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NEW REPORT: When Digital Drives Offline Sales

NEW REPORT: When Digital Drives Offline Sales
NEW REPORT: When Digital Drives Offline Sales
May 18, 2017  |  Omnicommerce

Even consumers who still frequent brick-and-mortar shops expect the latest omni features at their fingertips to help improve their shopping experience. From responsive mobile websites...

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Numerated Wants To Give Banks Their Alt-Lending Street Cred
Numerated Wants To Give Banks Their Alt-Lending Street Cred
May 17, 2017  |  Banking

"Simple digital onboarding at the ‘touch of a thumb.’ Instant access to a slew of hard-to-access data. Real-time credit decisions. Personalized customer acquisition. Nope — that’s...

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Putting Digital Experiences To The Test
Putting Digital Experiences To The Test
May 17, 2017  |  Matchmakers

Eight years ago, the mobile industry was a very different world. The iPhone was two years old, and the App Store was just getting off...

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Take Me Out To The (Payments) Ball Game
Take Me Out To The (Payments) Ball Game
May 17, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

While high tech and baseball might not seem like a natural fit, FIS and the Minors are hoping to change that. One ball park and...

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When Machines Do The IDV Work Of People
When Machines Do The IDV Work Of People
May 16, 2017  |  Podcast

Industries are abuzz with the fast-growing potential of machine learning — a form of artificial intelligence that allows programs to change, adapt and, obviously, learn...

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Visa Checkout’s Open Approach To Digital Everywhere
Visa Checkout’s Open Approach To Digital Everywhere
May 16, 2017  |  VISA

With all the brilliant and groundbreaking work that has gone into building digital wallets and payment platforms, it can be pretty easy to lose sight...

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SMBs Optimistic, But Not About Credit
SMBs Optimistic, But Not About Credit
May 16, 2017  |  Data Drivers

Our latest Data Drivers delves into a dichotomy:  SMB owners look with optimism toward future growth but look askance at their prospects for grabbing the...

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Corporate Travel Headed For New Phase Of Payments Tech
Corporate Travel Headed For New Phase Of Payments Tech
May 16, 2017  |  B2B Payments

As B2B keeps kicking its former reputation as being too sluggish to innovate, the area of corporate travel and expense management has emerged as one...

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Banks And FinTech Startups: At Odds No More?
Banks And FinTech Startups: At Odds No More?
May 15, 2017  |  Banking

Until very recently, the tenor of the relationship between financial services startups and mainstream banking was contentious at best and adversarial at worst. The primary...

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