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Can Prepaid Travel Cards Save Loyalty Card Programs?

Can Prepaid Travel Cards Save Loyalty Card Programs?
Can Prepaid Travel Cards Save Loyalty Card Programs?
April 05, 2017  |  Payment Methods

From frequent flier miles to co-branded card rewards, airlines look to offer a range of products and services that can help improve their customer engagement....

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PayPal And Visa Take Their Digital Partnership On The Road
PayPal And Visa Take Their Digital Partnership On The Road
April 05, 2017  |  Ecosystems

When Visa and PayPal announced a strategic partnership that would see the largest payments network in the world and the largest digital payments network jointly...

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Facebook Tracker: And The Kitchen Sink
Facebook Tracker: And The Kitchen Sink
April 04, 2017  |  Facebook

April showers bring May flowers, but April trading has brought Facebook (FB) prices down a bit. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Following The Map To Digital Identity Evaluation
Following The Map To Digital Identity Evaluation
April 04, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Assessing the identity of an individual behind any online transaction or onboarding process is a difficult task, especially in today’s digitally powered world where cybercrime...

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For Merchant Acquiring, Asia’s Banks Must Go Fax to the Future
For Merchant Acquiring, Asia’s Banks Must Go Fax to the Future
April 04, 2017  |  Data Drivers

In Asia, banks looking to serve the burgeoning number of new merchants are faced with unraveling and retooling any number of antiquated processes, like using...

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Defending Its Life: What To Expect From The CFPB’s Trip To The D.C. Appellate Court
Defending Its Life: What To Expect From The CFPB’s Trip To The D.C. Appellate Court
April 04, 2017  |  CFPB

There are no shortage of divisive topics in Washington D.C. these days; it would, in fact, be quicker and easier to make a list of...

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LendUp’s Focus On The “New Average” Consumer
LendUp’s Focus On The “New Average” Consumer
April 04, 2017  |  Alternative Finances

For a lot of Americans, mainstream financial services represent a menu full of goods that aren’t desirable, aren’t affordable or just aren’t applicable. And this...

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Inside SelfScore’s No-File Credit Model
Inside SelfScore’s No-File Credit Model
April 03, 2017  |  Payment Methods

Here’s a bold move: giving international students in the U.S. a credit card in the absence of a credit file or Social Security number. That’s...

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How Life Insurance Gets Reinvented
How Life Insurance Gets Reinvented
April 03, 2017  |  Merchant Innovation

The consumer experience in the digital world is becoming increasingly disintermediated. For consumers, that is largely a win — pricing becomes more transparent, comparisons are easier...

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