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| NEW REPORT: Speeding And Securing Online Nonprofit Fundraising For nonprofits, accepting donations on the go often means using âknuckle-buster credit card imprintersâ or old-fashioned checks. These are solutions that Roger Devine, co-founder of fundraising platform SchoolAuction.net, says expose not just donors, but the charities to risk. Devine tells PYMNTS how payments-powered platforms can reduce risk, increase funds raised and streamline payouts to nonprofits â inside the latest Payments Powering Platforms Tracker. |
| Why AI Is The Future Of Community Banking Two years ago, Tina Giorgio, CEO at ICBA Bancard, told PYMNTS that AI was still mostly the realm of early adopters and Sci-Fi enthusiasts, but the market has evolved very quickly. So quickly, she said, that in 2018, community banks have both the opportunity and pressing need to embrace AI to build stronger consumer relationships. |
| HomeLight: Why Buying A House Should Be As Easy As Buying A Toaster Most real estate marketplaces match buyers with sellers in the hopes of making a sale. Sumant Sridharan, COO of HomeLight, told Karen Webster in this weekâs edition of The Matchmaker Is In that HomeLight does something different to help sellers find those buyers: match them with the best agents who can get them a bigger buy. Just as easy, Sridharan said, as buying a toaster. |
| | Self-Service Retail Study | | Why Consumers Arenât Ready For Cashier-less Checkout From McDonald's to Macyâs, retailers are turning to mobile apps and cashier-less alternatives to offer speedier checkout. But for consumers, speed isn't all that counts, according to data inside the Self-Service Retail Study. PYMNTS surveyed over 2,100 Americans and analyzed over 250 data points to gauge the factors that make or break the cashier-less shopping experience, the shift in consumers' expectations and why 19 percent of consumers continue to steer clear of self-service checkout options. |
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