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Supply Chain Fragmentation Heightens Business Payments Fraud Risk
Supply Chain Fragmentation Heightens Business Payments Fraud Risk
December 10, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

Payment fraud is always evolving. What is considered a fraudulent attack today might not have even been possible 5 or 10 years ago. Get the...

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More Central Banks Will Build New Clearing Houses for Real-Time Payments
More Central Banks Will Build New Clearing Houses for Real-Time Payments
December 10, 2021  |  Payment Methods

The pandemic has accelerated the growth of real-time payments (RTP), with banks, merchants and consumers seeking ways to send and receive funds domestically as well...

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65% of Americans Have Made a Purchase with a Credit Card in the Last 12 Months 
65% of Americans Have Made a Purchase with a Credit Card in the Last 12 Months 
December 09, 2021  |  Credit Cards

Credit cards are the gold standard for payments in America. Sixty-five percent of the U.S. population — 168 million adults — have made a purchase...

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Nubank’s Debut, Grab’s Slump Dominate Year-End Listings as 2021 IPOs Limp to the Finish Line
Nubank’s Debut, Grab’s Slump Dominate Year-End Listings as 2021 IPOs Limp to the Finish Line
December 09, 2021  |  IPO

By all accounts 2021 stands as a strong year for equities. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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Buy Now, Pay Later Bulks Up With New Verticals and Bigger Ticket Sizes
Buy Now, Pay Later Bulks Up With New Verticals and Bigger Ticket Sizes
December 09, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

The buy now, pay later (BNPL) wave first formed around relatively inexpensive fashion and beauty goods, but industry watchers keep looking for new use cases...

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Credit Unions Mix Personal Service, 24/7 Digital Support to Win Small Business Customers
Credit Unions Mix Personal Service, 24/7 Digital Support to Win Small Business Customers
December 09, 2021  |  Credit Unions

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LSE Professor: Big Tech Requires New Thinking, Global Cooperation
LSE Professor: Big Tech Requires New Thinking, Global Cooperation
December 09, 2021  |  Big Tech

In the 20th century, local distribution was the epitome of monopoly power when it came to essential services. The telephone company, the power company and...

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Why Robots Will Staff the Restaurant of the Future
Why Robots Will Staff the Restaurant of the Future
December 09, 2021  |  Restaurant innovation

What if someone told you that within a decade, a large number — perhaps even a majority — of national quick-service restaurants (QSRs), fast-food chains and even...

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Consumers Bring Domestic eCommerce Demands to Growing Cross-Border Transactions
Consumers Bring Domestic eCommerce Demands to Growing Cross-Border Transactions
December 09, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

More than a decade ago, when cosmetics company 100% Pure was starting to sell internationally, it ran a separate website for each country, which “was...

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