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Are New Prepaid Card Regulations Too Much?
Are New Prepaid Card Regulations Too Much?
October 19, 2016  |  Digital Banking

Two steps forward, one step back? For October’s Digital Banking Tracker™, PYMNTS caught up with Brad Fauss, president and CEO of the Network Branded Prepaid...

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ATMs Attempt To Halt Cyberattacks
ATMs Attempt To Halt Cyberattacks
October 17, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters are finding ATMs to be among the newest lures for bilking victims out of money. As The Wall Street Journal reported, with one year...

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New CEO Not Wells Fargo’s Savior
New CEO Not Wells Fargo’s Savior
October 17, 2016  |  Banking

Tim Sloan’s debut as Wells Fargo’s new CEO left The Street nonplussed. Bloomberg reported that the new executive “had a rocky Wall Street debut” as...

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Goldman Sachs Rolls Out Marcus, Its Online Personal Loan Platform
Goldman Sachs Rolls Out Marcus, Its Online Personal Loan Platform
October 14, 2016  |  Banking

The Goldman Sachs Group announced on Thursday (Oct. 13) Marcus by Goldman Sachs, an online platform offering unsecured personal loans to consumers. Named after Marcus Goldman,...

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TransferWise Partners With ACI For Faster Payments
TransferWise Partners With ACI For Faster Payments
October 14, 2016  |  Faster Payments

ACI Worldwide, a global provider of real-time electronic payment and banking solutions, announced on Thursday (Oct. 13) it has provided the back-end technology for TransferWise’s...

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QuickBooks Taps Amex For AP Financing
QuickBooks Taps Amex For AP Financing
October 14, 2016  |  B2B Payments

American Express is a top player in the commercial card space but is perhaps best known in the B2B space as a provider of solutions...

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And The Average Walmart Shopper Is…?
And The Average Walmart Shopper Is…?
October 13, 2016  |  Retail

The average Walmart shopper is a white, 50-year-old woman with an annual household income of $53,125. Since Walmart is the nation’s largest retailer, operating more...

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Stumpf Is Out At Wells Fargo
Stumpf Is Out At Wells Fargo
October 13, 2016  |  Regulation

Given the sum total of recent events, it is not terribly surprising that John Stumpf has announced his resignation as chairman and CEO of Well...

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