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Beyond The Need For Payments Speed
Beyond The Need For Payments Speed
September 26, 2016  |  PYMNTS Topic TBD

As a concept, faster payments makes headlines. But in practice, can faster payments change the way consumers and banks interact with one another? In the...

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Square Goes Cardless, Samsung Gets Retinal And Gmail Goes Mobile
Square Goes Cardless, Samsung Gets Retinal And Gmail Goes Mobile
September 26, 2016  |  Data Dive

In something of a strange switch for the news media last week, reporters nationwide decided to split their time between covering both the immediate past...

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SMEs On The Move — Literally
SMEs On The Move — Literally
September 26, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Exposure to globalization can fuel business expansion or threaten it, depending on strategy. Those potentials and threats, however, expand beyond foreign exchange challenges. PYMNTS takes...

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Yahoo Fizzles With History’s Biggest Data Breach
Yahoo Fizzles With History’s Biggest Data Breach
September 23, 2016  |  News

As September is gearing up to go into its last week, the waning warm days of the summer season certainly went out with a bang...

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Connecting Small Banks To The Mobile Future
Connecting Small Banks To The Mobile Future
September 23, 2016  |  Digital Banking

Nine years after the introduction of the iPhone to the market — and the subsequent great mobile leap forward — the verdict is pretty much...

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Can More Be Done To Combat Hackers?
Can More Be Done To Combat Hackers?
September 23, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Look no further than the latest cybersecurity headlines to see that hackers remain at the top of their game. But are we putting up a...

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Alt-Lending Back On Top (Just Not In The US)
Alt-Lending Back On Top (Just Not In The US)
September 23, 2016  |  B2B Payments

Alternative finance is back in the game! After a few months of lackluster performance with venture capitalists, alternative lending startups have won big this week...

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In Support Of The (Best) On-Demand Marketplace
In Support Of The (Best) On-Demand Marketplace
September 22, 2016  |  eCommerce

In the latest installment of what makes a great online marketplace experience, Hyperwallet’s Michael Ting tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster that support is crucial — even...

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Outsourcing The Merchant’s Biggest POS Headache
Outsourcing The Merchant’s Biggest POS Headache
September 22, 2016  |  Payments As A Service

Merchants today need to do a lot more than they did just five years ago. From advancing technologies to cross-channel payments, it’s tough not only...

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