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A new study from WalletHub finds nealry 40% of parents are planning to spend less in advance of the upcoming academic year.

Installment payments are gaining mainstream appeal as an alternative to traditional credit products, prompting Affirm to boost its visibility in an increasingly crowded market.

Vending machines for years have been gradually shifting to contactless payments, but coronavirus has sparked changes in the machines’ core technology to enable hygienic use with social distancing.

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council is best suited to craft uniform policies to protect consumer data. A patchwork of state rules is cumbersome.

Now is the best time for SMBs to adapt before the major influx of traffic that will come when businesses are allowed to fully reopen, says Fattmerchant's Suneera Madhani.

A letter from the National Taxpayers Union requested changes, such as requiring federal credit unions to fill out a certain IRS form for non-profits, before lawmakers considered easing member business lending limits.

The online lender has already branched out into facilitating payments and analyzing cash flow for small-business customers. Its new checking account is meant to round out those services.

Much of the shift towards digital shopping and payments is likely to outlast the coronavirus pandemic, giving Starbucks an extra reason to open its incentive marketing to broader payment methods.

The biggest takeaway from this hack should be large digital media companies reworking their admin controls

Many bankers want to focus more on the forgiveness process, assessing the status of deferrals and pursuing traditional lending opportunities.