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Ed O’Donnell

Point-of-Care Payment Options Expand Access to Dental Care for Patients
Point-of-Care Payment Options Expand Access to Dental Care for Patients
March 04, 2024  |  Healthcare Financing

Dental services represent a $155 billion market that is projected to grow to $254 billion by 2032. Against that backdrop, it’s critical, especially in an...

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Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
Technology Helps Smaller Businesses Turn Embedded Finance Into Competitive Advantage
February 28, 2024  |  SMBs

Ed O’Donnell, CEO of Versatile Credit, said that embedded finance can — and already is — transforming smaller businesses’ competitive dynamics.  “Technology’s been the great...

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Versatile Credit Enhances Fraud Screening With Prove Identity Integration
Versatile Credit Enhances Fraud Screening With Prove Identity Integration
December 19, 2023  |  Security & Fraud

Versatile Credit has integrated with Prove Identity to both enhance its fraud screening and streamline its customer onboarding experience. As a software provider connecting merchants, lenders and consumers...

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Changing Consumer Expectations Force Executives to Confront ‘Fear’ of Digital Transformation 
Changing Consumer Expectations Force Executives to Confront ‘Fear’ of Digital Transformation 
December 14, 2023  |  Payment Methods

Ed O’Donnell, CEO of Versatile Credit, said the benefits of digital transformation are well known. “Everyone, especially in this part of the business cycle,” he...

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Merchants Turn Fresh Eyes to Second-Look Financing to Boost Sales
Merchants Turn Fresh Eyes to Second-Look Financing to Boost Sales
September 19, 2023  |  Retail

Labor Day has come and gone, and the holiday season is just around the corner. But current economic and financial conditions are forcing consumers to...

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10 C-Suite Execs Share Their Recipe for Sustainable Success
10 C-Suite Execs Share Their Recipe for Sustainable Success
August 23, 2023  |  Business

There are as many ways to do business as there are businesses themselves. And each of those organizations has their own “One Thing” that they...

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Lenders and Merchants Must Diversify to Compete in Shifting Credit Landscape
Lenders and Merchants Must Diversify to Compete in Shifting Credit Landscape
August 11, 2023  |  Loans

With change comes challenge, but with challenge comes opportunity. As 2023 marches on, much of the initial doom and gloom-fueled skepticism around how the year...

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Lenders Step In to Give Subprime Consumers Access to ‘Essential’ Elective Procedures
Lenders Step In to Give Subprime Consumers Access to ‘Essential’ Elective Procedures
March 23, 2023  |  Healthcare Financing

Elective dental procedures represent a $165 billion industry — on its way to $230 billion in the next few years.  And that’s in the U.S....

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As Inflation Rages, 0% Financing Turns Shoppers Into Buyers
As Inflation Rages, 0% Financing Turns Shoppers Into Buyers
February 10, 2023  |  Consumer Payments

Consumers are getting ready to battle inflation for the long haul — tapping every resource that’s available. Here’s one telltale sign: Valley Bank EVP and...

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