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Risk Management
Why Farmers Now Care About Hedging Currency Risk
September 13, 2018

Farming has always been about risk. Bad weather, infestation, speculation: Such factors can not only mean survival or failure for farmers, but impact food prices and the larger global economy without any effort at hedging or risk management. That’s to say nothing of the risk...

Security & Fraud
RBC Takes An Intelligence-Driven Approach To Bank Security
September 13, 2018

Bank branch visits are expected to decline 36 percent by 2023, as consumers embrace speedier banking on-the-go. But catering to demand for convenience is also creating new opportunities for fraudsters. In the new Omni Security And Authentication Report™, PYMNTS explores the tools FIs are deploying...

News
Five At Five: Amazon Is Making It Big In B2B
September 12, 2018

Welcome to Five at Five, your late look at some of the day’s top payments and commerce news. Coverage includes a look at how Amazon is growing its B2B unit and the reason behind an Overstock stock decline. A U.S. federal judge says that securities...

Retail
Good Housekeeping Comes To The Mall Of America For A Holiday Season Pop-Up
September 12, 2018

Good Housekeeping is opening up a pop-up shop in the Mall of America running from early October through the end of December, aka the holiday shopping season. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

Security & Fraud
Senate Commerce Committee Wants A Word With Google, Amazon, Twitter
September 12, 2018

AT&T, Twitter, Alphabet’s Google and three other major web and internet service companies plan to testify before a U.S. Senate panel later in September to lay out their consumer data privacy practices. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Cross Border Commerce
Remitly Expands Into 11 New Send Countries In Europe
September 12, 2018

Remitly, the independent digital remittance company, announced on Wednesday (Sept. 12) that it has expanded into 11 new send countries across Europe. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

Social Commerce
Strava’s Journey From Fitness App To Fitness Ecosystem
September 12, 2018

In some ways, Strava is a very much like any social media platform, albeit with a slightly narrower focus than most. Founded as an online portal for bicycling enthusiasts in 2009, Strava it bills itself as “the social network for athletes,” has taken in $70...

Regulation
Internet Association Says Companies Support National Data Privacy Rules
September 12, 2018

The Internet Association, a group that represents Facebook, Amazon and Alphabet’s Google, among other technology and internet companies, said on Tuesday (Sept. 11) that it supports data privacy rules in the U.S. that are more modern, but urged lawmakers to approach the issue nationally. Get the...

Regulation
Wells’ Plan To Compensate Auto Insurance Holders Rejected
September 12, 2018

Wells Fargo has seen U.S. regulators turn down its plan to pay back customers who purchased auto insurance they didn’t need. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...