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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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Shipt Says Shortened Delivery Times The New ‘Normal’
Shipt Says Shortened Delivery Times The New ‘Normal’
January 13, 2021  |  Retail

If there are any certainties in online commerce they may boil down to these statements: Contactless is here to stay, and the last mile might...

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Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
Debate Looms Over Crypto Privacy, Security And Regulation
January 12, 2021  |  Cryptocurrency

In the starkest terms, the latest regulatory debate over cryptocurrencies – as with so much else in the financial sphere – comes down to privacy...

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Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
Digital Shift Leads Mastercard To Take Contactless Payments To The Cloud
January 12, 2021  |  Payment Methods

If the sky’s the limit for contactless payments, which the pandemic has certainly shown, and if the technology is deployed across mobile devices … then...

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