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Supplemental Health Insurance Fills Payment Gaps For A Younger, Mobile Consumer
Supplemental Health Insurance Fills Payment Gaps For A Younger, Mobile Consumer
January 15, 2021  |  Healthcare

Reining in the rising cost of healthcare and simplifying the elaborate insurance system we use to pay for it has to be the best-known problem...

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Digital Wallet Flips The Script On Payments Friction
Digital Wallet Flips The Script On Payments Friction
January 15, 2021  |  Digital Payments

A year ago, as 2019 was turning over into 2020, the distinction between card-present transactions and card-not present transactions was highly relevant in the world...

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Upgrade’s New Debit Rewards Product Takes New Approach To Mobile Banking
Upgrade’s New Debit Rewards Product Takes New Approach To Mobile Banking
January 14, 2021  |  Banking

There is no shortage of digital-only banks offering a smoother onboarding process, a slick mobile interface and fee waivers in an effort to tempt consumers...

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New Toshiba Commerce System Offers Retailers ‘Amazon Go At Scale’
New Toshiba Commerce System Offers Retailers ‘Amazon Go At Scale’
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

For many retailers, the digital shift was hobbled by legacy IT systems and integration complexities. Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions CEO Rance Poehler told Karen Webster...

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Video, Facial ID Become Tools To Vet And On Board Remote Workforce
Video, Facial ID Become Tools To Vet And On Board Remote Workforce
January 14, 2021  |  Authentication

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Mastercard’s Saxena: Walgreens Deal Addresses Dual Priorities Of Payments And Healthcare
Mastercard’s Saxena: Walgreens Deal Addresses Dual Priorities Of Payments And Healthcare
January 14, 2021  |  Retail

The relationship announced Wednesday (Jan. 13) between Walgreens, Mastercard and Synchrony is more than a standard co-brand deal. The three companies will now team up...

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Mobile Payments Bridge Cash And Digital Divide In Pakistan
Mobile Payments Bridge Cash And Digital Divide In Pakistan
January 14, 2021  |  Digital Payments

In the move toward digital payments in cash-centric economies, building trust in bank accounts and payments done in bits and bytes is critical. Get the...

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Visa’s Phalen: SMBs Remain Optimistic; Data Shows Digital Tools Bring New Customers
Visa’s Phalen: SMBs Remain Optimistic; Data Shows Digital Tools Bring New Customers
January 13, 2021  |  SMBs

The pandemic was a crushing blow for SMBs, with many of them pushed to the edge of survival and beyond. Still others rolled up their...

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Surcharges Re-Enter The Merchant Transaction Fee Debate
Surcharges Re-Enter The Merchant Transaction Fee Debate
January 13, 2021  |  Retail

As COVID has battered the economy and changed the way merchants do business, the time has come for them to analyze their clients and customers...

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