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Prosper Falls, Uber Gets Credit And Charge-Offs Keep On Climbing
Prosper Falls, Uber Gets Credit And Charge-Offs Keep On Climbing
August 07, 2017  |  Data Dive

August is officially upon us, and fall will be here before we know it. Is it really only a matter of weeks before the legions...

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PayPal And Celebrating The Wonders Of Friendship
PayPal And Celebrating The Wonders Of Friendship
August 05, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

Friendship is one of life’s great pleasures, even if it does get the short end of the stick on occasion compared to romantic love. And...

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The Buyers: Consumers, Post-Hacking
The Buyers: Consumers, Post-Hacking
August 04, 2017  |  Retail

Cyberattacks, ransomware attacks and more have taken businesses and people’s personal information and turned it upside-down over the past few decades. While a great source...

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QR Codes Sizzle, While Wells Behind The Wheel Fizzles
QR Codes Sizzle, While Wells Behind The Wheel Fizzles
August 04, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

Sizzle of The Week Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content —...

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Flywire And Volvo Give Cross-Border Car Leasing Wheels
Flywire And Volvo Give Cross-Border Car Leasing Wheels
August 04, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

Cars for international students can be a surprising complicated issue. Buying a car outright can be a hassle — it’s costly, and it might just be...

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Why SMBs Are Ready For A Cashless Future
Why SMBs Are Ready For A Cashless Future
August 04, 2017  |  VISA

When Visa announced its Cashless Challenge a few weeks ago, it obviously hoped to make some news. After all, directly incentivizing 50 food-focused small- and...

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Slowing Down Faster Payments Fraud
Slowing Down Faster Payments Fraud
August 03, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters are good at what they do. Payments got faster, but so did criminals. Banks built more defenses, and bad guys jumped over them with...

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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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