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914The WeekenderReal-Time Payments, Venmo And SCA Delay Top Week’s News
Top News Why FedNow Will Slow Real-Time Payments “I’m from the government and I’m here to make sure you get your paychecks...
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1.1KLoansNegative Interest Rates And Negative Ripple Effects
Please take out a loan. Stimulate the economy. We’ll pay you to do it. News came this week that Jysek Bank, a...
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1.4KRetailClosing The Last Mile In Prescription Delivery
In many retail markets, there is incredible pressure to pick up the pace of delivery. Amazon switched from two-day shipping as its...
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852Walmart Amazon whole paycheckWalmart Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Physical Footprints, Grocery Gains
As of the first day of August 1994 more people had walked on the surface of the moon than had bought things...
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1.2KCross Border CommerceGlobal Cross-Border Payments Expected To Grow, But Challenges Remain
Cross-border payments are expected to surge over the next few years as the economy becomes increasingly global and interconnected. These transactions reached...
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1.2KB2B PaymentsWhy Communication Is Key To Faster Construction Payments
Late payments are a headache for any industry, but the construction sector has seen some particularly detrimental effects from cash-flow bottlenecks. In...
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1.2KSizzle/FizzleAre Chinese Tech Stocks Set For Fizzle?
A trade war tariff reprieve does not a sustainable rally make, at least not for Chinese tech stocks. However, the news Thursday...
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1.8KBiometricsGoogle Moves Beyond The Password With Biometrics
Step by step on the journey to getting rid of the password — and with Google, now a leap? Amid a series...
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2.2KEarningsAlibaba’s Core Commerce Sales Gain 44 Pct.
Alibaba posted results that topped expectations as eCommerce sales continued to surge by double-digit percentages, and the company made strides in tapping...
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2.0KRetailBrewing Coffee Without The Bean
Americans love their daily cup of coffee. According to Reuters, 83 percent of Americans report drinking coffee, and around 64 percent consumer at least...
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1.3KRetailShould Unstaffed Stores Be Shelved?
Automation promises many benefits in retail, including the potential to reduce costs and improve the customer experience. Just because you can doesn’t...
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1.2KB2B PaymentsTrade Finance Moves To Stabilize A Volatile Market
The brewing of global trade wars has importers and exporters reeling. Smaller trading businesses, in particular, are struggling to manage the sudden...
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1.3KB2B PaymentsDiving Into Corporate Payments’ SCA Exemption
PSD2 compliance challenges continue to roll in, with strong customer authentication (SCA) requirements headed merchants’ way next month. This month’s PYMNTS PSD2...
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1.4KB2B PaymentsSWIFT, Eyeing International Settlements, Instantly In India
The payments messaging service, SWIFT, is exploring international settlements for cross border payments from India. Elsewhere, MoolahGo uses APIs to streamline B2B payments.
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1.8KQSR & MobileHow QSRs Need To Use Technology To Make Experiences Safe, Not Just Smarter
That the average experience in a quick-service restaurant (QSR) has been greatly enhanced by the addition of mobile technology is almost inarguable....
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1.6KAuthenticationThe Need For Dynamic PII In The (Delayed) Dawning Of The Age Of SCA
SCA may be facing a longer implementation period, but change is coming, of course. Ekata’s CEO Rob Eleveld tells Karen Webster that...
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1.4KCredit UnionsTech Drives CU Loyalty For Long-Term ROI
These days, return on investment (ROI) is measured in more than dollars and cents. That’s especially true for FIs investing in innovative...
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2.8KDigital PaymentsVisa’s CyberSource On The Digital Payments Evolution
The “online version of a payments terminal” was how the media portrayed Visa’s acquisition of CyberSource in 2010. Then, it was a...
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3.0KMobile PaymentsAre Mobile Payments Finally Ready To Ignite In Japan?
Japan, in the last several years, has been something of a puzzle among mobile payments watchers around the world. It’s the market...
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2.9KAppleAnalyst: Apple Card Acquisition Costs Estimated At $350 Per Cardholder
Apple Card is here. Beyond the headlines, what’s in the (ahem) cards for backers that include the tech giant and Goldman Sachs? According...
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1.3KEarningsMacy’s Lackluster Q2 Hints At Troubled Future For Department Stores
There are earnings misses, and there are big earnings misses, and Macy’s spring quarter results Wednesday (Aug. 14) were far more a...
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1.6KDigital PaymentsP2P Payments Find Fresh Fuel As The 2020s Loom
Peer-to-peer (P2P) payments are blazing a hotter path in the digital economy as the second half of 2019 gets underway – and...
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1.5KRetailMacy’s Bolsters Omnichannel Tech, Taps Into Subscriptions
With its digital business delivering its 40th consecutive quarter of double-digit growth, Macy’s made progress on its 2019 strategic initiatives during the...
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1.6KRetailWhy The Future Of Social Media Might Be About Thinking Smaller
The world of social media can be a rough sea to sail in. There are plenty of pleasant corners of course —...
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1.5KRetailRetail Innovation Depends On Older Consumers, Too
Youngsters tend to get all the credit when it comes to being a force that drives retail innovation, and that’s fair enough....
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1.3KRetailTaking Breakfast Cereal To Innovation ‘School’
Some entrepreneurs aim to reinvent food categories when they can’t find options to meet their nutritional needs. The Cereal School Co-founder Dylan Kaplan...
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1.3KFaster PaymentsHow Faster Payments Can Help Retain Employees
New developments could speed up instant payments in the U.S. Last week, the Federal Reserve announced it would give some competition to...
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988B2B PaymentsHandling Unstructured Data In Procure-to-Pay
Corporates have a lot on their plate when it comes to digitization, cloud migration, data security and overcoming silos between back-office platforms...
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1.6KB2B PaymentsIn Banking, The Line Between SMB And Consumer Can Blur
In the world of small business financial services, entrepreneurs’ frustrations with banking have been loudly vocalized: firms are often considered too small...
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2.0KAuthenticationEkata CEO On The SCA Delay And The Future Of Authentication
You may have felt it earlier today – a sigh of relief originating from certain parts of the digital payments and commerce...
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2.3KDigital OnboardingAs Supply Chains Enter Digital Age, Onboarding Plays Catch Up
Supplier onboarding has its own set of challenges (and opportunities) as supply chains get longer and need more documentation. Julien Nadaud, senior...
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2.3KRegulationFinCEN Director On Why Casino Cooperation Is Central To Fighting Financial Crime
Cooperation in an environment that is rapidly advancing on many technological fronts was the theme when FinCEN Director Kenneth A. Blanco took...
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2.5KInnovationMore Than Pretty Pictures: Visual Commerce’s Rise Boosts Retail
For fans of retail or marketing history — or just fans of how people communicated in the past — reading old magazine...
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1.5KEconomyWhy The Tariff Delays Do Not Equal Christmas In August
On second thought, hold the tariffs. Stocks took a leap — this time upward — on the heels of news that, amid...
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1.6KRetailBuilding A Luxury Omnichannel Consignment Experience
Some entrepreneurs enter the marketplace with the goal of changing the world – or at least the vertical where they have planted...
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1.5KRetailBack-To-School Season Fuels Retail Activity And Innovation
You can probably tell by the happy looks on all the children’s faces, but in case not — back-to-school season is upon...
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2.3KDeliveryWish They All Could Be California Bots
The word “California” never fails to conjure up a mental image, though that will vary from person to person – some will...
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2.1KRetailWhy Faster Checkout Could Be The Key To Boosting Retail App Adoption
In June, Costco launched a revamped digital membership app that allows members to use its mobile device rather than flashing a physical...
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1.9KB2B PaymentsHow Automation Helps Treasurers Weather The FX Volatility Storm
The continuing uncertainty over Brexit and geopolitical volatility in the U.K. that has led to a depreciation of the pound are having...
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1.8KNewsIn India, Dialing Up Blockchain Via Telecom
In India, telecom Reliance Jio is eyeing the installation of the world’s largest blockchain network, which would span hundreds of millions of...
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2.1KB2B PaymentsPayroll Faces Cyber Threats From All Sides
Amid the growing list of cybersecurity concerns businesses must keep on top of, payroll is a growing target for attackers both inside...
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2.1KMerchant InnovationSubscriptions Change How Online Gaming Plays To Win
Video games have changed a lot since the early days of home gaming in the late 1970s and early ’80s. The graphics...
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2.0KMobileHow Merchants Turn Showrooming Into A Sale
It can be challenging to recall the fear brick-and-mortar retailers had of mobile commerce seven to 10 years ago. Those merchants often...
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2.1KSouth AsiaWhat Cambodia’s Debt Crisis Means For Microlending
There is a debt crisis slowly but surely building in Cambodia that could see millions of people losing their homes and family...
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2.0KDigital PaymentsWhy Local Powers Global Recurring Payments
“Go West, young man,” or variations on that thought once served to point the way toward potential prosperity for workers and budding...
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3.7KRetailGroupon Tries To Reach A More Lucrative Consumer Base
Hey, did you hear about Groupon? When was the last time anyone said that to you? No offense against Groupon, the relatively...
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2.1KRetailRedesigning Doggie Daycare With Customization
Finding a good dog sitter in a crowded urban metro area can be challenging — particularly if one is looking for an...
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1.6KRetailSoftBank Reportedly Tapping Into Online Used Car Trend
Among the ongoing trends in retail is the funding for online used car platforms, and the ongoing rise of eCommerce and digital...
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1.3KRetailWhen Homeshares Become Shoppable Experiences
For some entrepreneurs, their own trips have inspired them to start companies catering to travelers’ unique needs. The Sursy Founder and CEO...
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1.5KSubscriptionsSubscription Commerce Is Expanding Beyond Retail
News came last week that Facebook is trying to get into the video streaming subscription business and attempt to steal market share...
