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Fraudsters Find New Entry Points To Attack Digital-First Economy
Fraudsters Find New Entry Points To Attack Digital-First Economy
March 18, 2021  |  Security & Fraud

It has been an unusually active year for fraudsters. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), 2020 saw payments fraud increase by 47 percent as...

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Got Rails? For Indonesia’s Xendit, Infrastructure Is Baked Into The Business Model
Got Rails? For Indonesia’s Xendit, Infrastructure Is Baked Into The Business Model
March 18, 2021  |  Payment Methods

Building a digital payments infrastructure from the ground up in Southeast Asia is every bit as challenging as it sounds. Case in point: When FinTech...

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Digital River CEO: Back-End Processing Takes Lead Role In Cross-Border Payments
Digital River CEO: Back-End Processing Takes Lead Role In Cross-Border Payments
March 17, 2021  |  Cross-border Payments

The old saw about thinking globally but acting locally has never been more important than it is right now in the world of global payments....

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Blend Opens Digital Front Door For Banks To Recapture Loan Business
Blend Opens Digital Front Door For Banks To Recapture Loan Business
March 17, 2021  |  Real Estate

Of all the journeys in one’s financial life that is paper bound, marked by reams of paper and teams of middlemen, buying a home stands...

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SundaySky Uses Video And Data To Amp Up Grocery Content
SundaySky Uses Video And Data To Amp Up Grocery Content
March 17, 2021  |  Retail

As consumers’ lives have moved increasingly online in the past year, causing them to seek web solutions for formerly in-person activities, grocery retailers have had...

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Ex-Google Strategist Brings Connected Economy To Pet Care
Ex-Google Strategist Brings Connected Economy To Pet Care
March 17, 2021  |  Merchant Innovation

Adopting a dog has become a favored coping mechanism during the last year as pet adoptions boomed during the pandemic doubling in some areas. Dogs, for...

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Customer Experience Is Ready For Pilot’s Seat In Travel Business
Customer Experience Is Ready For Pilot’s Seat In Travel Business
March 17, 2021  |  Travel Payments

The year 2020 was inarguably brutal for airlines, which at the lowest point saw revenues drop by almost 80 percent year on year as the...

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Simplicity Defines Success For Cross Border B2B Marketplaces
Simplicity Defines Success For Cross Border B2B Marketplaces
March 16, 2021  |  B2B Payments

As the digital-first economy continues to integrate into the lives of consumers, some geographical differences are starting to show. AsiaPac continues to drive mobile payments...

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CUs Play To Win The Credit ‘Competition’ Against Larger FIs
CUs Play To Win The Credit ‘Competition’ Against Larger FIs
March 16, 2021  |  Credit Unions

When PYMNTS checked in with the credit union sector in late September 2020, its innovation agenda reflected an ambitious attitude regarding card-issuing credit products. As...

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