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Warby of X: BioClarity Brings A Fresh Look To Skin Care
Warby of X: BioClarity Brings A Fresh Look To Skin Care
March 09, 2017  |  Warby of X

The pursuit of clear (preferably acne free skin) can be quite a long journey and for some it’s one that continues even after adolescence. Because...

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Samsung Pay Wins The Race To Launch First In India
Samsung Pay Wins The Race To Launch First In India
March 09, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Yesterday (March 8), Samsung Pay went live and online in India, a push done in collaboration with five Indian banks: Axis, HDFC, ICICI, SBI, and...

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Taking Risk Management To The Market(places)
Taking Risk Management To The Market(places)
March 09, 2017  |  Risk Management

Crowdfunding and other popular platforms bring a new level of risk to micro-payments. WePay’s John Canfield, Vice President of Risk Management, tells PYMNTS’ Karen Webster...

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How Micro-Businesses Fit Into Mastercard’s Smart Cities Vision
How Micro-Businesses Fit Into Mastercard’s Smart Cities Vision
March 09, 2017  |  B2B Payments

Mastercard has several plans in the works to target half a billion people around the world who fall outside the realm of the formal financial sector,...

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Matchmaking Millennials To The Experiences They Desire
Matchmaking Millennials To The Experiences They Desire
March 08, 2017  |  Matchmakers

While millennials aspire to seek out meaningful experiences, they don’t necessarily have the spending power that enables them to do so. On the other hand,...

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How Thinking Smaller Helps FinTechs Scale
How Thinking Smaller Helps FinTechs Scale
March 08, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

Though the “think small, grow big” mentality might not be the first approach that comes to mind for FinTechs, it may be because there’s a...

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Dialing Up Payments Security For Call Centers
Dialing Up Payments Security For Call Centers
March 08, 2017  |  Chatbots

Think call centers are on the way out? Think again. They’re evolving to provide a point of service, as they always have, at that last moment of...

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IDology: Fighting The (Good) Fraud Fight
IDology: Fighting The (Good) Fraud Fight
March 07, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Making sure you are who you say you are is the central tenet in transactions, online and off. But in an age where identities have...

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Changing The Remittance Business Model
Changing The Remittance Business Model
March 07, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Traditional remittance services tend to focus solely on the sender — onboarding as many senders as possible and charging fees on the money sent to...

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