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Say Hello To The New Kids On The Fraudster Block
Say Hello To The New Kids On The Fraudster Block
August 18, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

It’s natural to worry about teens acting reckless on the roads when they first get their driver’s license or even skipping school, but what about...

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What Matchmakers Always Get Wrong
What Matchmakers Always Get Wrong
August 17, 2016  |  Matchmakers

In this week’s episode of "The Matchmaker Is In," Alidad Moghaddam, European MD of Trainline for Business and one-time matchmaker entrepreneur, joins Karen Webster and...

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Yelp’s Year Of ‘Big’
Yelp’s Year Of ‘Big’
August 17, 2016  |  eCommerce

There is no arguing that online reviews aren’t important in the digital age.  Depending on which figures you fancy, between 65 percent and 90 percent of consumers check online...

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Mastercard On EMV Nine-Plus Months In
Mastercard On EMV Nine-Plus Months In
August 16, 2016  |  EMV

More chip cards. More EMV terminals. A few weeks ago, Mastercard released its latest EMV data and revealed that 80 percent of its U.S. consumer...

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Samsung Pay At The Table
Samsung Pay At The Table
August 16, 2016  |  Retail

The number of “Pays” in the market are multiplying. Which, in and of itself, is part of the challenge of being any one of the...

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What John Oliver Got Right – And Wrong – About Subprime Autolending
What John Oliver Got Right – And Wrong – About Subprime Autolending
August 16, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

The concept of sub-prime borrowing is a bit tricky. In general, the term  “sub-prime” refers to borrowers with lower than average FICO scores and less...

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