Economists: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By Year-End 2021
Economists: Stimulus, Vaccine Key To Full Recovery By Year-End 2021
December 08, 2020  |  Economy

The U.S. economic slowdown fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic is likely to continue into 2021 but could start bouncing back by mid-year as the population...

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Synctera Brings ‘FinTech As A Service’ To Community Banks
Synctera Brings ‘FinTech As A Service’ To Community Banks
December 08, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

Bet your last application programming interface (API) that the strong suits for FinTechs as the year heads to a close are innovation and user experience....

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The Government’s Push To Make Stimulus Payments Digital
The Government’s Push To Make Stimulus Payments Digital
December 08, 2020  |  Disbursements

Stimulus payments are again in the headlines and on the horizon. But how consumers will get those payments — hundreds of millions of payments, covering...

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Cryptocurrency Exchanges Turn To Mobile Verification To Stop AML
Cryptocurrency Exchanges Turn To Mobile Verification To Stop AML
December 08, 2020  |  AML

Money laundering is a pervasive phenomenon around the world, with the estimated amount of money laundered in a given year totaling 2.7% of the global...

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Report: Digital ID and Video-Based KYC Help Lenders Onboard SMBs
Report: Digital ID and Video-Based KYC Help Lenders Onboard SMBs
December 08, 2020  |  Authentication

  Traditional bank account opening methods have long involved visits to branches and face-to-face meetings with officials in which physical identification documents are presented. These...

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Digital-First Economy Values Personalized Video For Consumer Engagement
Digital-First Economy Values Personalized Video For Consumer Engagement
December 08, 2020  |  Retail

A picture, the old expression goes, is worth a thousand words. Expanding on that adage, a video must be worth a thousand pictures. It’s a...

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Dispute Resolution Set To Fight Expected Pandemic-Driven Fraud
Dispute Resolution Set To Fight Expected Pandemic-Driven Fraud
December 08, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

As the holiday shopping season kicks into high gear amid an unprecedented pandemic-era surge in online shopping, banks and merchants are bracing for an associated...

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Five Fast Facts: The Australian Vs American Consumer
Five Fast Facts: The Australian Vs American Consumer
December 07, 2020  |  Retail

The pandemic has changed global consumer dynamics, perhaps forever. But that doesn’t mean everyone has changed in the same way or to the same degree....

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Uber Sells Self-Driving Car Unit
Uber Sells Self-Driving Car Unit
December 07, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Self-driving car company Aurora is going to be buying Uber‘s self-driving technology unit, Advanced Technologies Group (ATG), according to a press release. The deal, subject...

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