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Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India

Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
Walmart, Wearables And The Murky Future For Marketplaces In India
June 07, 2019  |  Legal & Regulation

While it might not look like much at first glance, an escalating legal spat between Walmart-owned, Indian eCommerce marketplace Flipkart and a small, relatively unknown...

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 Breaking SCA’s ‘Chain Of Doubt’
 Breaking SCA’s ‘Chain Of Doubt’
June 06, 2019  |  Authentication

PSD2 looms, and merchants are unprepared for strong customer authentication mandates. As a result, European merchants face a cascade of transaction declines. Spencer McLain, VP, EMEA at...

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The Key To Open Banking? More Bank Participation
The Key To Open Banking? More Bank Participation
June 06, 2019  |  Bank Regulation

It’s not just technology that moves the world. Culture plays a huge role — as well as the sparks that often come from the tension...

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Accounts Payables’ Integrated Payoff
Accounts Payables’ Integrated Payoff
June 06, 2019  |  Accounts Payable

Integrated accounts payable (AP) management can streamline costs and efficiencies where executives grapple with paper-based processes. Jessica Moran, general manager of Paymode-X Business Solutions at Bottomline,...

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Push Payments’ Path To Digital Innovation In The Developing World
Push Payments’ Path To Digital Innovation In The Developing World
June 05, 2019  |  Payments Innovation

Push payments have been a topic of conversation in the developed world for the last several years, across verticals and use cases. Riding the card...

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Visa, Western Union Team To Speed Global Payments
Visa, Western Union Team To Speed Global Payments
June 05, 2019  |  VISA

Today (June 5), Visa and Western Union struck a strategic agreement to move money between consumers focused on expedited remittances. Bill Sheley, global head of...

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Wild Cards? eGaming, Payroll, Credit, Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid
Wild Cards? eGaming, Payroll, Credit, Provide Fresh Fuel For Prepaid
June 05, 2019  |  Payment Methods

Cards (as in prepaid, stored-value cards that consumers can use for gambling, payroll and a variety of other uses, many of them novel) are only...

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Mastercard Launches Open Banking Platform To Further API Standards
Mastercard Launches Open Banking Platform To Further API Standards
June 04, 2019  |  Mastercard

Lead, follow or get out of the way — that seems to apply to the rise of Open Banking, which promises more financial services innovation, along...

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