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Ten Years Of Payments Innovation And Reinvention
Ten Years Of Payments Innovation And Reinvention
October 21, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The mood in the air at the start of the 2010s was different from the one that preceded the start of the 2000s. The shift...

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Citi On Supply Chain Finance In An Age Of (Global) Uncertainty
Citi On Supply Chain Finance In An Age Of (Global) Uncertainty
October 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Trade wars. Tariffs. Brexit. Beyond the headlines and stock market gyrations, beyond the speeches from politicians and academics, lies the very real impact of geopolitics...

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Bain’s Matt Harris On Skating To Where The B2B Innovation Puck’s Headed
Bain’s Matt Harris On Skating To Where The B2B Innovation Puck’s Headed
October 21, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Recent weeks have seen headlines in the financial press heralding the death of unicorns — tech companies that are (or were) valued at $1 billion...

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What’s Next In Libra’s Serial Cliffhanger?
What’s Next In Libra’s Serial Cliffhanger?
October 21, 2019  |  Facebook

Fresh off a wave of defections, the Libra Association has claimed an initial 21 members. That’s a start. But the crypto initiative is still missing key...

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Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers
Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers
October 18, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

That instant payments have been a significant boon to workers in the gig economy is almost inarguable. A glance at the data demonstrates why. According...

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How TaskRabbit, With IKEA, Is Reshaping The Gig Economy
How TaskRabbit, With IKEA, Is Reshaping The Gig Economy
October 18, 2019  |  Gig Economy

One of the basics of platform design and ignition is getting “anchor tenants” on board who — given their size, scale and profile — tend...

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Why Payments Is Bringing More Adventure To Travel
Why Payments Is Bringing More Adventure To Travel
October 18, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Travel today is much more than backpacks and hostels (those were the days), beaches or amusement parks and free buffet breakfasts at the hotel (along...

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Protecting The Youngest — And Most Vulnerable — ID Theft Victims
Protecting The Youngest — And Most Vulnerable — ID Theft Victims
October 18, 2019  |  Identity theft

Fraudsters are preying on children, pilfering Social Security numbers and other data to commit identity theft, run up charges and ruin credit. Zac Cohen, general...

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For Millennials, Debit Finds Favor As Preferred Payment
For Millennials, Debit Finds Favor As Preferred Payment
October 17, 2019  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions need millennials to keep growing membership rosters at a healthy pace. Millennials, in turn, want access to mobile banking and tech innovation. PSCU Senior...

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