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Trade Finance: From Cash Flow Necessity To Competitive Advantage
Trade Finance: From Cash Flow Necessity To Competitive Advantage
April 04, 2019  |  B2B Payments

With B2B payment terms continuing to lengthen in the global market, cash flow management continues to play a critical role in the survival of traders,...

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How Western Union Is Taking Global P2P Omnichannel
How Western Union Is Taking Global P2P Omnichannel
April 03, 2019  |  Digital Payments

It’s one of the rising ideals in this digital world of commerce and payments, a consumer expectation that doesn’t seem in danger of fading anytime...

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Identity Verification By The (Phone) Numbers
Identity Verification By The (Phone) Numbers
April 03, 2019  |  Authentication

Cognito CEO Alain Meier and his colleagues at the identify verification service have a peculiar way of freaking out payment and commerce operators. Get the...

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ezCater Raises $150M To Scale Its Business Catering Platform
ezCater Raises $150M To Scale Its Business Catering Platform
April 02, 2019  |  Delivery

Food brings people together — every grandmother worth the title reveres that wisdom. That’s only part of the story, though. A meal that’s handled badly,...

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PSD2’s Elephant In The Room
PSD2’s Elephant In The Room
April 02, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

Open banking is here, but baby steps abound as financial firms grapple with PSD2’s fragmented landscape.  Token.io CEO Steve Kirsch tells PYMNTS that giving users...

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How Platforms Turn Agents Into Digital Real Estate Quarterbacks
How Platforms Turn Agents Into Digital Real Estate Quarterbacks
April 02, 2019  |  Matchmakers

The home-selling season is upon us — and will be for the next several months. Roughly 40 percent of the homes sold in the U.S. sell between...

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How Card-On-File Is Changing Online Consumer Shopping
How Card-On-File Is Changing Online Consumer Shopping
April 01, 2019  |  Mobile

When it comes to online shopping, one of the greatest frustrations for consumers — and friction points for merchants — is having to manually enter...

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Why Hello Kitty Has A Credit File
Why Hello Kitty Has A Credit File
April 01, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Synthetic ID fraud costs banks $2 billion a year.  The bad guys are so crafty that the credit bureaus are unwitting accomplices to the fraud. ...

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