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debit

Debt is an obligation that requires one party, the debtor, to pay money or other agreed-upon value to another party, the creditor. Debt is a deferred payment, or series of payments, which differentiates it from an immediate purchase.

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Mastercard to Launch New Open Banking-Powered Digital Account Opening Experience
Mastercard to Launch New Open Banking-Powered Digital Account Opening Experience
February 28, 2024  |  Digital Banking

Mastercard is preparing to launch a new digital account opening experience for select U.S. debit and prepaid products. The program will use open banking solutions...

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Western Union Expands Cross-Border Payments Partnership With Mercado Pago
Western Union Expands Cross-Border Payments Partnership With Mercado Pago
February 21, 2024  |  Partnerships

Western Union and Mercado Pago are extending their relationship and widening a cross-border payments channel between the United States, Canada and Mexico. U.S. and Canadian...

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Visa: Click-and-Mortar Shoppers Demand Digital Simplicity, Expanded Payment Options In-Store
Visa: Click-and-Mortar Shoppers Demand Digital Simplicity, Expanded Payment Options In-Store
February 20, 2024  |  VISA

Four years. 1,460 days. For payments — and for commerce in general — 2020 to 2024 brought a whirlwind of change, a re-imagining of the...

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SoFi New Member Additions Soared 44% Amid Strong ‘Cross-Buy’ Opportunities
SoFi New Member Additions Soared 44% Amid Strong ‘Cross-Buy’ Opportunities
January 29, 2024  |  Earnings

SoFi Technologies said in its latest earnings report that it had seen significant growth in cross-selling activity, and noted that the vast majority of its...

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Discover’s Card Delinquency Rate Rises to 3.9% After ‘Strong’ Holiday Season
Discover’s Card Delinquency Rate Rises to 3.9% After ‘Strong’ Holiday Season
January 18, 2024  |  Earnings

Discover Financial Service’s earnings, released Wednesday (Jan. 17), showed growth in card loans and rising delinquency rates. Chief Financial Officer John Greene noted on a...

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Bank Earnings to Offer Insight Into Digital Pivots and Loan Charge-Offs
Bank Earnings to Offer Insight Into Digital Pivots and Loan Charge-Offs
January 11, 2024  |  Earnings

Every three months, like clockwork, the earnings roll in. And every three months, the big banks usher in the “official” start of earnings season. Will...

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Year in Review: Social Media eCommerce Has Not Yet Caught On
Year in Review: Social Media eCommerce Has Not Yet Caught On
December 22, 2023  |  eCommerce

Social platforms such as TikTok, Facebook and Instagram have made it quicker and easier for consumers worldwide to share their shopping stories and start retail...

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Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
Card Interchange Fee Debate Confuses Costs With Who Pays Them
December 21, 2023  |  Credit Cards

Card interchange fees have fierce defenders and heated detractors. Turn on the financial news, and commentary might touch on whether cards are “free” — and...

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Real-Time Payments Set to Replace Checks, ACH in the Manufacturing Industry
Real-Time Payments Set to Replace Checks, ACH in the Manufacturing Industry
December 14, 2023  |  Real-Time Payments

The manufacturing industry is on the verge of a major transformation in payment practices, PYMNTS Intelligence revealed. The report “Corporate Changes in Payment Practices: Manufacturing...

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