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New Data: Why MSPs Are Staking Their Futures On Value-Added Services
December 16, 2019

The digital commerce ecosystem has opened up vast growth opportunities for businesses of all sizes and stripes. Even the smallest of enterprises can leverage services like cross-border payments, data analytics and customer management tools, transforming one-time purchasers to loyal customers. Get the Full Story Complete...

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NatWest Is Testing Biometric Credit Cards
October 09, 2019

U.K. bank NatWest has started a three-month trial of a biometric credit card that will use a fingerprint in lieu of a PIN. 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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ClassPass CEO: How Digital Platforms Have Innovated Health, Fitness
October 04, 2019

Consumers are creatures of habit — but those habits can be complex, and can certainly vary according to such factors as geography, age and even fitness level. Businesses that can tap into those habits can often tap into a gold mine. However, it can be...

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Vendors Can Now Use Square For CBD Sales
October 03, 2019

Square has announced that it’s launching a CBD early access program, which will allow vendors in the United States to sell CBD products using Square. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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Tapping Tech To Take The Misery Out Of Moving
September 20, 2019

In the annals of digital age start-ups, stories of a business founded in dorm rooms are a dime a dozen.  Some stories are more dramatic than others — but they tend to have some common elements: an Ivy League student, a laptop and late-night hours...

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The Apple Crystal Ball: Separating Safe Bets From Wild Speculation
September 02, 2019

In a little over a week, the festivities will officially kick off in Cupertino’s Apple Park Headquarters as industry followers, Apple fans, tech enthusiasts and journalists crowd into the Steve Jobs Theater (or around their favorite live-streamed screen) for Apple’s annual fall event. This tradition...

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Home Maintenance Gets Its On-Demand, Uber-Like Upgrade
August 30, 2019

In San Francisco for business, Doug Schaedler was about to bite into a steak when his wife called from Tampa with a household emergency. The family’s air conditioner had conked out. It was a Friday afternoon, and a full weekend without cooled air was certainly...

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Subscriptions Change How Online Gaming Plays To Win
August 13, 2019

Video games have changed a lot since the early days of home gaming in the late 1970s and early ’80s. The graphics improved, the games got more expensive and elaborate and a whole lot more people from every walk of life are playing them. Get...

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Oracle: What’s Old Is New Again For B2B Customer Experience
August 06, 2019

Decades-efforts at building a better B2B ecosystem and customer experiences that keep business flowing are getting fresh fuel from artificial intelligence and other technologies. In a new PYMNTS interview, Rob Tarkoff, executive vice president and general manager of Oracle CS Cloud, talks about what’s coming...