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Banking
Deep Dive: How FIs Can Tap APIs to Meet SMBs’ Shifting Banking Needs
December 22, 2021

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Security & Fraud
Secret Service Names Special Agent to Go After $100B Pilfered by Pandemic Fraudsters
December 22, 2021

Close to $100 billion was pilfered from pandemic relief funds, and the U.S. Secret Service has assigned Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAIC) Roy Dotson of the Jacksonville field office to oversee the recovery of the money lost to fraud. Get the Full Story Complete...

Merchant Innovation
Mastercard’s Dynamic Yield Acquisition to Scale Personalized Experiences Across the Digital Economy
December 22, 2021

In a bid to enrich omnichannel engagement and improve conversion across the digital economy, Mastercard announced Tuesday (Dec. 21) that will acquire Dynamic Yield, the robust personalization platform and decision engine firm that fast-food giant McDonald’s has owned since 2019. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Payment Methods
DigniFi CEO: Embedded Finance the Cornerstone of Auto Industry Innovation
December 22, 2021

The shift to digitization and embedded finance is transforming every industry, and the auto business is no different. The newfound ability to offer financing at the point of sale is allowing stakeholders, from the factory floor to the auto shop, to better understand the key...

B2B Payments
Consumerized Digital Business Payments Enrich the Customer Experience
December 22, 2021

As digitization makes business-to-business (B2B) payments more like retail payments, buyer and seller experiences improve. For one thing, digitization brings operational efficiency. The capabilities and toolsets that come with digitization enable businesses to grow without growing their support base. Get the Full Story Complete the...

Retail
Payment Trends for 2022 Center on Wider Embrace of Omnichannel Experience
December 22, 2021

If the last 20-plus months have taught us anything, it’s to expect technological change to be faster and more profound than before, with payments connecting almost all of it somehow. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...

B2B Payments
Enterprise Buyers Find Suppliers, New Credit Options in B2B Chemicals Marketplace
December 22, 2021

For a glimpse into the potential that digital transformation holds for B2B commerce, you might not find a better example than the world of buying and selling industrial chemicals. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

Retail
Eye Tracking in Retail Shopping Must Benefit the Consumer
December 22, 2021

What if retailers could make judgments — at a glance, if you will — just by where you looked while you shopped? The truth is, eye tracking already exists and is being leveraged to learn about what someone looks at and why, to get a...

International
EMEA Daily: Europe to Account for 28% of X-Border eCommerce in 2022, French Payments Firm...
December 21, 2021

In today’s top Europe, Middle East and Africa news, Europe is set to account for 28% of cross-border eCommerce in 2022, while French payments firm Numeral has snagged $14.7 million in its latest seed round. Plus, the United Kingdom is moving to open banking 3.0,...