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How are Interchange Fees Calculated?

Stax

In 2023, 27% of all point-of-sale (POS) payments were made using credit cards while 23% were made with debit cards. A survey by Forbes Advisor also revealed that 33% of consumers prefer to use credit cards as they’re safer than carrying cash. have higher fees compared to basic payment cards.

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How a Payment Consultant Helps Enterprises Optimize Payments Infrastructure, Operations, & Costs

Clearly Payments

Clearly Payments acts as a long-term advisor, helping with: RFPs and vendor selection for new platforms or partners M&A payments due diligence New product launches and billing models (subscriptions, usage-based, etc.)

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LendUp Credit Card Business Becomes Stand-Alone Company

PYMNTS

LendUp has announced it is scaling its credit card business as a stand-alone company, Mission Lane. The newly-created Mission Lane will handle credit cards, including that business line’s card portfolio, IP and technology platform.

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US Consumer Watchdog Decision Offers BNPL Users Credit Card-Level Protections

The Fintech Times

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a US government agency responsible for protecting consumers in the financial sector, has ruled that buy now, pay later (BNPL) lenders must treat consumers as credit card providers do, ensuring they receive the same key protections.

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EarnUp Launches AI Advisor to Automate Financial Wellness

Finovate

EarnUp is launching AI Advisor, an AI-powered chatbot to help banks promote financial wellness among their consumers. AI Advisor accesses and instantly analyzes a user’s real-time banking and credit data to offer personalized, actionable answers to their financial questions.

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Blockchain Tracker: SEB’s New York Bridge To Stockholm, Credit Cards And Fraud Prevention

PYMNTS

“However, foreign exchange and cross-border transactions are prime targets for disintermediation,” said Andy Schmidt, principal executive advisor at CEB. But banks aside, credit cards may have no choice but to get into the blockchain game. In fact, the sooner the better for a variety of reasons. “In

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Pipe Acquires Glean.ai to Add Spend Management to Suite of Embedded Financial Solutions

Fintech Finance

Small Business Administration, nearly half of small businesses today use personal credit cards and fail to separate business and personal expenses. served as the exclusive financial advisor to Glean.ai utilizes AI to examine patterns over time and help business owners make timely, data-driven decisions. According to the U.S.