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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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Visa Beats Street On 11 Pct Payments Volume Growth
Visa Beats Street On 11 Pct Payments Volume Growth
January 31, 2019  |  Earnings

Factors such as the government shutdown, Brexit and a trade war all weighed a bit on Visa’s latest results, but Visa still managed to put...

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PayPal’s Hit And Miss For Q4
PayPal’s Hit And Miss For Q4
January 31, 2019  |  Earnings

PayPal kept its 2018 earnings beat streak alive, notching its fourth consecutive earnings beat with its Q4 results announcement yesterday (Jan. 30). Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Databases Don’t Store Intelligence — Getting Past AI Misconceptions
Databases Don’t Store Intelligence — Getting Past AI Misconceptions
January 31, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence is making the leap from the imagination of sci-fi authors and computer scientists into consumer and corporate life. But even as the theories...

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How To Keep Investment Platforms AML-Compliant
How To Keep Investment Platforms AML-Compliant
January 30, 2019  |  AML

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