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New Podcast: Rambus CTO On Securing Remote Commerce And Ditching The Friction
New Podcast: Rambus CTO On Securing Remote Commerce And Ditching The Friction
September 05, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

As Sam Cooke sang: “It’s been a long time comin’ … but I know a change is gonna come.” Get the Full Story Complete the...

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Mixing Humans Into The AI-Powered IDV Workflow Loop
Mixing Humans Into The AI-Powered IDV Workflow Loop
September 04, 2018  |  Authentication

In the world of Digital Identity Verification, convergence is when AI-tech and human intelligence converge to keep the cybercrooks at bay, says Jumio CTO Labhesh...

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NXP On Plastic Cards: There’s A Lot Of Life Left
NXP On Plastic Cards: There’s A Lot Of Life Left
September 04, 2018  |  Payment Methods

The plastic payment card is dead. Long live the plastic payment card! Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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Why Wonga Finally Called It Quits
Why Wonga Finally Called It Quits
September 04, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

U.K. payday lending startup Wonga has come to the end of the road, having filed for administration (similar in concept to bankruptcy in the U.S.)...

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 Tracking PYMNTS Trackers Into 4Q And Beyond
 Tracking PYMNTS Trackers Into 4Q And Beyond
September 03, 2018  |  Tracker Series

The last days of summer here.  The end of a quarter is approaching, and with that, we head into the end of a year.  It’s...

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Five Unexpected Lessons Of Summer 2018
Five Unexpected Lessons Of Summer 2018
September 03, 2018  |  Payments Innovation

The term “thinking outside the box” originates from advice that puzzle management consultants famously gave to clients in the 1970s and 1980s to encourage creative thinking....

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Merchants And Tokenization’s Sea Change
Merchants And Tokenization’s Sea Change
August 31, 2018  |  Payment Methods

Merchants must manage billions of tokens – easier said than done. Nitin Prabhu, PayPal’s senior director of issuance, tokenization and loyalty platform, offers a hint of...

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How Five High School Kids Are Changing Payments For The Visually Impaired
How Five High School Kids Are Changing Payments For The Visually Impaired
August 31, 2018  |  Innovation

Right now, it looks like a blood pressure cuff with wires and tiny boxes attached to it. Or, perhaps, an oversized watchband, one that was...

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