Card-based payments have been evolving for as long as they’ve been around. This past decade alone has seen a groundswell of new payment methods and form factors, from digital wallets like Apple Pay®, Google [...]
During our recent webinar, New Contactless Payment Trends and Best Practices, we covered how contactless trends are shaping in light of accelerated contactless adoption expectations from consumers. Until 2020, we have been focusing on contactless [...]
Very few industries have remained unaffected by COVID-19, and the payments industry is no exception. The ongoing pandemic is acting as a driver for consumer payment choices and purchasing behavior, influencing how and where we [...]
Since the coronavirus began its spread through the US in March, experts and government officials have been constantly developing and updating guidelines to deter the spread of the virus, requiring Americans to drastically change their [...]
Have you had upgrading to contactless payment cards and other digital wallet services on your wish list but haven’t made the move yet? Put those at the top of your priority list, stat. Thanks [...]
Going into 2020, a fairly promising economic outlook was in play, driven by two important indicators: The U.S. GDP growth rate was holding steady and the unemployment rate was trending favorably at a 50-year [...]
There is no doubt that the coronavirus has disrupted nearly every aspect of our daily lives and ushered us into a “new normal” that is still rapidly evolving. As we adjust to our new reality, [...]
Contactless payments are not new. In fact, consumers have used contactless cards to pay for transactions since the early 2000s, though the magnetic stripe cards of that era were far different from today’s much [...]
As health officials around the globe seek to contain the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, economies and citizens remain unsettled. In recent times in the United States, public events have been canceled, the government has [...]
Since March, social distancing practices enacted to help slow spread of the coronavirus have plunged us all into a “new normal” of staying at home, self-servicing, shopping online, and curb-side grocery pickup. While there are [...]
The COVID-19 pandemic has not only impacted the international economy, but it has also affected all of our daily lives. Among the various ramifications to our industry, COVID-19 is changing the way that consumers transact, [...]
There have been many changes in the credit union world thanks to COVID-19. Branches are closing, members are losing jobs, and ensuring the safety of your team has become a top priority. Business continuity plans [...]
Analysts are busy making all sorts of predictions about how the coronavirus pandemic may change the way humans behave, the things we value, and the types of activities we enjoy. Their forecasts range from the [...]
The impact of COVID-19 has brought with it the need for credit unions to adapt quickly and effectively to a set of new realities. Member behavior has shifted—mobile banking interactions are up 200% and [...]
Before the COVID-19 pandemic crisis introduced consumers to a “new normal,” contactless was already gaining ground as a preferred method of payment. A February 2020 report from Juniper Research forecasted global contactless transaction values would [...]
