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The Explanations Edition: Equifax, Apple and Square
September 11, 2017

All eyes were on the sky last week, as most of the Southeastern United States braced for Hurricane Irma. And, as post-Harvey rebuilding assessments are ongoing in Houston, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone, especially the rescue workers and first responders who are now tending to the situation...

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Labor Day Edition — American Express, Pizza Wars And Wells Fargo
September 04, 2017

Today, nationwide, Americans are celebrating the joys of hard work and earning an honest day’s living by sleeping late, going one last time to the beach and soaking up the last of the 75 percent off Labor Day sales instead of going to work. It’s good to take...

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Surprise Edition: Amex, Hackers And Starbucks E-Commerce Sign-Off
August 28, 2017

Last week’s news cycle was all about surprises. Hurricane Harvey blew into the coast of Mexico as a “blob of weather systems” and instead snuck up on the Texas shoreline and made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane. Controversial Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio got a...

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End-Of-Summer Edition: Malware Goes Retro, Bitcoin Splits And Apple Watch Breaks Free
August 21, 2017

This week, Americans will have something of a rare opportunity in the digital age: The chance to all do the same thing at once. That same thing will, of course, be looking up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Venmo Says Yes To QR, Everyone Loves Rewards And Wells Fargo’s Saga Carries On
August 14, 2017

There was not much in the mainstream news this week to cheer for — between a terrifying situation abroad in North Korea and a tragic situation Charlottesville, Virginia, somberness was more or less the order of the week. The main bright spot in the news...

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Prosper Falls, Uber Gets Credit And Charge-Offs Keep On Climbing
August 07, 2017

August is officially upon us, and fall will be here before we know it. Is it really only a matter of weeks before the legions of pumpkin spice-flavored products start rolling back onto shelves nationwide? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Wells’ Woes, Stripe’s Acquisition And North Korea’s New Hacking Groove
July 31, 2017

Most of the drama this week was in Washington. The healthcare debate turned into something that was one aria short of a full-blown opera, and the entering communications director brought new meaning to the term “open dialogue with the media.” For all the speechifying and...

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Data Dive: Amazon And The FTC, Ethereum And Mastercard And Wells Fargo’s New Groove
July 24, 2017

Last week was a scorcher in most of the U.S. and, if the weathermen are to be believed (always a dicey proposition), this week will be another. And payments and commerce players — being the dogged competitors that they are — are not about to let a...

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Data Dive: The Things Edition – Stripe, Starbucks And The Comptroller’s Concerns
July 17, 2017

Innovation never sleeps and, from the current shape of things, it is also safe to assume that it isn’t much for taking a summer vacation, either. The big news of the week was Prime Day, which reports indicate marked another record break for Amazon, particularly...