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LendUp’s Focus On The “New Average” Consumer

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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Amazon Go Pauses, Bank Tech Gets Glitchy, Waze Navigates Order Ahead
Amazon Go Pauses, Bank Tech Gets Glitchy, Waze Navigates Order Ahead
April 03, 2017  |  Data Dive

Though April Fools’ Day is behind us, the mishaps of last week’s news haven’t quite gone away. While we had our own share of April...

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Ziosk Launches Mobile Wallet
Ziosk Launches Mobile Wallet
March 31, 2017  |  Retail

Any parent of small children who has recently eaten at Olive Garden or Chili’s would probably fully support nominating Viren Balar for the Nobel Peace Prize....

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How To Tread Lightly Into The Dark Web
How To Tread Lightly Into The Dark Web
March 31, 2017  |  Security & Fraud

Though anyone can gain access to the dark net using Tor software, the illicit and unregulated part of the internet is not for the faint...

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Sizzle/Fizzle: In Banking, Truth as Currency
Sizzle/Fizzle: In Banking, Truth as Currency
March 31, 2017  |  Sizzle/Fizzle

If you were in the market for a credit card or looking to sell a house, this past week was a good one, as rewards...

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NEW REPORT: Who’s The Fairest X-Border Merchant Of All?
NEW REPORT: Who’s The Fairest X-Border Merchant Of All?
March 31, 2017  |  Cross Border Commerce

Global shoppers know no bounds. And when it comes to wooing them, particularly when it comes to American and Chinese merchants, it’s game on. The...

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Alphabet Tracker: Offensive Content
Alphabet Tracker: Offensive Content
March 30, 2017  |  Google

Alphabet stock (GOOG) took a turn for the worse shortly after our last tracker. While GOOG was breaking through to all-time highs, peaking well above...

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