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Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)

Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
Jack Ma’s Sizzling Week (And Quarter, Too)
January 27, 2017  |  Exclusive Series

All in a week's work. Beat the Street, make a buy. Alibaba did both, putting to rest fears of a Chinese consumer speed bump with...

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Mastercard Is Curing Hepatitis C — With The Power Of Payments
Mastercard Is Curing Hepatitis C — With The Power Of Payments
January 27, 2017  |  Mastercard

Regular readers know that payments — and unlocking the power of them — are capable of doing a whole host of amazing things.  It’s no...

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The Great Digital Identity Debate
The Great Digital Identity Debate
January 27, 2017  |  Authentication

Social Security numbers just aren’t enough. When it comes to security, digital identities are shaping up to be among the best lines of defense against...

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Apple Pay’s New News
Apple Pay’s New News
January 26, 2017  |  Apple Pay

Apple has surely managed to deliver a lot of hype with the launch of its mobile payments platform, but according to the numbers so far,...

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How Clarifai Envisions Commerce — Literally
How Clarifai Envisions Commerce — Literally
January 26, 2017  |  Artificial Intelligence

Industries around the world have caught AI fever. Developers around the world have made more ways than ever for the technology to automate, optimize and...

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Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
Transaction Laundering’s Newest Art Form
January 26, 2017  |  Cybersecurity

The good news is that risk and compliance solutions work. The bad news is that, in response, criminals have taken the payments path of least...

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Why Brands Are Better Served Using Social Media To Listen
Why Brands Are Better Served Using Social Media To Listen
January 25, 2017  |  Retail

In the era of mobile, retail has become obsessed of late with reaching the consumer. Through text messages, emails, push alerts and (most heavily favored)...

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Top-Shelf (And Thirdshelf) Loyalty For Retailers
Top-Shelf (And Thirdshelf) Loyalty For Retailers
January 25, 2017  |  Retail

Beset on all sides with competitive pressures, smaller brick-and-mortar retailers can do much to cement relationships with their customers — if only they knew where...

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