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Icahn Pegs Trump As Obvious Blue-Collar Candidate
August 10, 2016

Republican nominee Donald Trump has at least one unabashed fan of his economic plan unveiled earlier this week. And he’s a Wall Street heavy-hitter — none other than billionaire investor Carl Icahn. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Is Apple Guerilla Marketing At The Olympics?
August 10, 2016

What’s the hottest Olympics-inspired merchandise at this year’s Rio Games? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form,...

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Why Canada Is Blockchain’s Biggest Hot Spot
August 10, 2016

Banks across the globe have invested resources into exploring blockchain technology, and that includes in Canada. But this year, the nation thrust itself into the center of the movement that looks to turn blockchain theory into reality when, in July, Canadian bank ATB Financial successfully...

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Concur Taps Into China Through Uber Rival
August 10, 2016

Travel and expense management firm Concur is expanding globally through a new partnership in China. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter,...

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Keeping ‘Groundhog Day’ Out Of Payments
August 10, 2016

Consumers hate to input the same data over and over and they want a technically and emotionally seamless payments experience, according to Amazon's Matchmaker Patrick Gauthier, VP of the eCommerce giant's external payments operations.

Payments Innovation
What Customer Intimacy Has To Do With Payments
August 10, 2016

What have the powerhouses Starbucks and Airbnb managed to do better than anyone else? Establish customer intimacy, according to Bill Clerico, CEO of WePay. Clerico has built WePay from the ground up through his innate love of people and by building relationships with customers to...

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Both Banks, Alt-Lenders See SME Lending Slump
August 10, 2016

Alternative lending was born from a lack of big bank financing for small businesses in the wake of the financial crisis. But according to the latest figures from Biz2Credit, neither big banks nor alternative lenders are doing so hot in terms of SME loan volume....

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Businesses Spending Blindly On Their Mobilized Employees
August 10, 2016

Employee travel has been an area of innovation and technological advancement in recent times, but the space is far from where it should be, according to Runzheimer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Will Rio Take The Gold In Tech Innovation?
August 10, 2016

Let’s face it — hosting a global sporting event as big and notable as the Olympics can’t be easy, especially for a country already dealing with a lot of its own issues. Though the city has drawn some criticism, there are still bright spots (outside...