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Banks Need ‘Change Management Checklist’ in Battle Against Fraud
Banks Need ‘Change Management Checklist’ in Battle Against Fraud
April 26, 2024  |  Fraud Prevention

Artificial intelligence (AI) holds the promise to transform all manner of industries — helping banks, in particular, improve their anti-money laundering (AML) efforts. But as...

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Card-Linked Offers Shape Data Access and Personalized Offers for Restaurants
Card-Linked Offers Shape Data Access and Personalized Offers for Restaurants
April 26, 2024  |  Restaurant innovation

With Small Business Week coming up April 29, it’s a good time to focus on the restaurant sector, because according to industry data, 90% of restaurants meet the criteria....

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Customer Data, Technology Unlock Profitability Amid Uncertainty
Customer Data, Technology Unlock Profitability Amid Uncertainty
April 26, 2024  |  Opinion

Companies can leverage customer data and use technology to prosper in uncertain times, i2c Global Head of Operations John Bresnahan writes in the new PYMNTS...

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FinTech IPO Index Adds 3% as Oportun Soars on Preliminary Quarterly Results
FinTech IPO Index Adds 3% as Oportun Soars on Preliminary Quarterly Results
April 26, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

For the companies populating the FinTech IPO Index, earnings have been part of the continuing avalanche of headlines this past week. Earnings Begin to Trickle...

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First-Quarter GDP Slows as Consumers Trim Spending
First-Quarter GDP Slows as Consumers Trim Spending
April 25, 2024  |  Economy

And now it seems the slowdown is here. Markets slumped by more than 1% Thursday morning (April 25) on the latest reading on gross domestic...

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Walmart Gives Online Shoppers VIP Treatment to Compete With Amazon
Walmart Gives Online Shoppers VIP Treatment to Compete With Amazon
April 25, 2024  |  Retail

As Walmart looks to speed its digital transformation in an effort to shrink the eCommerce gap between itself and rival Amazon, the retailer is giving digital shoppers...

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Real-Time Payments Help Cure Small Business Healthcare Provider Finances
Real-Time Payments Help Cure Small Business Healthcare Provider Finances
April 25, 2024  |  Real-Time Payments

Small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) in the healthcare provider segment now use real-time payments more widely than other payment rails. PYMNTS Intelligence finds that in...

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Thredd CEO: Compliance Will Define Future of Payments
Thredd CEO: Compliance Will Define Future of Payments
April 25, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

Whenever you see a successful business, someone once made a courageous decision. That quote, by management consultant Peter F. Drucker, holds more true today than...

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Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive
Digital Vehicle Wallets Shift Connected Car Payments Into Overdrive
April 25, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

The golden rule for payments is to put yourself in the end users’ place.  That’s because in payments, as in life and business, innovation is...

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