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For Cybersecurity, Independent Contractors Should Think Like Big Businesses
For Cybersecurity, Independent Contractors Should Think Like Big Businesses
August 25, 2017  |  B2B Payments

The cyber insurance market is expected to grow, by a lot. Researchers at PricewaterhouseCoopers predicted in 2015 that the market would hit $7.5 billion in...

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The Start-Up Secret Sauce
The Start-Up Secret Sauce
August 25, 2017  |  Startup Roundup

For all the wonderful things to be said for entrepreneurship, there remains this fact: It is extremely hard work that carries with it no guarantee...

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Consumer Credit: Privilege Or Entitlement?
Consumer Credit: Privilege Or Entitlement?
August 25, 2017  |  Debt

There isn’t much that can be said about the “average” American credit user in 2017 because, as it turns out, there really isn’t one. According...

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MoviePass On Saving The Movie Theater Model
MoviePass On Saving The Movie Theater Model
August 25, 2017  |  Subscriptions

Movie theaters may have been under the impression that services like Netflix and Redbox were to blame for declining attendance, especially from millennials. After all,...

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3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
3D Secure 2.0’s Six Pillars
August 24, 2017  |  Mobile Payments

Like Web 2.0, Mobile 2.0, and Vegetables 2.0 (And, yes, that’s a thing. Have you ever had fried brussels sprouts?), 3D-Secure 2.0 is also taking...

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Slowing Down Fraud When Payments Speed Up
Slowing Down Fraud When Payments Speed Up
August 24, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

There’s much to look forward to as the September rollout of Phase 2 of Same Day ACH (Debit Pull) looms, but David Barnhardt, executive vice...

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The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
The Chinese Consumer On The International Commerce Stage
August 24, 2017  |  International

In late July, PayPal and Baidu captured the world’s attention when they inked a strategic partnership that gives Baidu’s 100 million or so mobile wallet...

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JOOR CEO: Why Digital Wholesale Ordering Is Fashion’s Latest Trend
JOOR CEO: Why Digital Wholesale Ordering Is Fashion’s Latest Trend
August 23, 2017  |  Matchmakers

What’s more fashionable than efficiency? Yet, until recently, it wasn’t a trend the luxury fashion market had really tried on. Get the Full Story Complete...

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Payments Innovation: Beyond The ‘Wow’
Payments Innovation: Beyond The ‘Wow’
August 23, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

What would you say if someone asked you to name the most important innovation in payments over the last five years? We did, and we...

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