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Staring Down The Sharing Economy’s Big Trust Moment

Staring Down The Sharing Economy’s Big Trust Moment
Staring Down The Sharing Economy’s Big Trust Moment
May 15, 2019  |  Authentication

One of the more interesting – and perhaps even amusing – parts of human nature comes from the assumptions we attach to examples of growth and...

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Call Centers Get Smarter — Thanks To AI
Call Centers Get Smarter — Thanks To AI
May 15, 2019  |  call center commerce

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What’s Wrong With Business Travel Expense Management
What’s Wrong With Business Travel Expense Management
May 14, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business travel is on the rise and has been for the last five years.  According to the Global Business Travel Association, by 2022, business travel spending is projected...

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Visa Talks AI’s Global Impact
Visa Talks AI’s Global Impact
May 14, 2019  |  VISA

AI’s reality is far from the futuristic fantasies of, say, Minority Report, but, as Visa’s global head of innovation and design Mark Jamison tells Karen...

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Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns
Offloading Cyber Defense Amid Tech’s Great Unknowns
May 14, 2019  |  Security & Fraud

Cyber insurance firm Coalition just raised $40 million in funding to boost staff, and a data platform that analyzes and underwrites cyber risk. CEO Joshua...

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Why FIs Are Laser-Focused On Corporate Credit Innovation
Why FIs Are Laser-Focused On Corporate Credit Innovation
May 13, 2019  |  Innovation

Innovation has been the name of the game for financial institutions (FIs) large and small in recent years. While the overall pace of innovation has...

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As P2P Payments Spreads Its Wings, Challenges Loom
As P2P Payments Spreads Its Wings, Challenges Loom
May 13, 2019  |  Digital Payments

The spotlight burned brighter for peer-to-peer (P2P) payment services in the first quarter of 2019, with those payment methods finding popularity among more consumers. However,...

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Steering Clear Of Banking’s ‘Single Point Of Failure’
Steering Clear Of Banking’s ‘Single Point Of Failure’
May 13, 2019  |  Authentication

Banking — especially mobile banking — offers ‘single points of failure’ that allow fraudsters to make off with victims’ data and money.  Karl Kilb III,...

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New Debit Rules And The Promise Of Seamless Payments
New Debit Rules And The Promise Of Seamless Payments
May 10, 2019  |  Regulation

Among the highest ideals for digital payments – driving innovation in transactions and customer experience – is, of course, the concept of seamlessness. That implies...

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