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Ingo and KeyBank: Helping “Smokestack Businesses” Deliver Instant Money

Ingo and KeyBank: Helping “Smokestack Businesses” Deliver Instant Money
Ingo and KeyBank: Helping “Smokestack Businesses” Deliver Instant Money
July 24, 2018  |  Disbursements

A surefire way of annoying people is making them wait for money. That can lead to ruined friendships, strained family relations and countless arguments and...

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NEW REPORT: Safeguarding $81.7B In Online Gambling Payments
NEW REPORT: Safeguarding $81.7B In Online Gambling Payments
July 24, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

With online gambling already legal in much of Europe, the Caribbean and Asia, and its status shifting in the United States in the wake of...

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PayPal On Tariffs, Trust And What’s Next For Cross-Border Commerce
PayPal On Tariffs, Trust And What’s Next For Cross-Border Commerce
July 23, 2018  |  Cross-border Payments

Every year for the last four, PayPal has released it Cross-Border Consumer Research report, an annual report card on marketplaces’ progress and a snapshot on...

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How Dallas Cowboys’ Lewis Neal Wants Companies To Tackle Data Security
How Dallas Cowboys’ Lewis Neal Wants Companies To Tackle Data Security
July 23, 2018  |  Risk Management

From blocking and tackling on the gridiron to blocking and tackling Internal threats and hackers – and quantum computers? HyperSpace board member Lewis Neal (of...

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Battling Synthetic ID Fraud, Clearing Up FI Blind Spots
Battling Synthetic ID Fraud, Clearing Up FI Blind Spots
July 23, 2018  |  Cybersecurity

Even children aren’t safe from the perils of synthetic identity fraud.  Bad guys know how to link far flung data points, create new personas,  exploit...

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Why Publicity Stunts Go Wrong So Easily
Why Publicity Stunts Go Wrong So Easily
July 21, 2018  |  Retail

When planning a large-scale marketing push or publicity stunt, it can be easy to overlook the fact that getting attention is hard, and getting positive...

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Easy Come, Easy ICO Go? For Investors, Easy Come … For Now
Easy Come, Easy ICO Go? For Investors, Easy Come … For Now
July 20, 2018  |  Investments

Flameouts. Scams. Investors who tread among ICOs are taking their shots in the Wild West. Only a minority of ICOs make it into their fifth month. But...

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Touché LA, Social Influencer Alexis Ren Remake Middle-Market Fashion
Touché LA, Social Influencer Alexis Ren Remake Middle-Market Fashion
July 20, 2018  |  Retail

Even a decade ago, Touché LA Co-founder Karl Singer told PYMNTS in a recent conversation, the middle market of fashion was a very different place...

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