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Retail
AMZN vs WMT Weekly: Inside a 30%, 30-Day Drop and the Glory Days for Stores 
May 06, 2022

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eCommerce
Jane on Protecting Retail Customer Data With Digital Identity Verification
May 06, 2022

It's a war out there for eCommerce marketplaces right now, as they face a swirl of fraud attempts and bot attacks looking to steal customer data or score free merchandise. In this month’s “Alternative Payments Tracker,” Mark Spencer, senior vice president of commercial operations for...

B2B Payments
As Millennials, Gen Zs Climb Corporate Ladders, Biz Payments Will Rise With Them
May 06, 2022

As millennial and Gen Z workers ascend to corporate boardrooms, they're bringing their expectations for frictionless payments along with them and the opportunity to modernize the B2B ecosystem. In the “Embedded Finance Tracker,” TabaPay CEO and Co-Founder Rodney Robinson explains how companies can seize this...

B2B Payments
Fast, Fair Background Checks Help Companies Compete for Talent
May 06, 2022

In the war for talent, background checks are fast becoming yet another hurdle companies have to leap over as they race to find great candidates before the competition scoops them up. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

B2B Payments
Keeping Customer Payments In-House a Win-Win for Businesses
May 06, 2022

It’s a strategic mistake for merchants to send customers to a third-party payment provider right at the end of their purchase journey. Instead, they should keep the customer within their own ecosystem.  Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

B2B Payments
For B2B Sellers, Merchant Fees Can Enable Working Capital for Buyers
May 06, 2022

In the business-to-business (B2B) space, a seller’s ability to accept credit cards and debit cards with no merchant fees — instead shifting the fees to the payer — can have benefits for both sellers and payers, Aditya Mishra, vice president of product management at Plastiq,...

Regulation
FinCEN Looks to Turn Tech Sprint Proposals Into Regulatory Actions
May 06, 2022

For a few weeks in April, experts in digital identity from banks, vendors, FinTech, law firms and regulators worked in the Digital Identity Tech Spring to develop ideas about how to tackle the increasing problem of identity theft in remote customer onboarding.    Get the Full Story...

Investments
Canadian Digital Bank Neo Financial Nets $145.2M
May 05, 2022

Neo Financial, the Canada-based digital bank, has raised 185 million in Canadian dollars ($145 million) in a funding round, a report from The Bharat Express News said Thursday (May 5). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

Payment Methods
Nacha Debuts Resource Guide for Voice Payments
May 05, 2022

Nacha’s Payments Innovation Alliance has made a legal and risk-mitigation resource guide for financial institutions that want to add voice payments capabilities, a press release said. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...