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5G Set To Round The Bases In South Korean Baseball

5G Set To Round The Bases In South Korean Baseball
5G Set To Round The Bases In South Korean Baseball
September 04, 2019  |  Mobile

Professional baseball, to the annoyance of some real and would-be fans, remains in very large part an analog game, given the reliance on human umpires...

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Top News In Payments: Mastercard Added To Marco Polo Network; Apple Gains Watch Patents
Top News In Payments: Mastercard Added To Marco Polo Network; Apple Gains Watch Patents
September 04, 2019  |  News

Today in the payments news roundup, Mastercard announced it has joined the Marco Polo Network. Also, Apple has gained three separate patents related to the Apple Watch. And...

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Marketplaces Bet That A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sales
Marketplaces Bet That A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Sales
September 04, 2019  |  Artificial Intelligence

In eCommerce, the right visual images pay dividends  when it comes to inducing shoppers toward impulse buys (or at least impulse browsing) across online platforms...

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Is There Such A Thing As Healthy Friction Online?
Is There Such A Thing As Healthy Friction Online?
September 04, 2019  |  Authentication

Can friction be healthy for the eCommerce experience? Jen Singh, director of channel partnerships at Entersekt, tells PYMNTS that the consumer perception of what it means...

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Meal Kits Go Back To School
Meal Kits Go Back To School
September 04, 2019  |  Subscription Commerce

In one respect, it’s the semi-forgotten part of the school days — the school lunch. Backpacks might be full of books, notes and homework in...

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Building A Better Payday Lending Product
Building A Better Payday Lending Product
September 04, 2019  |  Alternative Finances

Short-term lending has something of a bad rap in the United States — consumer advocacy groups have long accused them of being predatory debt traps, and...

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Bamboo Straws, Emerging Markets And The Lessons Of Selling Cross Border
Bamboo Straws, Emerging Markets And The Lessons Of Selling Cross Border
September 03, 2019  |  Cross-border Payments

It’s one thing to talk the talk on cross-border payments, one of the hottest and increasingly vital areas of global payments and commerce. It’s another...

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Back To School Carpools Go Ridesharing
Back To School Carpools Go Ridesharing
September 03, 2019  |  Ridesharing

Summer is unofficially over and the kids are back in school. For some, that’s a mix of good and bad news (summer with children can...

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