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PYMNTS Mobile User Data Hints At Differentiation
PYMNTS Mobile User Data Hints At Differentiation
August 11, 2016  |  Mobile Payments

It’s amazing what you can find when you dig into the data. We have tens of thousands of data points from questions we’ve asked 4,000...

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What Customer Intimacy Has To Do With Payments
What Customer Intimacy Has To Do With Payments
August 10, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

What have the powerhouses Starbucks and Airbnb managed to do better than anyone else? Establish customer intimacy, according to Bill Clerico, CEO of WePay. Clerico...

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Will Rio Take The Gold In Tech Innovation?
Will Rio Take The Gold In Tech Innovation?
August 10, 2016  |  International

Let’s face it — hosting a global sporting event as big and notable as the Olympics can’t be easy, especially for a country already dealing...

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What Comic Books Teach Retail About Loyalty
What Comic Books Teach Retail About Loyalty
August 10, 2016  |  Loyalty & Rewards

When Disney bought Marvel in 2009 for $4 billion, there were plenty of grumbles to go around. Comic book purists and superfans – the normal...

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PYMNTS Global Cash Index: Europe’s Love Of Cash
PYMNTS Global Cash Index: Europe’s Love Of Cash
August 09, 2016  |  Cash

Pundits have been predicting the death of cash for decades – a germ-laden artifact unnecessary in a digital age, according to some. But tell that...

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PayFac Sooners and Boomers
PayFac Sooners and Boomers
August 08, 2016  |  Payment Methods

Much like the great Oklahoma land rush of 1889, many acquirers are quietly staking their claim to new opportunities as processors increase their willingness to...

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How Oiselle Plans To Outrun Nike
How Oiselle Plans To Outrun Nike
August 08, 2016  |  Retail

As is the case with most innovators – the first friction point the CEO and founder of Oiselle Sally Bergesen was trying to solve for...

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Chip Cards Breach, Debt Soars and Online Lending Sputters
Chip Cards Breach, Debt Soars and Online Lending Sputters
August 08, 2016  |  News

The passion. The drama. The pageantry. The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat. You think we’re writing about the Olympics – which, given the...

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