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Whitepages Pro Spins Out, Becomes Ekata

Whitepages Pro Spins Out, Becomes Ekata
Whitepages Pro Spins Out, Becomes Ekata
June 13, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Whitepages Pro is playing the long game when it comes to payments, with a series of structural changes separating consumer and B2B operations, and a...

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Mapping The Maps For Self-Driving Cars (And Drones)
Mapping The Maps For Self-Driving Cars (And Drones)
June 13, 2019  |  Innovation

If one doesn’t know where they’re going, sang one Beatle, any road will get them there — but not easily or efficiently. In an age...

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Diving Into The ‘Check-Replacement Cycle’
Diving Into The ‘Check-Replacement Cycle’
June 13, 2019  |  Payment Methods

As much as 80 percent of firms still rely on paper checks. Only 3 percent of firms meet demands for B2C payments. Fiserv VP of Digital...

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‘Human-Proofing’ Marketplace Fraud
‘Human-Proofing’ Marketplace Fraud
June 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Trust is the currency that makes online marketplaces of all shapes and sizes run — but in a world where cybercrime and digital attacks on...

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How A Retail Incubator Could Produce The Next Big Innovation
How A Retail Incubator Could Produce The Next Big Innovation
June 12, 2019  |  Innovation

The myth of the lone (and possibly mad) scientist died out a long time ago, as the industrial age led to teams of researchers working...

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Protecting Accounts Payable From Smarter, Faster Fraudsters
Protecting Accounts Payable From Smarter, Faster Fraudsters
June 12, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Payments are getting faster, fraudsters are getting smarter — and AP departments are often unwitting victims of phishing and other schemes. Bottomline’s Doug Cranston, VP...

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How Online Universities Take Fraudsters To School
How Online Universities Take Fraudsters To School
June 11, 2019  |  Authentication

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The Great Marketplace, Branded Storefront Debate
The Great Marketplace, Branded Storefront Debate
June 11, 2019  |  eCommerce

In the world of physical retail, finding a product to buy is rather straightforward: People go to stores, find something that suits their needs, pay...

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Spinning Raw Data Into Synthetic (Revenue) Gold For FIs
Spinning Raw Data Into Synthetic (Revenue) Gold For FIs
June 11, 2019  |  Data

Data is everywhere. ARM Insight CEO Randy Koch tells PYMNTS that the most valuable (and safest) data is synthetic data, which meets privacy mandates and thwarts...

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