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Embedded Payments: Going Beyond The Buzzword
Embedded Payments: Going Beyond The Buzzword
October 15, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Embedded payments can give control and options to merchants and improve the customer experience. Daniela Mielke, CEO of RS2 Software, tells Karen Webster that embedding payments...

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Can ‘21’ Keep The Vaping Industry From Running Afoul Of The Regulators?
Can ‘21’ Keep The Vaping Industry From Running Afoul Of The Regulators?
October 15, 2019  |  Consumer Authentication

May you live in interesting times. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

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For Merchants, Why Real-Time Payments Are Not Ready For Prime Time
For Merchants, Why Real-Time Payments Are Not Ready For Prime Time
October 15, 2019  |  Faster Payments

The year 2020 is nearly upon us. The shift to real-time payments has yet to keep up with the anticipation — with a notable lack of...

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Olo’s Noah Glass: What Restaurants Don’t Know They Don’t Know About Delivery Aggregators
Olo’s Noah Glass: What Restaurants Don’t Know They Don’t Know About Delivery Aggregators
October 14, 2019  |  Monday Meetup

The trouble with existential threats is they very rarely show up and announce themselves. When Amazon launched in 1995, it looked to most as a...

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The Hidden Fraud That Spells Big Marketplace Losses
The Hidden Fraud That Spells Big Marketplace Losses
October 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Everyone loves a good, free introductory offer: the month of free access to a streaming service, the free lift from a ridesharing service, the free...

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Turning Every Supply Chain Into A Custom B2B Marketplace
Turning Every Supply Chain Into A Custom B2B Marketplace
October 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

The emergence of online shopping and eCommerce inevitably seeped into the B2B world, leading to rising demand for corporates to make purchases online the same...

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Libra’s Unraveling And The Geneva (Crypto) Convention’s Folly
Libra’s Unraveling And The Geneva (Crypto) Convention’s Folly
October 14, 2019  |  Cryptocurrency

After the mass exodus on Friday (Oct. 11) from the Libra project, the cryptocurrency’s remaining 22 corporate backers are gathering in Geneva, Switzerland to throw...

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How Asia Is Revolutionizing The $70B X-Border Tuition Space
How Asia Is Revolutionizing The $70B X-Border Tuition Space
October 11, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

Pay local — on a global scale. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
Vrbo: Bringing Vacations Into The 2020s
October 11, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Vacations are changing — and the tourism industry is changing along with it. The pace of innovation and disruption only promises to get faster as...

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