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190InnovationCan Atari Turn Nostalgia Into New Hotel And Gaming Success?
For certain consumers, say “Atari” and some fond — or at least semi-fond — memories will start sparking. Warm remembrances will flow of...
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179EarningsBrinker International Sees Sales Boost Amid ResTech Upgrades
As Brinker International upgraded its tabletop technology and opened new eateries, the hospitality company reported that comparable restaurant sales increased 2 percent at its...
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431EarningsMastercard’s X-Border Volumes Gain 16 Percent
Mastercard posted fourth quarter results Wednesday (Jan. 29) that showed increased spending on cards and across borders up double digits. Management expressed...
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638RetailBeyond Amazon: How Smaller, Mom-And-Pop Retail Operations Can Thrive
Big chains and eCommerce operators tend to drive retail innovation — or make the most news when commerce fails — but small,...
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591Mobile Order AheadThe Mobile Order-Ahead Craving Is Insatiable
Ever imagine that people would be ordering airline food, for pickup or delivery, to enjoy at home? Sounds like late-night comedy, but...
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605B2B PaymentsWidening Borrower Protection’s Scope To SMBs
Borrower protection initiatives have taken aim at predatory lenders, both online and brick-and-mortar, with legislators at the state and federal levels addressing...
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629B2B PaymentsWhy Corporate Banks’ Should Seize Purchase-To-Pay Data Opportunity
Despite its rising popularity, open banking and data sharing frameworks were not necessarily opportunities toward which banks initially jumped. Their hesitation is...
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624B2B PaymentsCorporate Cards Tackle Industry-Specific Pain Points
Commercial cards continue to explore more use cases to optimize spend for businesses, from accounts payable (AP) to employee travel and expense...
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1.0KEarningsStarbucks US Order Ahead Volume Hits 17 Pct
As Starbucks gained traction through its digital channels, and amplified its brand through additional markets with the Global Coffee Alliance and a new...
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974EarningseBay Teases Sale Of Classifieds As Q4 Earnings Slide
As eBay seeks to right its ship with its search for new leaders, as well as new revenue from its recent sale...
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1.2KInternationalIndia Bankers Seek Removal Of Fees On UPI, RuPay Transactions
In India, call it the war of the fees. In the wake of the government’s elimination beginning this year of the merchant...
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1.7KIPOWhy Casper’s IPO May Join Ghosts Of Unicorns Past — Or Never To Be
For Casper Sleep, a billion dollar valuation amid an initial public offering (IPO) — and with it, vaunted “unicorn” status in the...
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964RetailTapping The Contextual Commerce Power Of TikTok
As recently as a few years ago, experts were predicting the era of social media platforms was over, and that new entrants...
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997RetailCan Retail Investments Keep Up With Changing Consumer Desires?
Thinking about the future, even in the most optimistic of times, is not always a pleasant exercise in crafting dreams and goals....
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956Fraud PreventionDigital Fraud Is An Inside Job
Is there no end to the devious creativity of cybercrooks? If they’re not grabbing stolen credentials off the Dark Web then they’re...
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1.1KRegulationAML/KYC Compliance Just Got Harder
The European Union’s Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive (5AMLD) went into force on Jan. 10, with new regulations for cryptocurrencies, wallets and exchanges....
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1.5KB2B PaymentsThe Acceleration Of Payment Rails, Old And New
When it comes to payment rail innovation, transaction speed is often the catalyst driving change. This week’s examination of the latest innovation...
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1.4KB2B PaymentsHow Faster Payments Can Show Future Of SMB Cash Flow
Advances in data integration and automation have taken small- to medium-sized business (SMB) accounting to the next level. In the effort to...
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2.3KInternationalWhy The Coronavirus May Dwarf SARS’ $40B Economic Toll
Certain events stand out in stark relief for reminding us of just how interconnected the global economy is in the 21st century. Bank...
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2.9KDigital BankingHelping FIs Develop Their ‘FinTech Sense’
Everyone knows that digital and mobile services are key to success in the 2020s — not only in terms of more revenue,...
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3.1KRestaurant innovationWhat Domino’s Mobile Slice Says About The New QSR World
It’s been quite a ride for Domino’s over the last decade or so. The pizza chain has transformed itself from a spot...
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3.7KeCommerceAs Classic Video Games Turn Into Collectibles, Can eCommerce Keep Up?
Here’s a truth about human beings: We’ll collect — and resell and profit from — just about anything. And the latest big trend...
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1.9KData DiveData Dive, New Offerings Edition: Square, FICO And Mastercard
With so much happening on the world stage between Davos and the Lunar New Year, headlines in the U.S. last week might...
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1.1KRetailSpreading eCommerce Innovation With Nut Butters And Jams
When Zach Fishbain and his now-wife, Val, were planning their shoes-optional wedding, they didn’t outsource much of the unique event to anyone....
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1.8KRetailWhy Amazon And Other Retailers Are Turning To Biometrics
Retail keeps embracing numerous new technologies, and biometrics is not only one of them, but an area of recent growth and development,...
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1.2KGig EconomyThe Gig Economy Grows Up
Less than 20 years ago, freelancers were still a workforce oddity. They came and went kind of invisibly, taking on overflow work...
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1.0KMobile Order AheadDomino’s Mobile Order-Ahead 2.0: How Voice, 5G Can Deliver
Domino’s was one of the first innovators on the digital ordering scene, debuting order trackers and store locators with consumers in 2007....
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1.8KDisbursementsState And Local Governments Wrestle With Faster Payments
Legacy technology issues abound these days, but for sheer scale (and a good giggle) always look to the government. In 2018, one...
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3.3KB2B PaymentsFraudsters Try New Spins On The BEC Scam
The Business Email Compromise (BEC) continues to evolve. Fraudsters are adding new twists to what has become an increasingly common scam targeting...
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2.4Kfinancial appsEven CEO: Why Savings Is The Key To Breaking The Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle
In the paycheck-to-paycheck economy, estimates vary slightly. Some analysts have reported that roughly 65 percent of all U.S. workers now live paycheck...
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2.2KB2B PaymentsNav CEO: Helping SMBs Avoid Online Lending Pitfalls
In the wake of the financial crisis, banks’ pullback from small- to medium-sized business (SMB) lending yielded a flood of technology-driven players...
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2.5KSubscription CommerceThe Subscription Economy: What The 2020s Have In Store
It’s not too far-fetched to say that one day soon, perhaps, much of our lives as consumers will run on subscriptions. Growing...
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2.6KCFPBCFPB’s 2020: Drawing A Bead On Abusive Practices — And States’ Activities
For the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), 2020 may be a landmark year. There’s the looming question over the agency’s very constitutionality,...
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2.5KRetailMaking Money When It Rains Iguanas
Dale Carnegie, America’s first self-help guru and author of “How To Win Friends & Influence People,” famously coined the phrase “when life...
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2.7KNewsWells Fargo Fallout, New Amazon Payments Top Week’s News
It’s that time again — the weekend! But before you really sink into your fun and relaxation, allow the latest edition of...
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1.6KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckWalmart-Amazon Whole Paycheck Tracker: Pay Raises, Wave To Pay And The Sweet Sound Of Streaming Success
It was a good week for Amazon’s stock price, with a valuation that briefly exceeded $1 trillion before falling back into the far...
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1.5KEarningsAmEx Sees Card Member Loans Up 7 Percent
Payments network American Express reported results Friday (Jan. 24) that showed card spending and loan growth up double-digit percentages, as measured year...
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1.2KSizzle/FizzleSizzle Fizzle: Virus May Weaken China’s Economic Growth
It’s the unforeseen events that send economies into rough patches, toward slowing growth and even into decline. And while we’re not speculating that...
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1.3KRetailMusic Crafts New Melodies For Retail Innovation
Some of us go through life humming tunes as we walk down the sidewalk, or with what amounts to a personal soundtrack...
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1.6KDigital BankingMobile Banking’s Authentication Breakthrough
Anti-fraud efforts can seem like word salad with exotic ingredients being tossed around: strong consumer authentication (SCA), two-factor authentication (2FA), the second...
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2.8KB2B PaymentsHow Auto Collision Repair Shops Can Avoid A Cash Flow Wreck
Cash flow management remains a major headache for small companies of all kinds, preventing many firms from making payroll, paying bills or...
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1.9KB2B PaymentsSmall Firms Face The Downside Of Economic Growth
Corporate finance professionals are split on the future of the U.S. economy. The Deloitte CFO Signals Survey was released earlier this month,...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsB2B FinTechs Start 2020 Strong With More Than $1B In VC Funding
While businesses have more sources of capital than ever before, from bank loans to initial coin offerings to alternative online investments, experts...
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4.0KConsumer FinanceLendingClub President: FICO’s New Model Won’t Save A Credit Scoring ‘Dinosaur’
In lending, in determining whether credit is likely to be repaid by a borrower, the devil is in the details. What if...
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3.8KGlobal PaymentsThis Week In Payments: Davos, China X-Border Commerce And Talk To (And Pay With) The Hand
While there was no shortage of goings on this week, the eyes and ears of the payments, commerce and finance enthusiasts were...
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3.3KCommerceThe Lunar New Year Commerce Explosion Hits China (And Beyond)
In 2019, Chinese consumers spent $149 billion across the Chinese New Year holiday, according to China’s Ministry of Commerce — a sum...
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3.1KSubscriptionsHow Subscriptions Make The $30B Vitamin Market A Daily Ritual
For first-time shoppers, buying vitamins can be a little overwhelming. There are so many options, formulations and regimens, but not much in...
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1.2KEarningsDiscover’s Payment Services Drive Network Volumes Up 9 Pct
Discover Financial Services posted fourth-quarter results that topped earnings expectations on the heels of loan growth and payments volume. In terms of headline...
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3.5KRetailBurger King’s Impossible Whopper Cools Off — What’s Next?
One moment you’re hot. Fortunes turn and then you are cold. So it goes in life, business and the world of plant-based,...
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3.3KConsumer FinanceFICO’s New Scoring Algorithm Promises Big Swings In Consumer Scores
Might the rising tide of debt slow to a trickle? If so, the U.S. consumer will likely find harder times ahead, if...
