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New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
New Black Friday Data: Shoppers Spent Big (Or Stayed Home)
November 30, 2018  |  Retail

The dust has settled from Black Friday, from the door-busting deals and bursting inboxes of coupons to the parking lots full of cars. The numbers...

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Ingo Money CEO: Why Instant Payments Are Gig Work’s DNA
Ingo Money CEO: Why Instant Payments Are Gig Work’s DNA
November 29, 2018  |  Gig Economy

The gig economy has been getting no shortage of attention. In the last few years, a nearly uncountable number of articles and editorials have been...

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Is AI The New Debt Collector?
Is AI The New Debt Collector?
November 29, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

 It's said an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, and the maxim can be applied to debt recovery efforts that average a...

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Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
Fitness Tracker Incentives And The New World Of Health Commerce
November 29, 2018  |  Healthcare

On the surface, the idea seems deeply pragmatic — a thought that comes straight from the storied intellectual school of “well, duh!” and a tradition that...

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Visa’s Connected Car Guru On How Payments Will Drive Auto Innovation
Visa’s Connected Car Guru On How Payments Will Drive Auto Innovation
November 28, 2018  |  Ecosystems

It’s a time that can feel rushed, and requires concentration and focus, but also provides consumers used to multi-tasking with loads of unused time. It’s...

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IoT Needs An Injection Of Trust — As Much As It Can Get, In Fact
IoT Needs An Injection Of Trust — As Much As It Can Get, In Fact
November 28, 2018  |  Internet of Things

It’s being built with every new car and truck on the road, every smart speaker sold this holiday season, every time a new TV is...

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Amazon Ups The Ante In Healthcare
Amazon Ups The Ante In Healthcare
November 28, 2018  |  Healthcare

Healthcare is proving a greenfield opportunity to big tech firms like Amazon and Apple, and retailers like Walmart. Here's why the Hippocratic Oath is likely...

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Fiserv: Where Faster Disbursements Really Matter
Fiserv: Where Faster Disbursements Really Matter
November 27, 2018  |  Faster Payments

There’s no denying it: Customers want quick — even instant — access to funds that are rightfully theirs, which means payments are moving in and...

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Say Goodbye To Ridesharing As We Know It
Say Goodbye To Ridesharing As We Know It
November 27, 2018  |  Ridesharing

For decades, it stood as a rite of passage for so many consumers: buying one’s first car. However, according to many experts, vehicle ownership has...

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