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Xevo CEO: Why OEMs Will Win The Race For The Connected Car’s Future

Xevo CEO: Why OEMs Will Win The Race For The Connected Car’s Future
Xevo CEO: Why OEMs Will Win The Race For The Connected Car’s Future
October 07, 2019  |  Commerce Connected

More than a century of automotive culture has brought many exiting eras. Think about how the affordable Ford Model T opened up car ownership to...

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Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems
Why The SAFE Banking Act Won’t Solve All Cannabis’ Payment Problems
October 07, 2019  |  Regulation

One down, two more steps to go: That’s the situation with the federal SAFE Banking Act, which recently won approval by the U.S House of...

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ClassPass CEO: How Digital Platforms Have Innovated Health, Fitness
ClassPass CEO: How Digital Platforms Have Innovated Health, Fitness
October 04, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

Consumers are creatures of habit — but those habits can be complex, and can certainly vary according to such factors as geography, age and even...

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How Apple Card Brings ‘Existential Crisis’ To Smaller FIs
How Apple Card Brings ‘Existential Crisis’ To Smaller FIs
October 04, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Apple Card is the tech giants shot across the bow at banks.  Rachna Ahlawat, co-founder and executive vice president of Ondot Systems, tells Karen Webster...

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What’s The Best Way To Navigate The New World Of Payments?
What’s The Best Way To Navigate The New World Of Payments?
October 04, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

These are indeed the days for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the world of payments, and that trend looks likely to hold into the 2020s....

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The Crowdsourced 1099 Salesforce Enters The Picture
The Crowdsourced 1099 Salesforce Enters The Picture
October 04, 2019  |  Business

We are all salespeople — we all have influence over certain friends, relatives, neighbors and co-workers. Assuming people trust us (assuming other people consider us...

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Mastercard: Fraud-Fighting’s New Mantra — Test, Protect, Prevent
Mastercard: Fraud-Fighting’s New Mantra — Test, Protect, Prevent
October 03, 2019  |  Mastercard

The competition between cybercriminals and the fraud and security teams at banks, tasked with stopping their attacks, is incredibly lopsided. The fraud and security teams...

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For Better Banking, Is Consumer Control Actually Key?
For Better Banking, Is Consumer Control Actually Key?
October 03, 2019  |  Digital Banking

Consumers want control — everybody seems to know that. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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Order-Ahead Comes To Healthcare
Order-Ahead Comes To Healthcare
October 02, 2019  |  Healthcare

Getting to the finish line is one thing. But getting a good start is another matter entirely, and that holds true for the all-important issue...

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