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Is Encryption Really Working?

Is Encryption Really Working?
Is Encryption Really Working?
June 28, 2016  |  Security & Fraud

Financial services is big on encryption. With its stringent regulations, highly sensitive data and cybercriminals looking for a vulnerability to expose, it’s no surprise. But...

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The Merchant Acquirer’s Guide To The Onboarding Galaxy
The Merchant Acquirer’s Guide To The Onboarding Galaxy
June 28, 2016  |  Acquiring

Merchant acquirers face a conundrum. They must keep acquiring merchants – and yet need to do so with speed and efficiency, but are stymied by...

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From Bad To Worse, Marketplace Lending And The Brexit
From Bad To Worse, Marketplace Lending And The Brexit
June 28, 2016  |  Alternative Finances

 The Fourth of July is not a holiday celebrated in the U.K. — not really that surprising, given that it is the country from which the...

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Generation Z And Omnicommerce
Generation Z And Omnicommerce
June 27, 2016  |  Omnicommerce

How will Generation Z shape the future of omnicommerce? Analysts say they, not the millennials, may be the driving force for how the on and...

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Alexa, Fill (And Pay For) My Rx
Alexa, Fill (And Pay For) My Rx
June 24, 2016  |  Innovation

DaVincian Rx won this year’s Alexa challenge, on the premise and promise of helping correct errors in health care and ensuring that patients pick up,...

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Is AR Having Its ‘Netflix Moment?’
Is AR Having Its ‘Netflix Moment?’
June 24, 2016  |  Payments Innovation

CDs in paper wrappers, delivered via the mail was the Netflix model until 2007 when they made the move to digital. AR departments, Billtrust CFO...

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