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2023 in Review: Digital Wallets Emerge as Alternative Payment Method
2023 in Review: Digital Wallets Emerge as Alternative Payment Method
December 28, 2023  |  Mobile Wallets

In 2023, digital wallets such as Apple Pay and Google Pay gained popularity among consumers. Mobile wallets have moved from sending money to friends and...

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Emerging Market FinTechs Poised to Drive Innovation and Inclusion in 2024
Emerging Market FinTechs Poised to Drive Innovation and Inclusion in 2024
December 28, 2023  |  Fintech Investments

In 2023, the FinTech landscape experienced a transformative surge of innovations, reshaping financial technology from its core. These advancements, spanning cutting-edge technologies and the evolution...

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Mobile Helps Brand Loyalty Programs Work Harder and Smarter
Mobile Helps Brand Loyalty Programs Work Harder and Smarter
December 28, 2023  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Technology, and the digital transformation of the economy overall, have reshaped the concept of customer loyalty.  Add to that the integration of payments innovation, and...

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Nearly Two-Thirds of Renters Highly Satisfied With Receiving Refunds Instantly
Nearly Two-Thirds of Renters Highly Satisfied With Receiving Refunds Instantly
December 28, 2023  |  Digital Payments

Just as digital options have gained popularity for paying rent directly from a bank account, the digitization of refunds has also gained momentum. In fact,...

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Zulily’s Last Checkout: The Retail Road to Its Online Closure 
Zulily’s Last Checkout: The Retail Road to Its Online Closure 
December 28, 2023  |  eCommerce

Online retailer Zulily is calling it quits.  In the latest update from PYMNTS regarding Zulily, once navigating the choppy waters of a fiercely competitive sea,...

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Nothing Transformative About OpenAI’s Copyright Abuses, Says New York Times Lawsuit
Nothing Transformative About OpenAI’s Copyright Abuses, Says New York Times Lawsuit
December 27, 2023  |  Artificial Intelligence

News publisher The New York Times said it owns over 3 million registered, copyrighted works. On Wednesday (Dec. 27), the NYT sued both Microsoft and...

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Smartphones, Smart TVs Drive Surge in Connected Device Ownership in 2023
Smartphones, Smart TVs Drive Surge in Connected Device Ownership in 2023
December 27, 2023  |  Connected Economy

The adoption of connected devices, including smartphones, smart TVs and voice-controlled assistants, surged in 2023, indicating an increasing reliance on technology to streamline everyday activities. ...

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How Connected Devices and AI Transform Community-Based Healthcare Delivery
How Connected Devices and AI Transform Community-Based Healthcare Delivery
December 27, 2023  |  Healthcare

Technical innovations are radically transforming care delivery, and none more so than artificial intelligence (AI). But historically, and for too long, the application of cutting-edge...

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Sophisticated AI Systems Have Experts Rethinking Regulating Intellectual Property
Sophisticated AI Systems Have Experts Rethinking Regulating Intellectual Property
December 27, 2023  |  artificial intelligence

The democratization of technology has led to, in some ways, the democratization of intellectual property (IP).  And artificial intelligence (AI) has supercharged this trend.  “We...

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