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How Face ID Can Power End-To-End Verification
How Face ID Can Power End-To-End Verification
February 12, 2019  |  Authentication

Go back a generation or two and imagine the construction of the Gateway Arch — the sleek, shiny monument to westward expansion that stands along the...

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MoneyGram CEO: 2019 Is The ‘Year Of The Consumer’
MoneyGram CEO: 2019 Is The ‘Year Of The Consumer’
February 12, 2019  |  Earnings

Restructuring efforts continue at MoneyGram, and — amid a tougher compliance environment — the company missed Wall Street expectations as sales declined. However, bright spots...

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Can Digital Assistants Take Luxury Retail To The Next Omni Level?
Can Digital Assistants Take Luxury Retail To The Next Omni Level?
February 11, 2019  |  Retail

A common, enduring fantasy for many consumers — a group that likely includes many PYMNTS readers and writers — is walking into a high-end retail store, chain...

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The State Of Faster Payments: ‘Early Innings’
The State Of Faster Payments: ‘Early Innings’
February 11, 2019  |  Faster Payments

In the latest "State Of" podcast, Fiserv’s Vice President Tim Ruhe weighs in on why we are at the beginning of a long-term movement to...

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FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?
FinTech Credit: Not So Clear And Present Danger?
February 11, 2019  |  Regulation

A new report finds that it’s tough to regulate what one cannot define — and that’s true in FinTech credit, a nascent industry where the...

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Western Union Digs Into Its Digital, Powered-By Platform Future
Western Union Digs Into Its Digital, Powered-By Platform Future
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Western Union shares took a slight dip in after-hours trading yesterday (Feb. 7) when its Q4 earnings met analyst expectations on adjusted earnings per share (EPS), but came in...

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Grubhub’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Grubhub’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

If bad days are measured by declines in stock market prices, then yesterday (Feb. 7) was a really bad day for Grubhub. It was the...

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Fiserv’s Yabuki Points To Payments Digitization Amid 4Q Sales Growth
Fiserv’s Yabuki Points To Payments Digitization Amid 4Q Sales Growth
February 08, 2019  |  Earnings

Fiserv's Q4 results were in line with a preliminary announcement, including 6 percent payments growth. As the deal with First Data sinks in and becomes...

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The PSD2-GDPR Balancing Act
The PSD2-GDPR Balancing Act
February 07, 2019  |  Regulation

September approaches, of course (as it always does) – but this time, with a red-letter day on the 13th as PSD2 takes effect. Get the...

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