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Can Super Apps Provide the Omnichannel Grease Retail Industry Needs?
Can Super Apps Provide the Omnichannel Grease Retail Industry Needs?
January 17, 2023  |  Retail

All-in-one super apps represent a major step in frictionless retail and payment experiences, with appeal among high-spending age groups. The idea of a single app...

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ACI Worldwide Debuts Hub for 200+ Digital Wallets
ACI Worldwide Debuts Hub for 200+ Digital Wallets
January 17, 2023  |  Payment Methods

ACI Worldwide has debuted a multi-country network to capitalize on digital wallets’ growing popularity. The ACI Wallet Hub connects merchants in more than 70 countries...

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‘Translating Issues’ Delay Vote on EU Crypto Law
‘Translating Issues’ Delay Vote on EU Crypto Law
January 17, 2023  |  Cryptocurrency

Technical issues are reportedly behind the second delay surrounding the passage of the EU’s landmark crypto legislation. A vote on the Markets in Crypto Assets...

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ClearBank Names Barclays Vet Mark Fairless as CFO
ClearBank Names Barclays Vet Mark Fairless as CFO
January 17, 2023  |  Personnel

Embedded banking firm ClearBank has named Mark Fairless to lead its finance team. In addition to his duties as CFO, Fairless, a veteran of companies...

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Retailers Prioritize Payments Choice at Checkout in 2023
Retailers Prioritize Payments Choice at Checkout in 2023
January 17, 2023  |  Payment Methods

For merchants, offering a broad range of payment methods must be a 2023 priority. “We’re living through a fairly tumultuous economic climate at the moment,” Paul...

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Ukraine’s Small Businesses Find Silver Lining in Digital Payments
Ukraine’s Small Businesses Find Silver Lining in Digital Payments
January 17, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Digital payments have been small businesses’ saving grace in the face of tough economic challenges. It’s a double-edged sword that, according to James Allum, senior vice...

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Digital Pound’s Future Uncertain As Lawmakers Debate Financial Sector Oversight
Digital Pound’s Future Uncertain As Lawmakers Debate Financial Sector Oversight
January 16, 2023  |  emea

A digital pound consultation is expected to be published in “weeks not months.” The comments were made by city minister Andrew Griffith during a Treasury...

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What Next for UK’s 6.5M Open Banking Users?
What Next for UK’s 6.5M Open Banking Users?
January 16, 2023  |  Banking

The U.K. today counts 6.5 million active users of open banking-powered technology. In a recent statement announcing the news, the country’s Open Banking Implementation Entity...

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Share of UK Senior Citizens Using BNPL Doubled in 2022
Share of UK Senior Citizens Using BNPL Doubled in 2022
January 16, 2023  |  BNPL

The share of senior citizens in the United Kingdom who use BNPL doubled in 2022. About 20% of people over the age of 65 have...

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