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Supply Chain Finance: As Important as Ever

Review the need for supply chain finance options in the post-pandemic global economy, which remains uneven with continuing supply chain disruption. Understand the issues facing suppliers and the types of financing options available, as well as t...

The Future of Digital Identities is Now

Digital IDs offer convenience and security that, if implemented correctly, can reduce threats such as new account fraud, account takeover fraud, and synthetic identity fraud and also lower application abandonment rates by removing unnecessary fr...

Fintech Investment in a Changing Market: 5 Things to Know for 2023

With investment capital tighter in 2023, there’s less interest in untested, unproven fintech startups and more of an emphasis on coming out of the chute with products that are ready for the market and ready to drive profit. What’s more, fintechs...

Where Will the FIS Spin-Off Leave Worldpay?

Financial technology company FIS brought in merchant acquiring titan Worldpay in 2019 for $43 billion, including nearly $8 billion in debt. That move came during a spree of megadeals that included Fiserv’s acquisition of First Data for $22 billi...

ESG for the Self-Directed Investor

As ESG analytics from data providers (MSCI, S&P Global, Sustainalytics/Morningstar) have proliferated, digital platforms and broker-dealers seeking to leverage this data have lost focus on their primary mission: creating an engaging self-directe...

How Banks Can Help Make Taxes Less Taxing

Tax chores never seem to get any easier. Thanks to new digital banking tools, banks and credit unions have compelling opportunities to create engaging, year-round tax experiences that coach, guide, and advise customers while also building deeper...

Branch/ATM Locators: Building Satisfying Digital-to-Physical Pathways

Even as the role of the bank branch changes—moving away from basic transactional functions to more complex financial matters—customers’ ability to find the branch they need and the information they’re seeking has never been more important. Banks...

Direct Indexing: Strategy for Asset Managers

The rise of direct indexing has energized manufacturing and distribution. Increasingly, however, the industry center of gravity has tipped from the asset manager (or manufacturer) to the wealth manager and the technology platform providers. Thes...

2023 Annual U.S. Debit Card Market Data Review

The seventh annual review of the U.S. debit card market consolidates data and analyzes recent trends shaping the use of these cards. In addition, a near-term forecast for debit volume is provided so issuers, processors, merchants, and other rela...

2023 Prepaid Card Data Book: 11 Essential Metrics

The Prepaid Card Data Book ties together the most important metrics for the industry. Mercator Advisory Group’s assessment of the prepaid card market covers market estimates for the broad market and focuses on the major vertical markets. Consume...
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