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3.0KRetailWhy Buy Online, Pickup In Store Appeals To Younger Shoppers
The latest Automated Retail Tracker examines the latest ways supermarkets and other retailers are implementing technologies to provide self-service options and high-speed...
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3.1KB2B PaymentsFinTech Targets The Cash Flow Needs Of CPAs
The Certified Public Accountant (CPA) today now has a plethora of FinTech solutions they can use to manage their clients’ money, with...
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2.4KBlockchainIn Switzerland, Regulators Eye Payments Over Blockchain
Switzerland’s regulators are mandating that firms conducting business across blockchain conduct AL and KYC due diligence. In Australia, the Securities Exchange is...
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2.3KB2B PaymentsBanks, Corporates On Opposite Sides Of Recession Spectrum
Talk of a financial recession and a weaker global economy continues to grow, and central banks are keeping a close ear on...
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9.5KMastercardMastercard: The Opportunity Ahead For ePayables
In the quest to streamline B2B processes, and to move beyond the way things have always been done – especially when it...
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7.5KRetailUsing Data To Increase Checkout Conversions — In-Store
Retailers and grocers want to streamline the in-store checkout experience and increase conversions. Diebold Nixdorf's Carl von Sydow tells Karen Webster transactional data...
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6.3KeCommerceThe Three Golden Rules Of Growing Global Marketplaces
Gaining scale as a marketplace is, by-and-large, a good thing. It’s a sign that one has successfully found a way to reach...
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5.4KPayment MethodsDebit Cards For Kids — It’s A Thing
Paying out a kid’s allowance may not sound like a major payments hurdle to clear, but for Greenlight Co-Founder, CEO and father...
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1.4KEconomyDo Soft US Business Investments Mean A Bumpy Holiday Season On Horizon?
Does a softness in investment activity by U.S. firms hint at a rocky fourth quarter and bumpy holiday spending season? As reported...
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2.9KMobile5G Faces Growing Resistance To Deployments
Everyone in retail and payments is – or should be – getting ready for 5G mobile network technology. More potential and real...
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3.5KRegulationNew Taxes Loom For Big Tech
Will Big Tech face bigger tax bills on an international stage? Beyond the debates on data privacy and compliance, marquee names in...
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2.9KRetailThe Slow-and-Steady Approach To The Skincare Race
With the recent global explosion in skincare and wellness products, there are all kinds of stories of how various entrepreneurs wound their...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsIncorta CEO On Data Analytics Beyond Warehouse, In Real Time
Traditional data warehousing is slow – and doesn’t let companies access information they need in real time, which is critical in the...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsJustice Department Indicts 80 in Massive Online Fraud Scheme
The Justice Department has unsealed an indictment spanning hundreds of charges against 80 individuals, many of them Nigerian nationals. The charges detail...
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6.2KVISAVisa: New Cyber Threats Require New Fraud Tools
The phenomenon of payments fraud is not a modern one — far from it. But as RL Prasad, SVP of payment system...
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6.4KEconomyGirding for the $17 Trillion Negative Interest Rate Debt Trap
The world is awash in debt marked by negative interest rates. It’s a $17 trillion warning sign of overextended corporate borrowing and...
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5.5KSpend ManagementChanging The Conversation: From Spend Management To Margin Improvement
The rise of the gig economy and the popularity of remote work are among the factors that are laying bare the need...
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6.6KSecurity & FraudThe Cyber Hack From Space
This week marked a historical milestone that many Americans probably missed in the course of trying to follow a news cycle that...
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2.0KToday In DataRising To Meet New Risks That Come With New Opportunities
The scope of the massive digitization projects driving the economy can be hard to contain in a single thought. From easier access...
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2.7KRetailRetail Pulse: Wayfair Opens Mall Store; Banana Republic Unveils Style Passport
Online furniture retailers are stepping further into the world of physical retail with permanent brick-and-mortar stores. Wayfair, for instance, opened a store...
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3.6KRetailQSRs Provide Fresh Look At Retail Innovation Trends
For a glimpse at how innovation is playing out in the retail world, it always helps to take a look at recent...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsSupply Chains, Aided by AI And Robots
Two-day deliveries. One-day deliveries. Consumers want what they want now. That means supply chains have to be more efficient, and so do...
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3.6KB2B PaymentsOnline B2B Marketplaces See New Funding Rounds
In Singapore, India and beyond, capital has been flowing into eCommerce and other online platforms, with an eye on boosting supply chains...
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5.4KDigital PaymentsSWIFT: Real-Time Payments Demands Real-Time Security And Compliance
Speed isn’t the only factor to consider in the deployment of real-time payments systems. Security and compliance are also vital components in...
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5.1KSecurity & FraudHow FinTechs Combat Fraud Risk With Automation
FinTech firms are tapping into automation and training to stay on top of the latest security developments, while keeping an eye on...
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1.9KEarningsNordstrom’s Mixed Earnings Enough To Bolster Investors
While Nordstrom’s overall earnings report couldn’t quite be classified as a home run, the better-than-expected results were enough to bolster investors and...
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4.2KEarningsAdyen Gains Traction With Mid-Market Firms
Adyen, the Dutch payments processor, posted first-half results on Thursday (Aug. 22) that showed double-digit percentage gains in volumes, driven by online...
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3.4KRetailMobile Checkout Finds Fresh Fuel From 7-Eleven
Mobile checkout is getting a boost from one of the largest retailers, further evidence of the technology’s continuous move deeper into the...
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3.2KRetailRewriting Rewards Around Consumer Behavior
In theory, a rewards program tied to customer loyalty is a totally logical acquisition tool. Customers prone to come in anyway are...
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2.4KRetailBringing Specialty Socks To Malls With Automated Retail
For many entrepreneurs, their experiences tend to guide them toward a particular area. The Sock Spot CEO Ben Williams, for instance, worked...
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1.8KToday In DataHow Digital Is Transforming Vital Industries In 2019
At the dawn of a new decade, everything from grocery shopping to disaster relief is getting a digital upgrade. And as all...
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2.5KInternationalGhana’s Central Bank Pulls Licenses Of 23 Financial Institutions
In August of 2017 Ghana’s government announced that it was going to clean house in its financial services sector — particularly among...
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2.9KB2B PaymentsGrovara CEO Talks International, Online B2B Commerce
Grovara helps wellness brands go global. Challenges abound when it comes to exporting good, spanning logistics, compliance and payments. CEO Peter Groverman...
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5.7KB2B PaymentsIn Latin America, Ripple Makes Remittance Waves
Santander is building a payments corridor in Latin America, leveraging Ripple’s app and software for remittances. Separately, Latin America is also seeing...
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7.6KMastercardMastercard: Driving The Gig Economy’s Future Through Pay Advance
While traditional temporary and contract workers are not exactly new in the economy, the modern gig economy enabled by mobile technology is...
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4.1KAuthenticationCBD Products Offer Glimpse Of Retail’s Regulatory Future
The growing CBD industry offers one of the best retail and payments stories in the second half of 2019 — and offers...
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3.7KSubscription CommerceKeeping SCA From Becoming The Subscription Commerce Kill Switch
Friction is a commerce-killer in all types of businesses, but the risk is especially elevated when it comes to subscriptions and recurring...
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4.0KCommerce ConnectedConnected Tech Gives Sports Venues An All Star Opportunity To Fill The Stands
Consumers are set to spend $23 billion buying mobile tickets for sports and gaming events by 2023. Sports brands are thus looking...
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3.5KEarningsTarget Touts Omnicommerce As The Secret To Its Big Earnings Beat
Target investors liked what they saw when the retailer announced its latest round of quarterly results on Wednesday (Aug. 21) — with...
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6.8KDigital PaymentsPartly Shuttered, Chase Pay Didn’t Pay For Chase In-Store
In the quest by banks to embrace the digital (payments) age, casualties mount, here and there. Call it trial and error in...
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2.8KRetailPop-Up Shops Fit Trend Toward Smaller Retail Spaces
Retailers are looking to do more in smaller spaces, a trend that seems ready to increase during the holiday shopping season and...
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2.6KRetailFinding The Balance Between The Hotel And Homeshare Experience
Finding a home away from home while traveling is not an area where consumer lack options as of 2019 – but some...
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1.9KRetailCustomizing Lawn Care With DTC Subscriptions
To provide a convenient way for consumers to tackle lawn care, direct-to-consumer (DTC) brands are offering subscription solutions that can be customized...
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2.6KB2B PaymentsAncora On Streamlining AP Processes With Machine Learning
Managing AP processes continues to be an exercise in juggling paper, though that need not be the case. Noel Flynn, CEO of...
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3.2KDisbursementsWhen Disaster Strikes, Digital ID Is Front And Center
Hurricanes, wildfires, tornados, earthquakes and floods — disasters of all types tend to bring out the best and the worst in people. Generous...
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4.7KB2B PaymentsCommercial Cards Take The Global B2B Payments Stage
Commercial card products can help companies kill the check, making transactions faster across borders. Boost Payment Solutions CEO Dean M. Leavitt tells...
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4.7KSecurity & FraudKYB’s Coming Of Digital Age
Sometimes the most interesting thing that comes from trying to solve a problem isn’t the eventual solution, but the other problems that...
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3.8KRetailThe Grocery Report: New Products, New Partnerships And New Channels
Once upon a time, mothers everywhere told their daughters that the way to a man’s heart was through his stomach. Modern-day research...
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3.9KSecurity & FraudThe Hacker Hiding In The Hotel Room
In an era when data breaches have become almost a dime a dozen and it seems nearly everyone has been breached —...
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2.3KEarningsKohl’s Aims To Bring In Foot Traffic With Amazon Returns
With the acceptance of Amazon returns rolled out in its stores and a pipeline of digital initiatives ahead, Kohl’s reported its second-quarter...
