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The Making Of A Digital Subprime Marketplace
The Making Of A Digital Subprime Marketplace
February 05, 2019  |  Consumer Finance

No one needs to be told that eCommerce is becoming a more important part of consumers’ daily lives. Any number of stats — from the...

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Google Feels The Cost-Per-Click Squeeze In Q4
Google Feels The Cost-Per-Click Squeeze In Q4
February 05, 2019  |  Earnings

Alphabet managed to beat Wall Street expectations for both earnings and revenue in the final quarter of 2018. Earnings came in at $12.77 per share, well...

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Integrating Payments Into The Workflow — And The Workforce
Integrating Payments Into The Workflow — And The Workforce
February 05, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

The workforce skews tech-savvy, younger ... and remote. The way we pay and get paid is ever-more intuitive, cued by Uber. So it is — or should be...

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Why Voice Authentication’s Doing Prison Time
Why Voice Authentication’s Doing Prison Time
February 04, 2019  |  Authentication

What eventually becomes cutting-edge in retail and payments often originates in places that are dedicated to security, not commerce. Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Amid Job Numbers Blowout, Gig Economy Thrives
Amid Job Numbers Blowout, Gig Economy Thrives
February 04, 2019  |  Gig Economy

On Friday (Feb. 1), the government reported job numbers that blew away expectations. Data from the BLS and ADP, triangulated against the PYMNTS/Hyperwallet Gig Economy...

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B2B FinTech Firms Address Risk To Land Investor Support
B2B FinTech Firms Address Risk To Land Investor Support
February 01, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Payments company Stripe stole the B2B FinTech investment show this week with its funding that propelled its valuation to $22.5 billion, just days after the...

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Amazon Gets Q4 Prime Member Surge, Hints At Business Model Change
Amazon Gets Q4 Prime Member Surge, Hints At Business Model Change
February 01, 2019  |  Amazon

After missing revenue expectations for the last two quarters, Amazon managed to beat the Street this time around, announcing recording-breaking holiday sales figures for the final...

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Mastercard Q4 Continues Contactless, B2B Growth ‘Marathon’
Mastercard Q4 Continues Contactless, B2B Growth ‘Marathon’
February 01, 2019  |  Earnings

Mastercard results released on Thursday (Jan. 31) morning showed continued gains in processed transactions, tied in part to holiday spending during the quarter that ended...

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Venmo And Zelle’s P2P Battle Royale
Venmo And Zelle’s P2P Battle Royale
February 01, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The fourth quarter of 2018 was kind to Venmo and Zelle, the two big peer-to-peer (P2P) services that are battling for consumer loyalty and market...

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