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Alternative Finances
Consumers Love Wearables, Ratings And All Things Mobile … And Other Friday Factoids
March 04, 2014

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Controversial
Bitcoin Bubble Tracker: January 24
March 04, 2014

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Global Luxury Market Growing, But Is That Good?
March 04, 2014

Looming store closures by Macy’s, J.C. Penney and Sear Roebuck and Co. represent a grim example of the general tenuousness of consumer spending. Tick up a few notches in socioeconomic standing, however, things appear a bit brighter. Roughly 10 million shoppers enter the luxury market...

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Chase’s Prepaid Exit Affords No Simple Explanation
January 22, 2014

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B2B Payments
After A Recession-Driven Collapse, Factoring Returns For Apparel
January 22, 2014

Factoring, in which a supplier sells an invoice to a financer to be paid less than the invoice's value immediately, all but dried up as a financing source for small apparel manufacturers in the wake of the recession. But it appears to be making a...

B2B Payments
Pot’s ‘Grey Market’ Poised To Push B2B Payments Innovation
January 21, 2014

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Insiders Talk: A Devoted Look At Loyalty
January 12, 2014

I had the chance to host a Mobile Insiders Series discussion on loyalty and payments on Friday, and the conversation was really fascinating. My discussion partner was Stephanie Swain, who is now VP of Retail for Aimia but who previously was in charge of financial...

AFP Survey: Firms Taking A Slow, But Steady, B2B Path
January 10, 2014

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Alternative Finances
Merchant Dashboard In CardinalCommerce’s 2014 Plans
January 10, 2014

Cardinal Commerce has much in store for customers in 2014. Chief among its plans is a dashboard tool that will enable merchants to adjust their fraud screening and authentication practices to their own risk tolerance and experience. But, will merchants find the company’s solutions a...