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Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers

Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers
Mastercard and Branch To Fast-Track Pay For Hourly Workers
October 18, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

That instant payments have been a significant boon to workers in the gig economy is almost inarguable. A glance at the data demonstrates why. According...

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How TaskRabbit, With IKEA, Is Reshaping The Gig Economy
How TaskRabbit, With IKEA, Is Reshaping The Gig Economy
October 18, 2019  |  Gig Economy

One of the basics of platform design and ignition is getting “anchor tenants” on board who — given their size, scale and profile — tend...

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Why Payments Is Bringing More Adventure To Travel
Why Payments Is Bringing More Adventure To Travel
October 18, 2019  |  Travel Payments

Travel today is much more than backpacks and hostels (those were the days), beaches or amusement parks and free buffet breakfasts at the hotel (along...

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Protecting The Youngest — And Most Vulnerable — ID Theft Victims
Protecting The Youngest — And Most Vulnerable — ID Theft Victims
October 18, 2019  |  Identity theft

Fraudsters are preying on children, pilfering Social Security numbers and other data to commit identity theft, run up charges and ruin credit. Zac Cohen, general...

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For Millennials, Debit Finds Favor As Preferred Payment
For Millennials, Debit Finds Favor As Preferred Payment
October 17, 2019  |  Credit Unions

Credit unions need millennials to keep growing membership rosters at a healthy pace. Millennials, in turn, want access to mobile banking and tech innovation. PSCU Senior...

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How Pre-Authorization Risk Checks Are Payments Wave Of The Future
How Pre-Authorization Risk Checks Are Payments Wave Of The Future
October 17, 2019  |  Authentication

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The Invisible Opportunities In Integrated Payments
The Invisible Opportunities In Integrated Payments
October 17, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Consumers may not spend much time thinking about payments, but they certainly have expectations for them. High expectations, in fact: As the 2010s are drawing...

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Google’s Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible
Google’s Plan To Make Its Assistant Ubiquitous And Invisible
October 16, 2019  |  Innovation

The cool weather was slow to show up in some parts of the U.S. this year (although the pumpkin spice-flavored goods showed up right on...

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