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7.9KSecurity & FraudThe Chipotle Hack And The Troubling Trend Of Credential Stuffing
The news out of Chipotle feels a bit like déjà vu, as it’s a story we’ve all heard before. Reports have appeared...
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3.5KAlternative FinancesIt’s Not Easy Solving For $1.5 Trillion In Student Debt
This week Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren managed to capture a lot of airtime — no small feat in a field...
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4.5KLoyalty & RewardsSocial Media Lures Credit Card Giants – And Their Advertising Spend
Now, when you like your credit card rewards … you can really “like” them. On social media – specifically, on Facebook. The...
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4.8KBitcoinMueller Report Reveals Bitcoin’s Russia Connection
No, you still cannot easily buy a cup of coffee with bitcoin. But it turns out you can use the cryptocurrency in...
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4.3KInnovationCBD-Infused Burger Signals Higher Level Of Fast Food Innovation
Selling fast food these days is not exactly for the faint of heart, given how the industry faces extreme — and increasingly...
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3.9KDigital OnboardingHow DraftKings Keeps Onboarding Security Swift And Out Of Sight
The $7.2 billion fantasy sports market has fraudsters doing more than fantasizing about big payouts. Jennifer Aguiar, DraftKing’s VP of compliance and...
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7.7KB2B PaymentsResolve Shakes Up B2B POS Payments
The idea started in the B2C world, but it wasn’t long before online sellers were asking about its use for B2B —...
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9.4KRetailKroger Risks Losing The Digital Grocery Race
The world of groceries in the U.S. is a tough market – and getting tougher. And while the clash of the titans that...
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8.4KAppleWhy (Win Or Lose) Apple Card May Already Be Changing Payments
Can Apple's credit card change the card game? Ondot CEO Bharghavan (VB) tells Karen Webster that the tech giant may not dominate credit...
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4.9KEarningsAll Eyes On eBay’s Strategic Review, Active Buyer Growth
The big banks have kicked off earnings season. One common theme has been the consumers’ continuance to spend. Across cards, across debits and...
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4.3KLoansSMB Satisfaction With Alt Lenders Wanes
Might banks be making inroads into the hearts and minds of smaller firms as they seek out capital – as some SMBs cite...
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4.9Kcall center commerceCan Millennials Revive Call Center Commerce?
Millennials have long borne the blame for a variety of problems in commerce, including the decline in popularity of diamonds and certain...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsLegislation Bows To Curb US Government Late Payments
In the wake of the government shutdown, several U.S. lawmakers unveil legislation aimed at getting government contractors paid in a timely manner. In...
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4.5KB2B PaymentsTrade Finance Rejection Rates Accelerate
The massive global trade finance gap is the topic of conversation for many banks and FinTech firms looking to strengthen their position...
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5.7KB2B PaymentsReady Or Not, Faster Payments Will Impact Corporate Operations
Corporate payments still don’t have a clear role in driving the adoption of faster payment technologies and systems in the U.S. The...
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15.6KVISAVisa Next: Visa’s Next ‘Digital First’ Act
Digital comes to all things, it seems, where plastic and physical conduits once reigned — spanning music, media and, in leaps and bounds,...
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12.5KGig EconomyFreelancer.com CEO: Platforms And The Future Of Product Development
A good electrical engineer can be hard to find, which can serve as a massive friction for any firm that needs one. And as...
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6.5KCredit UnionsHow Credit Unions Face — And Embrace — Digital Disruption
“You can’t teach an old dog new tricks” — so goes the dim, cynical saying. That would seem to apply to credit unions...
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12.0KAlternative FinancesCan A Poverty-Fighting Tool In Bhopal Work For Customers In Brooklyn?
Microlending is a relatively simple concept that can be complicated to evaluate. The theory behind it, pioneered by Nobel Prize-winning economist Muhammad...
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5.4KInnovationSpring Break Goes High-Tech
From smart bags to social media, spring break is becoming a surprisingly digital and high-tech travel period in the U.S. The words...
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5.4KSizzle/FizzleSCA Preparedness — A Fizzle In The Making?
Call it the fizzle that might be felt across Europe – and beyond. Call it the corporate equivalent of deer in the...
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5.5KWalmart Amazon whole paycheckSNAP Recipients In NY Can Now Buy Groceries Online
While the race for the consumer’s whole paycheck between Walmart and Amazon was somewhat quieter this week than it has been in...
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5.2KCFPBKraninger Outlines CFPB Roadmap, Success Factors
In a series of statements and interviews, Kathy Kraninger, the new director (as of December of 2018) of the Consumer Financial Protection...
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6.7KB2B PaymentsAirbnb’s Business Travel Investment Leads B2B Funding For The Week
The big news in B2B FinTech investment this week came from Airbnb, which is bolstering its presence in the business travel market...
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5.4KB2B PaymentsWhat Payroll Innovation Says About Accountants’ Shifting Role
The shifting role of small business (SMB) accountants is largely driven by the increase in automated solutions available to business owners today....
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5.8KEcosystemsGrab’s Superapp Ecosystem and Why It Works
Ankur Mehrotra, managing director and head of financial services for Grab, still gets emotional when talking about the drivers and their dreams...
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6.9KSubscription CommerceIt’s Always 5 O’Clock Somewhere: Distilleries Get Into Subscription Retail
There’s nothing inherently wrong with such whiskeys as Jim Beam and Jack Daniels — they are a staple of blues, country and...
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9.0KInnovationSmart Agents Are AI’s DNA — Here’s Why
Inspiration comes from anywhere and everywhere, and that goes for digital innovation in payments and commerce. Just ask Akli Adjaoute, CEO of Brighterion (a Mastercard company),...
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4.4KRetailSNAP Recipients In NY Can Order Groceries From Walmart, Amazon
Big news is in the offing for Walmart, Amazon and other chains that offer grocery ordering online – they have gotten a...
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5.1KEarningsAmex Q1 Cardholder Spending, Loans Up
American Express, in reporting its latest quarterly results, showed evidence Thursday (April 18) morning that consumer spending remains resilient, even having navigated...
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5.0KMarketsMarket Love For ‘A Tech Firm Delivering Pizzas’
Domino’s got a big boost in its share price, care of a big up-vote from Morgan Stanley Analyst John Glass in the...
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4.5KRetailCan Retailers Find Secondhand Success With Luxury (And Other) Items?
The second time is the charm — that holds true for Neiman Marcus, and the hot retail trend the chain is tapping...
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4.4KB2B PaymentsTrade Disputes Make Long-Lasting Mark On Global Supply Chains
While the U.S. and China continue the tedious process of smoothing out trade tensions, possible new trade disputes are emerging between the...
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9.0KB2B PaymentsRipple’s Cross-Border Offerings Gain Asia Adoption
The competition for cross-border payments continues apace, with both SWIFT and Ripple making progress — the former in Asia, the latter in...
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6.8KB2B PaymentsThanks To Ransomware, Bitcoin Leaves A Bad Taste In Corporates’ Mouths
The last several years have seen a surge in efforts among the cryptocurrency community to legitimize the technology. Once seen as a...
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5.8KDigital BankingHow Banks Are Using APIs To Unlock Omnichannel Value
A customer looking to open a new bank account is often in for a somewhat bumpy process. There are a lot of...
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8.2KPayments InnovationVisa, Wave Team To Bring Instant Payouts To Micropreneurs
“When do you want to get paid?” It’s a basic question that — when posed to anyone, particularly, a small business (SMB)...
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7.9KRegulationStripe On SCA’s $100B-A-Year Problem
Strong Customer Authentication (SCA) is set to debut on September 14, and there’s a $100 billion problem looming if merchants across Europe...
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4.1KEcosystemsAlibaba Presses The Gas Pedal On Connected Car Apps
Even in the glory days of manual transmissions and leaded gasoline, driving was never just about driving, about getting from one point...
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7.9KMobileHow 5G Could Be Rocket Fuel To Retail
The race to 5G retail is on. The new, faster mobile network technology is a big part of the plans for many...
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4.3KEarningsIBM Q1 Shows Systems Drag While Firm Reaches Toward The Cloud (And Blockchain)
Blockchain got a few mentions during IBM’s conference call with analysts after earnings were released Tuesday (April 16) after the markets closed. Artificial...
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4.9KRetailHouzz On Watching Home Improvement’s Real-Time Health
For consumers looking to remodel their homes, remodeling and design platform Houzz provides a treasure trove of information. “We have a very...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsPilot’s Human/Tech Combo Takes On SMB Back-Office Frictions
Multinational conglomerates, mom-and-pops, sole traders — businesses of all sizes across all industries must manage the books. More often than not, accounting...
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4.2KB2B PaymentsSupplier Contracts At The Center Of 7-Eleven Franchisee Dispute
A dispute between 7-Eleven franchise owners and 7-Eleven, Inc. (SEI) is brewing, putting vendor contract negotiations in the spotlight of the franchise...
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4.0KB2B PaymentsFrench Gov’t Sees Blockchain As A ‘Priority’
France joins the roster of governments examining blockchain as a conduit to changing how services and payments are rendered. Elsewhere, blockchain sees increasing...
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5.8KAuthenticationAs PSD2 Looms, SCA Waits In The Wings
Across the pond, eCommerce is about to weather a sea change that begins in September. PSD2 is almost here, and with it...
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6.8KSecurity & FraudCracking FIs’ 90/10 Data Monetization Problem
When seven CEOs of the largest banks in the United States gathered on Capitol Hill earlier this month, the topics and questions...
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7.6KSecurity & FraudWhy Patterns Are Breaking Fraud Fighting’s Old Rules
Fraud evolves as the bad guys do, trying to stay one step ahead of technology and risk management efforts. Jack Bloch, SVP...
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12.9KMastercardWhy Mastercard Bought Vyze
Second thoughts — sure, wise elders recommend them, but they represent defeat for retailers. Hesitation and deeper consideration can lead to fewer...
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6.3KB2B PaymentsBilltrust Collections Solution Aims To Crack Late Payments Problem
Collections will never be the most beloved part of a business’ payment lifecycle – because in an ideal world, they wouldn’t exist,...
