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MoneyGram CEO On Ant Financial — And The Transformation of Payments
MoneyGram CEO On Ant Financial — And The Transformation of Payments
January 30, 2017  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

In 2015, $582 billion was sent by migrants to relatives in their home countries. Of that total amount, nearly a quarter (23 percent), or $133.5...

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Data Dive: Amazon Marches On, Target Pushes Payments And Card Counterfeiters Are Thwarted
Data Dive: Amazon Marches On, Target Pushes Payments And Card Counterfeiters Are Thwarted
January 30, 2017  |  Data Dive

To say that the last full week of the news cycle has been a full one would be grossly understating the situation at hand. And...

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Making Startups Pay (And Get Paid)
Making Startups Pay (And Get Paid)
January 30, 2017  |  PYMNTS Topic TBD

Every “next big idea” needs a little help getting off the ground to make the leap from dream to reality. One reality is payments — no...

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Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
January 27, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with...

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Mastercard Is Curing Hepatitis C — With The Power Of Payments
Mastercard Is Curing Hepatitis C — With The Power Of Payments
January 27, 2017  |  Mastercard

Regular readers know that payments — and unlocking the power of them — are capable of doing a whole host of amazing things.  It’s no...

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The Great Digital Identity Debate
The Great Digital Identity Debate
January 27, 2017  |  Authentication

Social Security numbers just aren’t enough. When it comes to security, digital identities are shaping up to be among the best lines of defense against...

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Apple Pay’s New News
Apple Pay’s New News
January 26, 2017  |  Apple Pay

Apple has surely managed to deliver a lot of hype with the launch of its mobile payments platform, but according to the numbers so far,...

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How Clarifai Envisions Commerce — Literally
How Clarifai Envisions Commerce — Literally
January 26, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Industries around the world have caught AI fever. Developers around the world have made more ways than ever for the technology to automate, optimize and...

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Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
January 26, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

The good news is that risk and compliance solutions work. The bad news is that, in response, criminals have taken the payments path of least...

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