Mastercard’s Miebach On 2017’s Big Payments Breakthroughs
Mastercard’s Miebach On 2017’s Big Payments Breakthroughs
December 29, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

While everyone is looking ahead to 2018, it’s worth a look back at some of the major payments milestones of 2017. For Michael Miebach, chief...

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NEW REPORT: Can Smart TV Be Retail’s New MVP?
NEW REPORT: Can Smart TV Be Retail’s New MVP?
December 29, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

The retail industry seems to be taking inspiration from the 1985 film The Purple Rose of Cairo. While audiences won’t see products actually moving out of...

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How N26 Is Expanding And Onboarding, Securely
How N26 Is Expanding And Onboarding, Securely
December 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

For German bank N26, Know Your Customer means knowing their payment habits so well that fraudulent imitators stand out like sore thumbs. In the December...

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China Online Finance Platform Qbao.com Head Surrenders To Police
China Online Finance Platform Qbao.com Head Surrenders To Police
December 28, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Zhang Xiaolei, head of China-based online financial platform Qbao.com, and who has been under investigation, surrendered to local authorities on Thursday (Dec. 28). Citing state news...

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Mobile Payments 2.0: Building Better Retail Experiences
Mobile Payments 2.0: Building Better Retail Experiences
December 28, 2017  |  Mobile Commerce

Payments has by and large been a growth business for the last half decade or so, and that fact has been mappable in scores of...

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Nike Plays Nice With StitchFix And Amazon
Nike Plays Nice With StitchFix And Amazon
December 28, 2017  |  Retail

Nike and StichFix will be teaming up this spring to run a pilot, and the athletic retailer has also announced plans to extend a partnership with...

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Year In AI: Higher Education For Machines
Year In AI: Higher Education For Machines
December 28, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI) was one of 2017’s hottest industry buzzwords as many have begun turning to machines to solve problems that are simply too large...

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Dollar General Stores Eye Rural Expansion
Dollar General Stores Eye Rural Expansion
December 28, 2017  |  Retail

Dollar General is planning an expansion with a focus on rural American. The chain announced Wednesday (Dec. 27) that it will be opening its 17th...

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Home Depot buys The Company Store
Home Depot buys The Company Store
December 28, 2017  |  Retail

Catalog and eCommerce home goods and textile retailer The Company Store has been acquired by Home Depot, the home improvement giant announced Thursday (Dec. 28). The...

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