With Loyalty Programs, Experience is Everything
Today’s savvy consumers are rebutting incentives that traditionally lured them to loyalty programs, as rewards have not only become increasingly harder to acquire or achieve, but they are failing to...
View ArticleAlternative Payments and the Internet of Things
In the first two parts of our “Rise of Alternative Payment Types” series, we’ve taken a look at some burgeoning payment technologies that offer benefits to both consumers and financial institutions....
View ArticleIs Apple Pay Eyeing Corporate Cards?
Apple Pay is pushing the boundaries when it comes to mobile payments. While things are looking on the up and up with Apple’s new payment platform, it seems that one piece of the puzzle is missing:...
View ArticlePointopia – A New Way to Redeem Rewards Points
When it comes to cashing in on payment card rewards, most consumers are missing out. While six in 10 cards offer some type of reward component, consumers only redeem about two-thirds of all earned...
View ArticleBitcoin: Leading the Way to the Future of Digital Currency
Bitcoin, a decentralized crypto-currency that is not beholden to any traditional regulated payments system, has caused quite a stir online and in the news, and it looks like it’s here to stay. Faster...
View ArticleThe Battle of Payments
The payments industry has seen quite the avalanche of new technologies – from ApplePay and AndroidPay to social media companies, like Snapchat and Facebook, offering peer-to-peer payments. These...
View ArticleSNAP Goes Online – Much Ado About… Not Much?
Several recent articles hyped the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s two-year pilot program rolling out this summer in which seven online grocery providers, including online giant Amazon, will...
View ArticleYour Car Is Your Wallet: Connected Cars And The Future Of Fintech
In our feature article today by Forbes, learn how using cash at the gas pump will soon be a thing of the past. Plans for the future is to create the world where your car will be synced with your...
View ArticleConvenience, Financial Inclusion and Advocacy: Part 1
What do you view as the biggest challenge in serving unbanked markets? Focused on convenience, this is the first of a three-part series on convenience, financial inclusion and advocacy – and lessons...
View ArticleConvenience, Inclusion and Advocacy: Part 2
This is the second article of a three-part series on convenience, inclusion, and advocacy – and lessons FIS is learning in its quest to support global financial access and education to underserved and...
View ArticleConvenience, Inclusion and Advocacy: Part 3
Focused on financial inclusion, this is the third article of a three-part series on convenience, inclusion, and advocacy (Read part 1 and part 2) – and lessons FIS is learning in its quest to support...
View ArticleTime for a Smart EBT Upgrade to Improve the User Experience (UX) By David...
All aspects of the financial world – from international cross-border payments to the distribution of federal benefits to low-income families – are digitizing. That latter group is grossly underserved,...
View ArticleAre You Ready for Contactless Payments? by Jim Johnson
“Get ready, get set for the contactless reboot” was the essence of a recent Payments Leader blog advising all issuers to prepare for enabling contactless payments. Market leaders are already beginning...
View ArticleWhere do I…AI? AI as a Service Helps Smaller FIs Compete by Ernie Buday
Artificial Intelligence (AI) already is transforming banking for many of the country’s largest financial services organizations. Fortunately for smaller organizations, AI isn’t out of reach. With the...
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