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iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business

iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business
iOffer Putting A Dent In The $1.5T Counterfeit Goods Business
March 22, 2019  |  Mastercard

In the U.S. and worldwide, counterfeiting is a large, lucrative business worth between $1.2 trillion and $1.5 trillion annually, according to the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition...

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What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
What’s In Your ‘Citizen Wallet?’
March 22, 2019  |  Innovation

Government moves at its own pace, for better or worse or both, but that pace can provide opportunities for fraud and expensive errors – mistakes and...

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FDA eCig Crackdown Boosts Appeal Of Online Authentication
FDA eCig Crackdown Boosts Appeal Of Online Authentication
March 21, 2019  |  Authentication

It might not have been inevitable, perhaps, but it was certainly expected: a regulatory backlash concerning the booming trade (both online and in brick-and-mortar stores)...

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Wirecard On The True Path To B2B Payments Innovation
Wirecard On The True Path To B2B Payments Innovation
March 21, 2019  |  Innovation

It’s one thing to want to improve or innovate. That’s the easy part, the stuff of daydreams, scribbles, memos, charts and PowerPoint presentations. What’s harder...

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Will Faster Payments Spur Healthcare Innovation?
Will Faster Payments Spur Healthcare Innovation?
March 21, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Healthcare is an undoubtedly complicated space for all the players involved (the providers, insurers, patients, pharmaceutical manufacturers), particularly when it comes to payments. Not an...

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Healthcare’s Cure For Ailing Passwords: Biometrics
Healthcare’s Cure For Ailing Passwords: Biometrics
March 20, 2019  |  Authentication

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FIS’ Lowthers On Worldpay Buy: Creating A Global Commerce Community
FIS’ Lowthers On Worldpay Buy: Creating A Global Commerce Community
March 20, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

There is scale — then there is scale. There is growth, and the resulting — often massive — increase in customers and revenues in markets across...

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Bridging The Perception/Retail Innovation Gap For SMBs
Bridging The Perception/Retail Innovation Gap For SMBs
March 20, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Truth exists in the gaps. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

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How Many Multibillion-Dollar Deals Does It Take To Change Payments?
How Many Multibillion-Dollar Deals Does It Take To Change Payments?
March 19, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Behind the billions of dollars — OK, make that tens and tens of billions of dollars — in deal-making that has marked the payments space...

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