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In Fight Vs. Online Fraud, Everlast Finds Its Perfect Combination
In Fight Vs. Online Fraud, Everlast Finds Its Perfect Combination
August 03, 2017  |  Fraud Prevention

Venerable retailer. Iconic name. Easy mark for online fraud and a knockout to the bottom line? Yes, if manual review means missing warning signs of...

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PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Will Win?
PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Will Win?
August 02, 2017  |  Retail

FinTech innovators love the payment facilitator (PayFac), a shift that WePay co-founder Rich Aberman outlined in Episode 1 of the Payment Facilitators series with Karen...

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Appear Here And How Brands Can Rethink Physical Retail
Appear Here And How Brands Can Rethink Physical Retail
August 02, 2017  |  Matchmakers

“We want to saturate the cities we are in, in terms of number of places, before moving on to the next place. It is important...

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Apple Beats Expectations — World Waits For The New iPhone Launch
Apple Beats Expectations — World Waits For The New iPhone Launch
August 02, 2017  |  Apple

Despite many predictions that the numbers would reflect a “lame duck” quarter for Apple, as consumers kept their wallets shut tight in anticipation of the next big iPhone upgrade, the...

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NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
NEW REPORT: When Robots Man The Grill
August 02, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

There’s been no shortage of speculation — including doomsday declarations — about the potential impact of automation, smart technology and artificial intelligence (AI) on the employment market....

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Building Fraud’s Meta-Machine
Building Fraud’s Meta-Machine
August 01, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

OK, this is about to get meta.

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Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
Creditcall Dials Into Omnichannel Payments As Bricks Merge With Clicks
August 01, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

Merchants need to bridge the gap between online and in-store payments — gathering data that can give insight into what sells and what doesn’t, across...

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Visa And The QR Code Evolution/Revolution
Visa And The QR Code Evolution/Revolution
August 01, 2017  |  Payment Methods

The QR code hasn’t always seemed like a world-changing technology. When it first appeared in the developed world approximately two decades ago — the technology...

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Trump’s Fed Nominee Points To Regulatory Revamp
Trump’s Fed Nominee Points To Regulatory Revamp
July 31, 2017  |  Regulation Roundup

Not all financial services regulation is occurring across the pond, though Brexit and other countries grabbed their share of headlines this past week for our...

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