| Credit Union Expansion Through Shared Branching
The shared branching model offers credit unions a way to boost revenues and control costs, all while giving consumers improved access to banking services. CO-OP Financial Servicesâ Craig Beach, SVP of Shared Branching, tells PYMNTS why this approach to âshared servicesâ is why CO-OP now operates the second largest branch network in the U.S.. Read More... |
| Suiteness.com: The Sweet Side Of Group Travel
Say goodbye to the days of cramming six people into a two-bedroom hotel room with a pull-out couch to attend cousin Sueâs wedding â and getting stuck collecting everyoneâs share. Suiteness Co-Founder Kyle Killion, tells Karen Webster that what began as an online marketplace for group travel bookings is now a place for those groups to find and book and pay for the most exclusive hotel suites in the world. Killion explains how payments, and access to exclusive inventory that hotels canât sell any other way, has helped turn its platform into a pretty suite deal for hotels and groups.
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| How (And Why) Cash Keeps Its Crown
Declaring war on cash has been popular for about the last fifty or sixty years. Yet, it survives, because consumers worldwide like using it â and, in certain situations, it's the most logical option they have. Sometimes, like Singapore â too many options are pushing customers to a well-understood old faithful. Other times, as in Houston in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, cash is the only way business gets done. Read More... |
| | Mobile Payments | | NEW REPORT: Same Day ACH Gets Its First Sequel
Hollywood sequels tend to disappoint, but what about Same Day ACH sequels? In the latest PYMNTS Faster Payments Trackerâ¢, powered by NACHA, Laura Steele, CEO of Regional Payments Association ePayResources, says that after demonstrating Y2K-like preparedness to ensure the smooth implementation of Phase 1 last year, the Phase 2 rollout is generating less buzz because FIs expect a repeat (aka no drama) performance. Steele and Ross McKay, TD Bankâs SVP of Corporate Products, discuss why FIs are less anxious this time around. Plus, notable faster payments headlines. Read More... |
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