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HIGHLINE AND ARGYLE PARTNER TO INCREASE CONSUMER ACCESS TO CREDIT, REDUCE RISK FOR LENDERS THROUGH PAYROLL-LINKED LENDING


To meet the needs of U.S. consumers who are normally shut out of affordable credit products, payments fintech Highline Technologies and employment data platform Argyle have partnered to bring payroll-linked lending and bill pay capabilities to lenders nationwide. Payroll-linked lending involves taking money out of a borrower’s paycheck on a regular basis to repay consumer debts. Consumers gain

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PayPal LAUNCHES GRANT PAYMENTS


PayPal Holdings, Inc., in partnership with National Philanthropic Trust (NPT) and Vanguard Charitable, announced Grant Payments. This new product enables Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) sponsors, community foundations, and other grantmakers to deliver grants to charities quickly and electronically via PayPal. Charities will be able to collect awards soon after the grantmaker has authorized the cash thanks

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022 | 5:00 PM BST Some leaders think customer journeys are a series of clicks on the website or steps in a process or workflow. Most firms believe that journeys are something they can control. Customer experience (CX) leaders attempt to steer consumers from point A to B to C to improve

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OVERNIGHT FUNDS


The safest mutual funds are those that trade overnight. Overnight funds are ideal if you are new to mutual funds and want to test them out before investing heavily. An open-ended debt strategy called Overnight Funds makes investments in debt instruments that mature the next day. This means that as the portfolio’s assets mature each

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AFTERPAY SHUTS MONEY APP, ENDS DEAL WITH WESTPAC


Australian fintech Afterpay has announced that it will be closing down its Money app in October just a year after launching, saying that the firm’s acquisition by Jack Dorsey’s Block “means our focus is shifting in a new direction”. Debit cards and Money accounts from the fintech company were introduced in collaboration with the largest bank in

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IS YOUR FIRM RIPE FOR ACCOUNTING AUTOMATION?


Automation in accounting is nothing new, despite the fact that it seems to be progressing more quickly these days. Although most of us don’t remember them, large paper ledgers and manual entries used to be the standard method of conducting business. Nowadays, we frequently enter a few figures and receive precise reports that flawlessly detail

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BINANCE AND MASTERCARD LAUNCH PRE-PAID CRYPTO CARD


In partnership with Mastercard, crypto giant Binance is launching its pre-paid card offering cryptocurrency “rewards” on customers’ purchases. As a result of the cooperation, Binance will launch its cryptocurrency debit card in Argentina, making that nation the first in Latin America to do so. The Credencial Payments-issued Binance Card enables customers in the area with a legitimate national

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VARIABLE RECURRING PAYMENTS AVAILABLE TO HSBC CUSTOMERS


HSBC UK has rolled out sweeping variable recurring payments (VRP) to all its personal and business customers who use open banking services. Businesses and customers can utilize VRP to make recurring payments of different quantities without having to re-authenticate for each one. The Competition and Markets Authority has instructed the top UK banks to implement VRP.

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KENANGA PARTNERS ANT GROUP TO DEVELOP FINANCIAL SERVICES SUPER-APP


Malaysia’s largest independent investment bank, Kenanga, has tapped China’s Ant Group for its mobile development platform as the firm looks to launch a wealth management and financial services super-app. According to Kenanga, the super-app would be powered by Ant Group’s mobile platform-as-a-service (mPaaS). It will have features for stock trading, digital investment management, an e-wallet,

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INCOMM PAYMENTS SELECTS BILLINGPLATFORM FOR ITS PROVEN ABILITY TO HANDLE COMPLEX BILLING SCENARIOS AND LARGE VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS


BillingPlatform, the enterprise monetization platform for today’s innovative business models, today announced that InComm Payments, a leading payments technology company, has selected BillingPlatform as its enterprise billing solution. InComm Payments chose BillingPlatform for its flexible data model, modern and intuitive interface, and the ability for non-technical users to configure the system to support the unique

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HOW BANKS CAN BENEFIT FROM CONVERSATIONAL AI IN PRACTICE


What is Conversational AI? Conversational AI is the use of Machine Learning (ML) to allow humans to engage organically with devices, machines, and computers through the use of their own speech. As a speaker speaks, the device uses its own natural-sounding speech to understand and find the optimal answer. Customers can communicate with their bank