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How Merchants Can Strike the Delicate Balance Between Fraud Prevention and Customer Experience
The many digital touchpoints today’s consumers use to connect with merchants and buy products have been a boon for businesses. Merchants have many different digital avenues to meet customers where the
How Gift Cards Are Reshaping the Loyalty Program Landscape
In the current environment of high inflation, soaring gas prices, and threat of recession, consumers are looking to get the most out of their purchases and being judicious about where they spend their
Why Banks and Credit Unions Need Multiple Real-Time Payments Options
Real-time payments occupy a unique niche in the payments industry, both for its diversity and its rapid growth. The Clearing House RTP® network processes more than $16 billion each quarter, and Zelle
Unburdening Financial Institutions from Legacy Payments Systems
The payments systems infrastructure at many traditional financial institutions — banks and credit unions — is showing its age at a time when new, nimble players are entering the space. These lumbering
Unburdening Financial Institutions from Legacy Payments Systems
The payments infrastructure at many traditional financial institutions — banks and credit unions — is showing its age at a time when new, nimble players are entering the space. These lumbering syste
Digital Enablement Capabilities Enhance the Online Customer Journey
Last January, Equifax announced a definitive agreement to acquire Kount, a digital identity trust and fraud prevention solution provider. On February 11, 2021, another Equifax announcement declared th
How Merchants Can Use Mobile to Stay Vital to the Customer Relationship
The fight for consumer mindshare is more competitive than ever. Customers are bombarded with messages in a number of different channels, and standing out among the noise can be difficult for merchants
Digital Issuance for a Digital World
Consumer expectations are changing across the board. The world has become faster and more digitized. Payments in particular have been moving towards real-time operations for years, further expedited b
Check Deposit Risk Mitigation for Financial Institutions
With the unprecedented rise in fraudulent activity financial institutions and their customers experience, the pressure for risk mitigation to reduce losses and protect FI brands is extreme across all
How Digital Innovation Makes Bill Collections Kinder (& More Effective)
Bill collections still uses many manual, paper-based, and inefficient processes. However, that is beginning to change as fintech digital innovations are transforming the collections space and making i