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Top News In Payments: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away; US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban

Top News In Payments: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away; US Economy Could Lose $10B To Chinese Travel Ban
Top News In Payments: Central Bank Coin Currency At Least A Decade Away; US Economy...
February 05, 2020  |  News

In today’s top payments news, former Bank of France Governor Christian Noyer said a centralized, global eCurrency is still at least a decade away, the...

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Why eBay’s Trials And Tribulations May Have Melted ICE’s Bid – For Now
Why eBay’s Trials And Tribulations May Have Melted ICE’s Bid – For Now
February 05, 2020  |  Acquiring

There’s the lure, the deal – and then, perhaps, the “what now?” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

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CyberSource: Helping Merchants Prepare For eCommerce ‘Mini Peaks’
CyberSource: Helping Merchants Prepare For eCommerce ‘Mini Peaks’
February 05, 2020  |  eCommerce

In retail, peak seasons can be as reliable as clockwork, dependable as — and even dictated by — spring, summer, fall and winter. Get the...

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In Search Of Consumer Spending’s New Normal
In Search Of Consumer Spending’s New Normal
February 05, 2020  |  Payment Methods

If pre-season estimates were correct, this holiday season was worth $1 trillion in the United States alone. And even if it doesn’t quite make it over...

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AP Automation’s Role In Paying The Gig Economy
AP Automation’s Role In Paying The Gig Economy
February 05, 2020  |  Gig Economy

The rise of the gig economy is inexorable. By some estimates, within this decade, about half of the U.S. workforce will be made up of...

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Digital Freight’s Bumpy Road As Virus Spreads, Macro Slows
Digital Freight’s Bumpy Road As Virus Spreads, Macro Slows
February 04, 2020  |  Cross-border Payments

Tech-enabled disruptors promise to upend the way things have always been done to help streamline industries that are paper-reliant, process-reliant and perhaps ripe for a...

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Mastercard, Pine Labs And The Global Buy Now, Pay Later Explosion
Mastercard, Pine Labs And The Global Buy Now, Pay Later Explosion
February 04, 2020  |  BNPL

A quick survey of the most recent edition of the PYMNTS Buy Now, Pay Later Tracker indicates that a genuine sea of change is rising when it comes...

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Home Buying Goes Digital And Comes With Cash Back
Home Buying Goes Digital And Comes With Cash Back
February 04, 2020  |  Real Estate

Location, location, location: It’s the mantra of real estate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...

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