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Fraud Control Is Switching Slant to Digital Enablement and Frustrating Fraudsters With Data

Fraud Control Is Switching Slant to Digital Enablement and Frustrating Fraudsters With Data
Fraud Control Is Switching Slant to Digital Enablement and Frustrating Fraudsters With Data
January 14, 2022  |  Cybersecurity

Is nothing sacred? Not to cyberthieves. The 2021 holiday shopping season was likely the most digitally secure in history, but that didn’t stop baddies from...

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Flexible Financing Options Expands BNPL’s Horizons During the Year of ‘More’
Flexible Financing Options Expands BNPL’s Horizons During the Year of ‘More’
January 14, 2022  |  BNPL

Just a few years ago, buy now, pay later (BNPL) was a plucky new payment method used mostly to purchase clothing and accessories in painless...

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Embedded Business Banking Rides Wave of Demand for Less Friction
Embedded Business Banking Rides Wave of Demand for Less Friction
January 14, 2022  |  B2B Payments

While the pandemic is still raising as much uncertainty as there was a year ago, on the whole, businesses appear to be trying to restore...

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Small Businesses Turn to Payments Tech to Address Persistent Problems
Small Businesses Turn to Payments Tech to Address Persistent Problems
January 14, 2022  |  Payment Methods

It’s a new year — time to turn over a new leaf as the problems of 2021 fade fully into the background. Wishful thinking, indeed....

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PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is Solana?
PYMNTS Blockchain Series: What Is Solana?
January 13, 2022  |  Blockchain

Over the course of this series of articles, we are going to look at the top blockchains in cryptocurrency, with a goal of helping you...

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43% of Businesses Say Potential Efficiencies Influence Their Blockchain and Crypto Strategies
43% of Businesses Say Potential Efficiencies Influence Their Blockchain and Crypto Strategies
January 13, 2022  |  Cryptocurrency

When corporate treasurers are considering the adoption of blockchain or cryptocurrency solutions, the top factor is the potential for greater operational efficiencies. The Corporate Treasury...

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Post-Lockdown Liberation and the End of ‘the Tyranny of Distance’
Post-Lockdown Liberation and the End of ‘the Tyranny of Distance’
January 13, 2022  |  Connected Economy

After a long career stalking and investing in Silicon Valley startups, David Blumberg says he used the pandemic lockdown to liberate himself, move to Miami...

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Paying Any Paper Bill Now As Easy As Taking a Picture of It
Paying Any Paper Bill Now As Easy As Taking a Picture of It
January 13, 2022  |  Payment Methods

Paying bills is a stubborn holdout in the digital shift, as bills come in paper form by snail mail or via email. Often, there aren’t...

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