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National Business Systems VP: For Some SMBs, It’s Still Wait-And-See On EMV

National Business Systems VP: For Some SMBs, It’s Still Wait-And-See On EMV
National Business Systems VP: For Some SMBs, It’s Still Wait-And-See On EMV
May 10, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

The transition to EMV in the U.S. is still underway, three years on.  National Business Systems VP David Riley notes that some SMBs lack awareness...

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Ticketing (Finally) Comes To Google Pay
Ticketing (Finally) Comes To Google Pay
May 09, 2018  |  Mobile Commerce

Since rebranding its various mobile and digital payments efforts under the moniker Google Pay earlier this year, Google has been aggressively introducing new functionality to give its users...

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Lending Club Surprises With Profits On Higher Loan Volume
Lending Club Surprises With Profits On Higher Loan Volume
May 09, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Exactly two weeks ago today (April 25), LendingClub‘s stock hit an all-time low with the announcement of an FTC-backed lawsuit alleging that it loading up...

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Those Without Data History May Be Doomed To Repeat It
Those Without Data History May Be Doomed To Repeat It
May 09, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Facebook’s data fiasco, Wells Fargo’s fake account scandal, the Equifax breach and the onset of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): With topics...

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Fiserv’s Davie: Card Reissuance Post-Breach: Why Less Is More
Fiserv’s Davie: Card Reissuance Post-Breach: Why Less Is More
May 08, 2018  |  Security & Fraud

Only 5 to 10 percent of cards whose data is exposed in a breach end up getting used in fraudulent transactions, a Fiserv executive says...

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Why SwipeSum Says It’s The ‘Kayak For Processing’ For SMBs
Why SwipeSum Says It’s The ‘Kayak For Processing’ For SMBs
May 08, 2018  |  SMBs

Single people have Tinder, Match and Coffee Meets Bagel. Now, small businesses (SMBs) have a matchmaker, too: SwipeSum, a marketplace whose goal is to pair...

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Ripio CEO: Reinventing P2P Lending With The Blockchain
Ripio CEO: Reinventing P2P Lending With The Blockchain
May 08, 2018  |  Alternative Finances

Ripio has had more than one name in its evolution as a firm – but only a single goal. Originally known as BitPagos at launch,...

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Mastercard And Unilever’s Micro-Lending Has Macro Results For Kenyan SMBs
Mastercard And Unilever’s Micro-Lending Has Macro Results For Kenyan SMBs
May 07, 2018  |  International

Building, sustaining and growing a small business isn’t easy in the best of circumstances. Even in a developed economy, margins are narrow, and tough decisions...

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FitPay CEO: Tokenization And Wearables Mean Identities Are Our Data  
FitPay CEO: Tokenization And Wearables Mean Identities Are Our Data  
May 07, 2018  |  News

Beyond the fitness tracker, wearables are catching on.  Get ready for the device as data conduit, as tracker of different sorts, from patient information to...

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