Search Results for: COVID

New Report from BigCommerce and PayPal Sheds Light on Consumer Spending Habits Post-Covid
Commerce Digital Digital Payments News

New Report from BigCommerce and PayPal Sheds Light on Consumer Spending Habits Post-Covid

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Survey results highlight need for retailers to have omnichannel strategies to support customer preferences Consumer shifts in how and where people buy products evolved significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic, creating new opportunities for retailers to use new channels, fulfillment strategies and payment options, according to the results of a new......
Verifly Digital Wallet to be Used at US Gymnastics Championships to Track COVID Safety Requirements
Digital Digital Payments News

Verifly Digital Wallet to be Used at US Gymnastics Championships to Track COVID Safety Requirements

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Daon and USA Gymnastics announced that VeriFLY™ – the world’s first widely adopted digital wallet created to help travelers and event attendees safely meet COVID-19 requirements – will be used at USA Gymnastics’ U.S. Championships scheduled for June 3-6 in Forth Worth, Texas. In a continued effort to create a safe and healthy environment for all event participants,......
Covid-19 Spending Habits – Has The Pandemic Caused An Increase In Acquirer Fraud?
Digital Payments Guest Posts Risk Management

Covid-19 Spending Habits – Has The Pandemic Caused An Increase In Acquirer Fraud?

Justyna Bialobrzeska
by Justyna Bialobrzeska0
As the Covid-19 virus started to spread around the globe and a sharp economic downturn became apparent in many sectors, acquirers, and the financial institutions who maintain merchant accounts in order to accept card payments, faced a decline in the number of transactions being processed through their systems, and therefore......
Rising Expectation Of ‘Cashless’ Societies Worldwide: A Second Annual Report By The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Shows Growing Acceptance Of Digital Currencies, Accelerated By Covid-19
Cryptocurrency Digital Digital Payments Featured News

Rising Expectation Of ‘Cashless’ Societies Worldwide: A Second Annual Report By The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Shows Growing Acceptance Of Digital Currencies, Accelerated By Covid-19

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Consumers are increasingly adopting cashless payment methods while governments are stepping up planning or piloting of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) and companies are experimenting with accepting open-source digital currencies, such as Bitcoin, for treasury or portfolio allocation. A cashless trend was already strong, according to the previous year’s research......
In Law Firms and Accounting, Business Development and Marketing Take Hardest Hit from COVID-19, According to Global LexisNexis InterAction Survey
Finance Fintech News

In Law Firms and Accounting, Business Development and Marketing Take Hardest Hit from COVID-19, According to Global LexisNexis InterAction Survey

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Majority of firms found business development to be more difficult, but high growth firms are investing more in marketing and business development Law firms and accounting and financial services (A&FS) firms both took big hits to their business development and sales efforts due to the Covid-19 pandemic with new strategies......
Stavvy Announces Over $40 Million in Series A Financing, Partners with Flagstar Bank to Provide COVID Loan Relief to Consumers
Banking Fintech News

Stavvy Announces Over $40 Million in Series A Financing, Partners with Flagstar Bank to Provide COVID Loan Relief to Consumers

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
The raise is the largest Series A in New England FinTech and PropTech history Stavvy, the Boston-based fintech platform, announces a $40+ million Series A funding round. The investment will be used to expand the company’s aggressive hiring initiative to accelerate growth in paperless and digital solutions for banking and......
Embedded Finance Explored: How Financial Institutions Can Navigate New Territory Fintech Trends: Chinese Banking Giants Versus US / European Banks During COVID-19 How Retailers Can Expand Internationally, Whilst Protecting Themselves and Customers From Fraud
Banking Economy Featured News

Fintech Trends: Chinese Banking Giants Versus US / European Banks During COVID-19

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Chinese banking giants are ahead of their counterparts in the US and Europe. The banking industry was always looking for a solid reason to build an automated crisis-proof infrastructure to adapt to an agile way of operations. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed that notion irreversibly forcing all major banks to......
College Students Predict Brighter Outcomes for Their Financial Futures, Despite Lingering COVID Concerns and Rising Credit Card Use
Finance News

College Students Predict Brighter Outcomes for Their Financial Futures, Despite Lingering COVID Concerns and Rising Credit Card Use

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
According to new study from AIG Retirement Services and EVERFI, students are poised to move forward with optimism and confidence AIG Retirement Services, a leading retirement plan provider for tax-exempt and public sector employers, including education institutions, and EVERFI, a leading social impact education innovator, today announced findings from a......
Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting: Public Development Banks Call for New Financing for Africa’s Recovery Post-COVID-19
Banking Capital Markets News

Finance in Common Summit Spring Meeting: Public Development Banks Call for New Financing for Africa’s Recovery Post-COVID-19

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Participants in the meeting, hosted by the African Development Bank, brainstormed on joint actions that could help boost a strong and inclusive recovery in Africa A global coalition of public development banks today emphasized the urgency of immediate resources for Africa’s recovery post-Covid 19. Together, they committed to deepening cooperation......
COVID-19 Pandemic Proved that Underinvesting in Public Health Puts Lives and Livelihoods at Risk
Fintech Investments News

COVID-19 Pandemic Proved that Underinvesting in Public Health Puts Lives and Livelihoods at Risk

Fintech News Desk
by Fintech News Desk0
Chronic underfunding of public health system weakened the country’s COVID-19 response Chronic underfunding of the public health system was a key contributing factor in the nation’s flatfooted response to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report, The Impact of Chronic Underfunding on America’s Public Health System: Trends, Risks, and Recommendations,......
1