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Forty-five percent of U.S. consumers are ordering online more often than usual as a result of restrictions stemming from Covid-19, and 34% are making more purchases with contactless or mobile-payment options, according to an online survey of 807 U.S. adults by Auriemma Group, a financial-services consulting firm. The firm also surveyed consumers …
May, 2020
April, 2020
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27 April
Zelle Signups Growing and other Digital Transactions News briefs from 4/27/20
Early Warning Services LLC said enrollments in its Zelle peer-to-peer payments network since early March are increasing at “more than double-digit rates above average” as stay-at-home users deploy the service to reimburse neighbors for groceries and canceled events and send money to friends and relatives who need cash. Some 837 financial institutions have …
March, 2020
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2 March
The Faster Payments Council Seeks a New Executive Director As Kim Ford Steps Down
Kimberly Ford will step down as executive director of the U.S. Faster Payments Council effective May 6 after just 11 months on the job, according to sources. Ford’s resignation was confirmed by an email to members sent Friday and obtained by Digital Transactions News. Applications for the position are being …
