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Construction Ponders The Equipment Rent-Versus-Buy Dilemma
Construction Ponders The Equipment Rent-Versus-Buy Dilemma
April 25, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Confidence in the equipment finance industry has dropped in recent weeks, new data from the Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation revealed. While equipment finance may seem...

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PayPal Q1: Venmo Users Hit 40M, Payments Volume Dips
PayPal Q1: Venmo Users Hit 40M, Payments Volume Dips
April 25, 2019  |  Earnings

Venmo took center stage during PayPal’s Q1 2019 earnings report as PayPal CEO Dan Schulman released user numbers for the first time: 40 million active monthly...

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Fraudsters’ Latest Target: Dead People
Fraudsters’ Latest Target: Dead People
April 25, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Back in the golden olden days of print newspapers, bad guys would regularly read the obituaries, then craft a plan to break into houses and...

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B2B And Contactless Drive Visa Earnings
B2B And Contactless Drive Visa Earnings
April 25, 2019  |  Earnings

Cross-border results slowed, and various currencies were headwinds to at least some international results, but spending on cards continued as Visa posted earnings that topped...

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Why Checking The Age Verification Box Online Isn’t Enough
Why Checking The Age Verification Box Online Isn’t Enough
April 25, 2019  |  Authentication

For a lot of businesses, “advanced age verification” isn’t really all that advanced. Instead, the industry standard is a pop-up window that says something to the...

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Facebook Grows User Base 8 Percent, Bullish On Commerce
Facebook Grows User Base 8 Percent, Bullish On Commerce
April 24, 2019  |  Facebook

More consumers keep using Facebook even as the social network said on Wednesday (April 24) that it faces a fine of between $3 billion and...

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Can Wall Street Bulls Put A Floor Under Lyft Shares?
Can Wall Street Bulls Put A Floor Under Lyft Shares?
April 24, 2019  |  Markets

Lyft shares have been on a skid, and one wonders if a surge of bullish notes and sentiments from Wall Street’s sell-side will be enough...

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Can Home Sales Gain An Uber-Like Feel?
Can Home Sales Gain An Uber-Like Feel?
April 24, 2019  |  Ecosystems

Pretty much nothing these days escapes the pull of the digital economy – and that goes for the most basic needs, such as clothing, food and...

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Blockchain Steers Toward Auto Supply Chain Transparency
Blockchain Steers Toward Auto Supply Chain Transparency
April 24, 2019  |  B2B Payments

To that end, Volkswagen, the German car manufacturer, said this week it is launching a blockchain pilot aimed at tracking battery supply chains that wend...

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