| BBVA On Google, Digital DDAs And The Rise Of The âEveryday Appâ BBVA and five other banks are linking up with Google Pay to bring âsmartâ digital DDAs to the financial institution's customers. In an interview with Karen Webster, BBVA Executive Vice President Shayan Khwaja talked about how collaborations between banks and Big Techs can move beyond digital checking to help consumers navigate their daily financial lives, from budgeting to payments. Hereâs how he said Google Pay fits into those plans. |
| JPMC: Why Working-Capital Trade Finance Is On The Rise Corporates are now looking beyond their own four walls to promote healthy liquidity throughout the supply chain. As organizations adjust their cash-management strategies in the face of the pandemic, theyâre looking more toward off-balance sheet financing, according to J.P. Morgan Global Head of Trade Structured Solutions James Fraser. He told Karen Webster what that could mean for banks driving the evolution of their own trade finance offerings. |
| What Digital Banks Are Doing Right Digital banks have been successfully challenging traditional brick-and-mortar financial institutions in recent years, but the pandemic has thrown that trend into overdrive as consumers go digital-first. Paul Dunning, vice president of strategic partnerships at Elan, tells PYMNTS that this is what the digital players are doing right â and how traditional banks can beat them at their own game. |
| 5 Ways Voice Technology Is Increasingly Making Itself Heard Voice technology has gotten a huge boost from the global pandemic as consumers shift to buying things online or avoiding touching items in public places for fear of contracting COVID-19. Voice-enabled devices are showing up in hotel rooms, assisting in grocery shopping and beginning to sneak into quick-service restaurants (QSRs) as an enhancement to all those touchscreens that have been going up in recent years. Here are five coming developments to look for in the sector. |
| Startup Handpicked Fashion Is Dressed For Subscription Success A new subscription service for women’s apparel is now out of beta. Putting instinct over algorithms, Handpicked Fashion is aimed at the shopper who wants more options. CEO Janet Proger tells PYMNTS that she also wants to create a dialog with her customers. |
| | SMBs | | Visaâs Kevin Phalen: Global SMBs Get Back To Business Optimistic About The Future The first half of 2020 was challenging for SMBs everywhere, but Visa's latest Back to Business Study, shows SMBs across eight markets are extremely optimistic about their futures. Visa's Kevin Phalen talks to Karen Webster about whatâs behind that optimism, what SMBs say would help bring back customer demand, and the role contactless payments plays in making their customers feel safe shopping in their stores. |
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