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The ROI On Being A PayFac? Zero

The ROI On Being A PayFac? Zero
The ROI On Being A PayFac? Zero
August 31, 2017  |  Payments Innovation

With changes happening all around us every day, the highly adaptive and evolutionary tendencies of technology in the closing years of the 2010s sometimes mean...

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What’s In Your Wallet? A PayPal Credit Card
What’s In Your Wallet? A PayPal Credit Card
August 31, 2017  |  Cash

From digital to plastic ... and back again, with cash in hand or wallet or digital wallet to boot. PayPal has announced a cash back card...

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Why Mastercard Is Powering Contactless Payments In Poland
Why Mastercard Is Powering Contactless Payments In Poland
August 31, 2017  |  Mastercard

Poland has been hard at work burnishing its image as a tech hub over the last several years. A country in which financial services were largely...

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Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
Man Plus Machine: Better Together In The Fight Against Fraud
August 30, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Fraudsters are like those wanton drivers running red lights while they text or granting themselves the right of way in a rotary when the law...

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The Call List: The Squarespace Of Video Chat
The Call List: The Squarespace Of Video Chat
August 30, 2017  |  Matchmakers

Most of the entrepreneurs we talk to start out trying to solve their own problem only to end up discovering that there is no solution...

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Tantalum CEO On Cars As Commerce Ecosystems
Tantalum CEO On Cars As Commerce Ecosystems
August 30, 2017  |  Intelligence of Things

Written language had been around for a long time by the year 1440 — 4,400 years, give or take a century or two. But in 1440,...

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PayPal Report Emphasizes Asia’s Commitment To Cash
PayPal Report Emphasizes Asia’s Commitment To Cash
August 29, 2017  |  Cash

According to a new study from PayPal reported by CNBC, consumers in the Asia-Pacific market are aware of the range of digital payment options available to them, but...

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For Mobile Payments, The Lure Of Everyday Life
For Mobile Payments, The Lure Of Everyday Life
August 29, 2017  |  Data Drivers

What is the tipping point for mobile payments? It’s not just infrastructure, as our latest Data Drivers details. According to Kristian Gjerding, CEO of CellPoint Mobile,...

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CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
CFPB’s Change Of Payday Lending’s Heart?
August 29, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

The final payday lending rules are coming, but reporting by The Wall Street Journal over the weekend suggests that they may not take quite the toll on...

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