Synchrony & Mattress Firm Renew Consumer Financing Strategic Partnership
Synchrony’s digital tools and industry expertise support Mattress Firm’s omni-channel customer journey and experience HOUSTON and STAMFORD, Conn., January 21, 2021 – Synchrony (NYSE: SYF), a premier consumer financial services company, and Mattress Firm, the nation’s largest specialty mattress retailer, today announced the renewal of their
Green Sheet interviews Wnet’s Wendy Holliday
On Jan. 4, 2021, the Women’s Network in Electronic Transactions (Wnet) welcomed newly elected members to its board, executive committee and president's advisory council. As the organization enters its fifteenth year, its growing membership includes men and women committed to
OCC Adopts Final Rule Requiring Large Banks to Provide Fair Access to Banking Services
JACKSONVILLE, FL, January 20, 2021 – The National ATM Council, Inc. (“NAC”), the U.S. trade association representing the Independent/Retail ATM industry, commends the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) for adopting a new federal rule aimed at ensuring the provision
What payment models are scaling during COVID and what factors do you attribute to their rapid rate of adoption and growth?
During COVID-19, demand for digital goods and services has drastically increased as customers have been forced to shop safely from home and businesses have entered into the online space, some for the very first time. As a result, new demographics
Is compliance to PSD2’s SCA a bridge too far for B2B merchants?
According to the European Central Bank, 79% of all card fraud in 2018 occurred online from Card Not Present (CNP) transactions. In cash terms, this equates to €1.43bn in fraud losses and represents a whopping 17% increase on the previous
What’s in store for Financial Services in 2021?
If there is anything that 2020 taught us, it is the need for speed when it comes to the adaptation of services and their delivery. The world was changed overnight with the arrival of a virus that challenged and shook
ETA Announces 2021 Young Payments Professionals Scholars
WASHINGTON, D.C. –January 13, 2021 – The Electronic Transactions Association (ETA) today announced the selection of ten young professionals to participate in the 2021 ETA Young Payments Professionals Scholars (YPP) Program. The program, sponsored by Discover Global Network, provides ETA
Looking Ahead: QSR and Its Business Transformation Journey
The Quick Service Restaurant (QSR) industry has been witnessing significant changes over the years. Increased competition, rapidly advancing technologies, consumer expectations, concerns over environmental sustainability and changing preferences towards healthy food are only some of the factors which have driven
How advanced acquiring can cover all in-store and online needs
Merchants are having to up their game and redesign and restructure every aspect of the customer journey as the world around them is rapidly shifting to digital channels due to both consumer demand and the global pandemic. Part of this is