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Government-Issued Digital IDs Lay Foundation for Trust — Online and Offline

Government-Issued Digital IDs Lay Foundation for Trust — Online and Offline
Government-Issued Digital IDs Lay Foundation for Trust — Online and Offline
January 19, 2022  |  Identity

More businesses than ever are using biometrics to make sure that people accessing services and making transactions are who they say they are. Get the...

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64% of QSR Customers Earn Loyalty Rewards by Spending More
64% of QSR Customers Earn Loyalty Rewards by Spending More
January 18, 2022  |  Loyalty & Rewards

Sixty-eight percent of consumers place orders from a restaurant — not through an aggregator — at least once a month, according to Digital Divide: Minding...

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Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard Buy Begs the Question: Is the Metaverse Gaming, Commerce or Escapism?
Microsoft’s $69B Activision Blizzard Buy Begs the Question: Is the Metaverse Gaming, Commerce or Escapism?
January 18, 2022  |  Metaverse

If you thought Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg renaming the social media giant Meta and calling the metaverse its future was big, how about Microsoft shelling...

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Digital River’s Global Expansion Targets Cross Border Payments Complexity for Enterprise Merchants
Digital River’s Global Expansion Targets Cross Border Payments Complexity for Enterprise Merchants
January 18, 2022  |  Cross Border Commerce

Increasingly, firms want to sell into new geographies to gain global scale. No easy task, noted Digital River’s Michael French, VP of Partnerships and Alliances,...

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Report: Thirty-Five Percent of Consumers Will Switch Grocers, Pharmacies for Better Digital Features
Report: Thirty-Five Percent of Consumers Will Switch Grocers, Pharmacies for Better Digital Features
January 18, 2022  |  Merchant Innovation

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Managing Remote FinTech Risk: In Digital Payments We Trust, But Verify Continuously
Managing Remote FinTech Risk: In Digital Payments We Trust, But Verify Continuously
January 18, 2022  |  Fraud Prevention

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AI Presents New Risk Model for Banks
AI Presents New Risk Model for Banks
January 18, 2022  |  Digital-First Banking

In the age of machine learning, when relying on algorithms that consume, process and ultimately deliver a verdict on large amounts of data, it can...

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Ending The ‘Square Peg, Round Hole’ Small Biz Banking Problem
Ending The ‘Square Peg, Round Hole’ Small Biz Banking Problem
January 18, 2022  |  SMBs

Small business banking suffers from a “square peg, round hole” problem. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...

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33% of Consumers Will Pay a Fee for Instant Access to Payouts
33% of Consumers Will Pay a Fee for Instant Access to Payouts
January 17, 2022  |  Disbursements

New data shows one-third of U.S. consumers are willing to pay to have faster access to disbursements that are paid to them. In fact, consumers...

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