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Top News in Payments: Mastercard Pilots Digital ID Verification Program; PayPal’s Bill Ready to Join Google
Top News in Payments: Mastercard Pilots Digital ID Verification Program; PayPal’s Bill Ready to Join...
December 12, 2019  |  News

In today’s top news in payments, Mastercard announces the launch of a new digital identification program that can instantly authenticate someone’s identity, and Apple’s Tim...

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Monetizing Payments Data In The Age Of IoT
Monetizing Payments Data In The Age Of IoT
December 12, 2019  |  Data

It’s been said that the holy grail of commerce is data. Even that holy grail has a holy grail — where data is accessible and...

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Why Securing Digital Transactions Is On Every Merchant’s Wish List
Why Securing Digital Transactions Is On Every Merchant’s Wish List
December 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

While dealing with fraud has always been a cost of doing business for merchants, the digital age has changed the game in terms of fighting...

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RTP: Achieving Ubiquity Without A Mandate
RTP: Achieving Ubiquity Without A Mandate
December 12, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Though the U.S. continues to take significant steps toward a faster payments ecosystem, the market undoubtedly lags behind others across the world in the path toward...

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Making The Frozen Foods Section Ground Zero For Retail Reinvention
Making The Frozen Foods Section Ground Zero For Retail Reinvention
December 12, 2019  |  Retail

As most people who found themselves in a grocery store during the chaotic pre-Thanksgiving period will probably recall: some days shopping in a store, even...

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The Architecture Of A Cross-Border B2B Payment
The Architecture Of A Cross-Border B2B Payment
December 11, 2019  |  B2B Payments

For years, any attention given to solving B2B payments friction was typically focused on the payer. Yet, as innovators have chip away at friction points,...

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Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech
Why P2P Could Soon Play A Leading Role In Middle East FinTech
December 11, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

When it comes to lending — to say nothing of the wider world of payments — innovation and disruption have been on the rise in...

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Giving Truckers Better Loans Can Lower Carbon Footprints: Here’s Why
Giving Truckers Better Loans Can Lower Carbon Footprints: Here’s Why
December 11, 2019  |  Loans

Of late, California’s emissions standards have become a source of some controversy as the state’s ability to set emission standards for cars and trucks that...

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Will Contactless Move Credit Union Cards To Top Of Wallet?
Will Contactless Move Credit Union Cards To Top Of Wallet?
December 11, 2019  |  Mobile Payments

Get ready for the contactless card surge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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