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Utility Data’s New Identity
Utility Data’s New Identity
April 10, 2019  |  Data

There are plenty of high-tech ways to verify a customer’s identity — fingerprints, voiceprints, faceprints, phone data. There are even technologies built to identify a...

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Why Card Replacement Is Every Bank’s ‘Moment Of Truth’
Why Card Replacement Is Every Bank’s ‘Moment Of Truth’
April 09, 2019  |  Payment Methods

It happens. An issuer suspects a card has been compromised, or a consumer remembers that their debit card is in their jacket pocket only after...

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AI Enters The FI Fast Lane
AI Enters The FI Fast Lane
April 09, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

It’s hard to find fault with one of the latest tests of artificial intelligence (AI). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Can Visual Search Help Retailers Find New Sales?
Can Visual Search Help Retailers Find New Sales?
April 09, 2019  |  Retail

Amazon failed Ted Mann, CEO of Slyce, a visual search firm, when it came to the cheesy sweater — the one with, in his words, “little...

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Can Platforms And Payments Solve Restaurants’ 73 Percent Turnover Problem?
Can Platforms And Payments Solve Restaurants’ 73 Percent Turnover Problem?
April 08, 2019  |  Matchmakers

Good waiters are hard to find. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, they are even harder to keep, as the restaurant worker turnover rate is 73...

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How Payments Help The Sharing Economy Run On Trust
How Payments Help The Sharing Economy Run On Trust
April 08, 2019  |  Digital Payments

All those children’s TV shows and stories lied: Sharing is not easy. Sharing is, in fact, enormously complex, prone to fraud and frustration, at least...

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How Open APIs Help Payors, Payees Get Down To Business
How Open APIs Help Payors, Payees Get Down To Business
April 08, 2019  |  API

Open banking is here. Open API platforms take the heavy lifting off enterprises’ shoulders as firms spanning retail, health care and real estate seek to...

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The Next Big Cashless Play: Cannabis
The Next Big Cashless Play: Cannabis
April 05, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Blunt question for PYMNTS readers (pun intended): Have you been inside a pot shop lately? One of the legal operations that are springing up in...

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One-Stop Digital Procure-To-Pay For One-Person Shops
One-Stop Digital Procure-To-Pay For One-Person Shops
April 05, 2019  |  Matchmakers

While there any number of specific reasons to start a business, for most of the founders we talk to it always comes down to a...

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