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3 Strikes and Cashiers Are Out at the New Ball Game
3 Strikes and Cashiers Are Out at the New Ball Game
March 30, 2024  |  Payment Methods

Baseball is back, and this year, more stadiums are tapping frictionless checkout to cut labor costs while meeting fans’ demand to spend as little time out...

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PayFacs Serve Logistics Sector Through Digital Wallets
PayFacs Serve Logistics Sector Through Digital Wallets
March 30, 2024  |  B2B Payments

Innovations in embedded finance have captured the attention of decision makers in the logistics and wholesale trade space. As a result, payment facilitators (PayFacs), independent...

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Rising Fraud Casts Shadow Over Voice Commerce Potential
Rising Fraud Casts Shadow Over Voice Commerce Potential
March 29, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

The proliferation of voice-activated technology, from virtual shopping assistants to speech recognition in smartphones and smart homes, is reshaping how consumers interact with devices. Advancements in this field...

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AI Composers Turn Algorithms Into Music
AI Composers Turn Algorithms Into Music
March 29, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

An artificial intelligence (AI)-created blues song that went viral has ignited discussions among experts about the revolutionary role AI might play in reshaping the music...

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Bank Branches Evolve Into Financial Education ‘Magnets’
Bank Branches Evolve Into Financial Education ‘Magnets’
March 29, 2024  |  Financial Inclusion

Last year, banks shuttered 2,300 branches. The move should come as no surprise, given the fact that banks, like any other business, have been examining...

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i2c President Says Banks Have Reset Their Go-to-Market Strategies
i2c President Says Banks Have Reset Their Go-to-Market Strategies
March 29, 2024  |  Banking

Jacqueline White, president of i2c, told PYMNTS in an interview that financial services have undergone a seismic shift in recent years. When the pandemic hit, banks...

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Walmart and Amazon Up the Ante in GenAI Race
Walmart and Amazon Up the Ante in GenAI Race
March 29, 2024  |  Retail

As Amazon and Walmart look to generative artificial intelligence (AI) to improve their businesses and capture more of consumers’ total spending, Amazon is stepping up its investment in the...

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FinTech IPO Index Up Slightly as nCino’s Gains Offset Huize’s Slide
FinTech IPO Index Up Slightly as nCino’s Gains Offset Huize’s Slide
March 29, 2024  |  Fintech Investments

Earning season’s set to begin in just a few weeks — but we’re still not quite done with, well, earnings season. The FinTech IPO Index...

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Boomers Flip the Script on Storing Travel Docs in Digital Wallets
Boomers Flip the Script on Storing Travel Docs in Digital Wallets
March 29, 2024  |  Mobile Wallets

Are there any adults still out there who aren’t using digital wallets to securely store important documents? The answer is yes. There are many who...

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