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No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality

No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality
No Pain, No Gain? GDPR, PSD2 And The New Payments Reality
January 22, 2019  |  Regulation

Last year brought the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline, Europe’s attempt to boost online privacy and security for consumers — a law that just resulted...

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Can Smart Carts Make Grocery Stores Smarter?
Can Smart Carts Make Grocery Stores Smarter?
January 22, 2019  |  Merchant Innovation

The shopping cart has been a part of the grocery store checkout experience for nearly 152 years. It’s first use is attributed to a Midwest...

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How To Keep QSRs’ Digital Transformation Investments From Derailing
How To Keep QSRs’ Digital Transformation Investments From Derailing
January 22, 2019  |  Fraud Prevention

We all remember cramming — all that coffee and/or soda, all those books, notes and ink stains. Not to mention, all those late nights desperately striving...

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WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
WEX CEO: Why Being Agile Is As Important As Being Innovative
January 21, 2019  |  Healthcare

Innovation is good, but flexibility and agility count, too — as does striking while it’s hot. Those are among the factors that drove the recent...

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How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
How Inefficient B2B Payments Systems Hobble Business Growth
January 21, 2019  |  B2B Payments

Business confidence remains strong in the U.S., riding on the optimism of a strengthening economy that brings new opportunity for revenue growth. This is particularly...

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What Do Antilock Brakes And Instant Payments Have In Common?
What Do Antilock Brakes And Instant Payments Have In Common?
January 21, 2019  |  Faster Payments

“Can we all just agree that real-time access to money isn’t going to be an option anymore?” said Ingo Money CEO Drew Edwards. Get the Full...

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Credit Unions Step Up During Government Shutdown
Credit Unions Step Up During Government Shutdown
January 18, 2019  |  Credit Unions

There is no shortage of headlines about the partial government shutdown that is now on its 27th day, and no shortage of articles speculating how long...

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Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?
Are Consumers Ready To Buy And Sell Homes Online?
January 18, 2019  |  Real Estate

Way back in the day (which, in 21st century digital economy terms, probably means a decade or so), smart and important people used to express...

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Q4 Earnings: Bank CEOs On Cards, Credit And The Consumer
Q4 Earnings: Bank CEOs On Cards, Credit And The Consumer
January 18, 2019  |  Banking

Bank earnings — taken together, let’s call them a mixed bag. Or maybe liken them to an onion, with layers of meaning and hints of...

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