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Mobile Order-Ahead Faces Restaurant Hurdles — Here’s Why

Mobile Order-Ahead Faces Restaurant Hurdles — Here’s Why
Mobile Order-Ahead Faces Restaurant Hurdles — Here’s Why
November 21, 2018  |  ResTech

It’s a relatively simple prospect: Select food. Order food. Eat and pay for the food (the process depends on the type of restaurant, of course)....

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In The Age Of Algorithms, Will Banks Ever Graduate To True AI?
In The Age Of Algorithms, Will Banks Ever Graduate To True AI?
November 21, 2018  |  Artificial Intelligence

It’s the age of algorithms, but not all algorithms are the same — and not all of them constitute true AI. A new PYMNTS report...

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Mastercard President On How And When Payments Caught Fire
Mastercard President On How And When Payments Caught Fire
November 20, 2018  |  Mastercard

His thinking began to change as eCommerce began to gain ground. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Businesses Want Real-Time Payments — What Will It Take To Get There?
Businesses Want Real-Time Payments — What Will It Take To Get There?
November 20, 2018  |  Faster Payments

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PODCAST: Has Mobile Flattened The Payments World?
PODCAST: Has Mobile Flattened The Payments World?
November 20, 2018  |  Data Drivers

In what has been — historically speaking — the blink of an eye, mobile phones have gone from zero to nearly ubiquitous in a remarkably short time. Today, more than 5 billion people on...

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NEW DATA: 14 Ways To Improve Mobile Checkout Conversion
NEW DATA: 14 Ways To Improve Mobile Checkout Conversion
November 19, 2018  |  Checkout Conversion

Smartphones are now more ubiquitous than laptops and desktops. As many as 86 percent of modern consumers own a smartphone, and 23 percent of them...

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How Retail Underdogs Can Avoid An Amazon Holiday Blowout
How Retail Underdogs Can Avoid An Amazon Holiday Blowout
November 19, 2018  |  SMBs

During the holiday shopping season, countless consumers will use digital payments and commerce technology to buy gifts from distant companies — some overseas, some just...

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The Bitcoin Bust And Its Ripple Effects
The Bitcoin Bust And Its Ripple Effects
November 19, 2018  |  Bitcoin

It has not been a great week for the price of bitcoin, or really any cryptocurrency for that matter. The price of bitcoin has fallen and stayed below...

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Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
Guess What? Black Friday Started The Day After Halloween.
November 17, 2018  |  Retail

Once upon a time, the holiday shopping season had a very, very well-defined start date. The day after Thanksgiving has been known colloquially as Black Friday ever since...

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