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AI Cuts Across Marketplaces to Accelerate Seller Performance
AI Cuts Across Marketplaces to Accelerate Seller Performance
February 16, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Amazon had a lot to crow about on its most recent earnings call. It started with record revenue for Q4 and the full year of...

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Tokenization Now Seen by Merchants as Performance Optimization Play
Tokenization Now Seen by Merchants as Performance Optimization Play
February 16, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Jeff Hallenbeck, head of payments at Forter, said tokenization, from the merchant point of view, is moving from being thought of as an operational cost...

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Walmart Sets Sights on Retail Media as Content and Commerce Blur
Walmart Sets Sights on Retail Media as Content and Commerce Blur
February 16, 2024  |  Retail

This week in the ongoing race for customers’ loyalty and engagement between retail powerhouses Walmart and Amazon, the former may be looking to join in...

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Payments Vaulting Seen as Competitive Differentiator for Subscription Commerce
Payments Vaulting Seen as Competitive Differentiator for Subscription Commerce
February 16, 2024  |  Subscriptions

Joe Meuse, vice president of product at Spreedly, told PYMNTS that subscription-based business models face challenges and opportunities in meeting customers’ demands in the digital...

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Stablecoins, Unstable Crypto Market Propel Coinbase Profits
Stablecoins, Unstable Crypto Market Propel Coinbase Profits
February 16, 2024  |  Earnings

Renewed investor enthusiasm for crypto has been good news for U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Smart Digital Payments Bring Consumer-Like Experience to Auto Repairs and Insurance Claims Payouts
Smart Digital Payments Bring Consumer-Like Experience to Auto Repairs and Insurance Claims Payouts
February 15, 2024  |  Insurance

Michael Boeke, VP of Payment Product Management Enterprise at CCC Intelligent Solutions, told PYMNTS that the trillion-dollar property and casualty economy needs to continue its...

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Credit Unions Bank on Personal Relationships as Foundation for Payments Innovation
Credit Unions Bank on Personal Relationships as Foundation for Payments Innovation
February 15, 2024  |  BNPL

Consumers today have a growing number of ways to re-tool their financial health. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

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Merchants Returns Create Consumer Bargain-Shopping Opportunity
Merchants Returns Create Consumer Bargain-Shopping Opportunity
February 15, 2024  |  eCommerce

As eCommerce players grapple with effort-intensive, costly returns, startup buyWander sees the opportunity to both solve this headache for retailers and meet consumers’ demand for...

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Nearly 30% of ISVs Say System Integration Issues Make It Harder to Innovate
Nearly 30% of ISVs Say System Integration Issues Make It Harder to Innovate
February 15, 2024  |  Payments Innovation

The software publishing industry is undergoing significant changes as key players seek to enhance customer engagement and tap new revenue streams through the embedded finance...

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