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Today In Data: Blockchain Investments, Cannabis Marketplaces And EDIs’ Decline
January 31, 2018

Today in PYMNTS’ data, investors are still backing blockchain technology despite an ongoing wave of skepticism, growing cannabis use is resulting in the need for online marketplaces for eCommerce purchasing, integrated treasury management may be the future for large financial institutions (FIs), electronic data interchanges...

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Today In Data: Lost Revenue, ICO Lapses And Interchange Rates
January 30, 2018

Today in PYMNTS’ data, online merchants are missing out on billions in potential revenue, companies are merging in the quest for scale and actionable data, controversial initial coin offerings (ICOs) have lost millions to security and other issues, the government is still using paper to...

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Today In Data: Crypto Thresholds, eCommerce Boosts And SMB Loan Origination Declines
January 29, 2018

Today in PYMNTS’ data, bitcoin and cryptocurrency prices have a psychological barrier threshold, online merchants are scored on ease of online checkout factors, manual investigation timeframes are decreasing (and saving firms money in the process), small- and medium-sized business (SMB) loan origination is less than...

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Data Dive, The Uh-Oh Edition: Amazon, BoA And Card Losses
January 29, 2018

It’s a big week for tech stock watchers – and expectations are running hot and high for the “FANG” results coming soon to a headline near you. Or, at least 75 percent of the FANG results, as Netflix got an early jump on the big...

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The Try New Things Edition: Amazon, Bitcoin And Airbnb
January 22, 2018

It’s never a bad idea to try a new thing — and this week was full of a lot of players in payments trying new things. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...

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Data Dive: The Reworked, Reversed, Reconsidered Edition
January 15, 2018

Louis Brandeis, arguably the most quotable judge in the history of the United States Supreme Court, had his doubts about spontaneous acts of brilliance. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Today In Data: Missed Sales, Unredeemed Rewards And Fraudulent Travel Expenses
January 11, 2018

Today in PYMNTS’ data, retailers are missing out on sales opportunities, billions in customer loyalty reward points go unredeemed each year, underwriting and risk management capabilities are severely underdeveloped, it’s taking longer to purchase subscription packages and business travel expenses are potentially riddled with fraud....

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Data Dive: The Yes, No, Gotcha! Edition
January 08, 2018

Holiday vacations are officially over, and the payments and commerce news cycle is back in high gear. Bitcoin turned nine, and was celebrated by seeing its price per coin exceed $20,000. Rumors circulated that FICO might be losing its monopoly in the mortgage market as the FHFA is considering allowing lenders to...

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Today In Data: Kill The Check, CA’s Cannabis Boom And Smart Speakers’ Proliferation
January 03, 2018

Today in PYMNTS’ data, billions of checks are still being issued annually in the U.S. (despite recipients’ growing dissatisfaction with them), California’s economy may see a huge boost from the now-legal recreational cannabis industry, smart speaker devices’ proliferation is expected to grow exponentially, large corporations...