened in just a few ...
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