Editor’s Picks

New Year, New Blockchain Use Cases?
New Year, New Blockchain Use Cases?
January 03, 2019  |  B2B Payments

As 2019 dawns, there are several predictions that blockchain may have a breakout year. One reason? Smart contracts, as noted by MIT. In the meantime, supply...

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What Lies Beneath: FIs’ Biggest Cyberthreat
What Lies Beneath: FIs’ Biggest Cyberthreat
January 03, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

Well, let’s start with the bad news first, even at the risk of robbing some of the joy and optimism that comes with the new...

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Banks Jump Into The Contextual Commerce Stream
Banks Jump Into The Contextual Commerce Stream
January 03, 2019  |  Commerce

Consumers in the digital age don’t really embark on commerce journeys anymore, so much as they find themselves always on one. This is a situation...

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Moving From POS To Point Of Interaction
Moving From POS To Point Of Interaction
January 03, 2019  |  POS Innovation

One size never fits all in retail — so why should it be any different with payments? Commerce is done across brick-and-mortar and online conduits,...

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Helping QSRs Avoid Physical Retail’s Fate
Helping QSRs Avoid Physical Retail’s Fate
January 03, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Once upon a time — about a decade ago — there was this QSR executive who observed the rise of online retail, but figured those...

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US Commerce Dept Eyes AI Export Reg
US Commerce Dept Eyes AI Export Reg
January 02, 2019  |  Regulation

New technologies face numerous tests that go beyond whether they work. Will consumers use them for daily or near-daily tasks? Are there pragmatic business models...

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Turning Unplanned Spend Into Spend Management Innovation
Turning Unplanned Spend Into Spend Management Innovation
January 02, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

In the middle of an otherwise productive day — one of those shifts when the whole team is not only ahead of schedule, but likely...

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What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments
What Australia Can Teach The World About Real-Time Payments
January 02, 2019  |  Payment Methods

On the face of it, the lure of real-time payments might seem like an inevitability. The concept is gaining traction and deployment across any number...

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How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
How Will CES Set The 2019 Payments And Commerce Agenda?
January 02, 2019  |  Innovation

Let’s move past the metaphors and low-level poetic imagery when it comes to the International Consumer Electronics Show, that annual conference and trade show better...

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