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Mastercard On Enabling Apple’s ‘Digital First’ Credit Card

Mastercard On Enabling Apple’s ‘Digital First’ Credit Card
Mastercard On Enabling Apple’s ‘Digital First’ Credit Card
March 26, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Does the Apple Card signal the age of the ‘digital first’ and…eventually….’digital only’ credit card?  Mastercard’s Jorn Lambert, EVP of digital solutions, delves into the...

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For Retailers, Security Cameras Could Be Must-See CCTV
For Retailers, Security Cameras Could Be Must-See CCTV
March 26, 2019  |  Retail

Retailers in the physical world are at a real disadvantage when it comes to knowing the customers in their stores, and what they do once...

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As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
As Sharing Services Face Backlash, Payments Takes A Bigger Role
March 25, 2019  |  Connected Economy

Here’s some advice for your next, or first, trip to New Orleans (home of the PYMNTS Bureau of Crawfish): If you happen to be staying...

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Stay On CFPB Payday Lending Rule Upheld
Stay On CFPB Payday Lending Rule Upheld
March 25, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

A federal judge late last week ordered a stay on the August 2019 compliance date tied to the “payday lending rule” mandated roughly two years...

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As Biometrics Advances, Laws And Regulations Try To Catch Up
As Biometrics Advances, Laws And Regulations Try To Catch Up
March 25, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

Biometrics are increasingly being relied upon to secure payments and commerce while making transactions more seamless for consumers, a trend that seems all but certain...

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Amid Ride-Hailing Firms’ Bid For Black Ink And IPOs, Driver Strikes?
Amid Ride-Hailing Firms’ Bid For Black Ink And IPOs, Driver Strikes?
March 25, 2019  |  Ridesharing

IPOs loom – among them, of course, the long-awaited debuts of Lyft and Uber. The two ride-hailing giants have raised billions of dollars, sparking valuations...

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Nordstrom And Why Convenience Is About More Than Speed
Nordstrom And Why Convenience Is About More Than Speed
March 25, 2019  |  Retail

Nordstrom did not exactly have the brightest or merriest holiday season in 2018. The retailer was showing many of the same symptoms of Q4 malaise...

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Data Dive, Better Together Edition: Worldpay, FIS, Google, eBay, PayPal, Instagram
Data Dive, Better Together Edition: Worldpay, FIS, Google, eBay, PayPal, Instagram
March 25, 2019  |  Today In Data

While the competition part of the story is usually where the action is in payments and commerce  – who’s ahead, who’s behind, who’s innovating, who’s...

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