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As The 2020s Dawn, Why Credit Unions Need Millennials

As The 2020s Dawn, Why Credit Unions Need Millennials
As The 2020s Dawn, Why Credit Unions Need Millennials
October 08, 2019  |  Podcasts

With 2020 rushing toward us, a new decade means its time to take stock of where we are and where we’re headed in financial services. Charles E....

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Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
Trending: How EU Regulators Are Complicating SCA Compliance
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is just weeks-old and already mired in controversy. Merchants in the European Union (EU) are still wondering exactly what changes the...

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Vocalink CEO: The Three Guideposts For Navigating Payments’ Evolution
Vocalink CEO: The Three Guideposts For Navigating Payments’ Evolution
October 07, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

The good news for customers — and the challenge for financial services players, both established and emerging as the decade comes to a close —...

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Xevo CEO: Why OEMs Will Win The Race For The Connected Car’s Future
Xevo CEO: Why OEMs Will Win The Race For The Connected Car’s Future
October 07, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

More than a century of automotive culture has brought many exiting eras. Think about how the affordable Ford Model T opened up car ownership to...

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Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems
Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

One down, two more steps to go: That’s the situation with the federal SAFE Banking Act, which recently won approval by the U.S House of...

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ClassPass CEO: How Digital Platforms Have Innovated Health, Fitness
ClassPass CEO: How Digital Platforms Have Innovated Health, Fitness
October 04, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Consumers are creatures of habit — but those habits can be complex, and can certainly vary according to such factors as geography, age and even...

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How Apple Card Brings ‘Existential Crisis’ To Smaller FIs
How Apple Card Brings ‘Existential Crisis’ To Smaller FIs
October 04, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Apple Card is the tech giants shot across the bow at banks.  Rachna Ahlawat, co-founder and executive vice president of Ondot Systems, tells Karen Webster...

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What’s The Best Way To Navigate The New World Of Payments?
What’s The Best Way To Navigate The New World Of Payments?
October 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

These are indeed the days for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the world of payments, and that trend looks likely to hold into the 2020s....

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The Crowdsourced 1099 Salesforce Enters The Picture
The Crowdsourced 1099 Salesforce Enters The Picture
October 04, 2019  |  Business

We are all salespeople — we all have influence over certain friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers. Assuming people trust us (assuming other people consider us...

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