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Deutsche Bank: Regulation Complicates B2B Payments’ Digital Transformation
Deutsche Bank: Regulation Complicates B2B Payments’ Digital Transformation
August 06, 2020  |  Payments Innovation

Payments are an omnipresent part of life for corporates and consumers alike, with the United States seeing 174.2 billion noncash payments totaling $97.04 trillion in...

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How Roku Connects To The Disconnected Home
How Roku Connects To The Disconnected Home
August 06, 2020  |  Retail

As vice president of product at Roku, Mark Ely works with connections. He’s the executive in charge of making sure that the Amazons and Best...

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This Week In Payments: Vulcan Capital’s Rick Roberts Talks Overcoming Inertia, Stabilizing SMBs and Contextualizing Finance
This Week In Payments: Vulcan Capital’s Rick Roberts Talks Overcoming Inertia, Stabilizing SMBs and Contextualizing...
August 06, 2020  |  News

It’s been another busy week in the world of payments and commerce as the U.S. recovery shifts into rockier territory amid an uptick in infections...

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Liquor Sales Up, But Glass Is Still Half Empty
Liquor Sales Up, But Glass Is Still Half Empty
August 05, 2020  |  Retail

Diageo — the world’s largest spirits maker and the firm behind Johnny Walker, Tanqueray Gin and Smirnoff Vodka — has taken a 1.3 billion pound...

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Report: Skillz Takes Bowling Online — And Strikes Out Bad Actors
Report: Skillz Takes Bowling Online — And Strikes Out Bad Actors
August 05, 2020  |  Authentication

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How Thrasio Turned Buying Amazon Third-Party Sellers Into A $1B Business
How Thrasio Turned Buying Amazon Third-Party Sellers Into A $1B Business
August 05, 2020  |  eCommerce

In Greek mythology, Thrasos is the character that personifies boldness. Drop the ‘os’ and add an ‘io,’ and it’s a company that personifies the fast...

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Western Union CFO On Q2 And The New-To-WU Consumers’ Big Digital Shift
Western Union CFO On Q2 And The New-To-WU Consumers’ Big Digital Shift
August 05, 2020  |  Earnings

Western Union (WU) reported Tuesday (Aug. 4) that while second-quarter revenues fell for much of its business, WesternUnion.com’s average monthly active customers shot up 45...

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Fiserv: Merchants And The Need For Multilayered Security In A Digital-First World
Fiserv: Merchants And The Need For Multilayered Security In A Digital-First World
August 05, 2020  |  Security & Fraud

The degree to which COVID-19 has converted consumers to digital channels is very visible with a quick glance at the data. Tim Horton, head of global...

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BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’
BBVA On Google, Digital Banking And The Rise Of The ‘Everyday App’
August 04, 2020  |  Digital-First Banking

When the story of the coronavirus is written, when it comes to financial services, the key chapters will focus on the pace at which innovation...

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